Top 100 baby names in the United States in 1896
See the most popular baby names, how many were recorded, and how each rank changed from 1895.
Top 100
| Rank | Name | Recorded count | Change from 1895 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mary | 13,868 | 0 |
| 2 | John | 8,188 | 0 |
| 3 | William | 7,791 | 0 |
| 4 | Anna | 5,877 | 0 |
| 5 | James | 5,234 | 0 |
| 6 | Helen | 4,402 | +1 |
| 7 | George | 4,318 | -1 |
| 8 | Margaret | 4,058 | 0 |
| 9 | Ruth | 3,917 | +2 |
| 10 | Charles | 3,649 | -1 |
| 11 | Ethel | 3,514 | +2 |
| 12 | Elizabeth | 3,482 | -2 |
| 13 | Florence | 3,338 | -1 |
| 14 | Marie | 3,094 | +1 |
| 15 | Joseph | 3,075 | +1 |
| 16 | Emma | 2,883 | +1 |
| 17 | Frank | 2,862 | -3 |
| 18 | Robert | 2,747 | 0 |
| 19 | Lillian | 2,713 | +5 |
| 20 | Alice | 2,664 | +5 |
| 21 | Edna | 2,604 | +1 |
| 22 | Clara | 2,596 | -2 |
| 23 | Bertha | 2,577 | -4 |
| 24 | Minnie | 2,544 | -3 |
| 25 | Grace | 2,496 | +1 |
| 26 | Bessie | 2,447 | -3 |
| 27 | Annie | 2,364 | 0 |
| 28 | Rose | 2,351 | +1 |
| 29 | Edward | 2,305 | +3 |
| 30 | Mabel | 2,283 | -2 |
| 31 | Hazel | 2,237 | -1 |
| 32 | Gertrude | 2,227 | +4 |
| 33 | Henry | 2,197 | -2 |
| 34 | Ida | 2,164 | -1 |
| 35 | Pearl | 2,138 | +4 |
| 36 | Harry | 2,102 | -1 |
| 37 | Thomas | 2,099 | -3 |
| 38 | Martha | 2,031 | -1 |
| 39 | Walter | 2,026 | -1 |
| 40 | Frances | 1,983 | +2 |
| 41 | Esther | 1,970 | +3 |
| 42 | Edith | 1,942 | -1 |
| 43 | Myrtle | 1,941 | -3 |
| 44 | Elsie | 1,884 | +1 |
| 45 | Willie | 1,847 | +1 |
| 46 | Arthur | 1,831 | +4 |
| 47 | Eva | 1,779 | +1 |
| 48 | Gladys | 1,762 | +9 |
| 49 | Nellie | 1,702 | -6 |
| 50 | Sarah | 1,696 | -3 |
| 51 | Ella | 1,689 | -2 |
| 52 | Laura | 1,665 | -1 |
| 53 | Agnes | 1,661 | +5 |
| 54 | Mildred | 1,629 | +2 |
| 55 | Catherine | 1,594 | -1 |
| 56 | Irene | 1,593 | +4 |
| 57 | Louise | 1,544 | -5 |
| 58 | Lillie | 1,488 | +3 |
| 59 | Albert | 1,444 | +3 |
| 60 | Fred | 1,408 | -5 |
| 61 | Julia | 1,407 | +2 |
| 62 | Carrie | 1,396 | -3 |
| 63 | Dorothy | 1,366 | +13 |
| 64 | Jessie | 1,332 | -11 |
| 65 | Lena | 1,326 | +3 |
| 66 | Hattie | 1,320 | -2 |
| 67 | Mattie | 1,295 | +2 |
| 68 | Josephine | 1,263 | -2 |
| 69 | Alma | 1,261 | +3 |
| 70 | Clarence | 1,254 | -5 |
| 71 | Cora | 1,204 | -4 |
| 72 | Jennie | 1,178 | -1 |
| 73 | Marion | 1,159 | +10 |
| 74 | Blanche | 1,150 | -1 |
| 75 | Mae | 1,148 | -5 |
| 76 | Maude | 1,104 | -2 |
| 77 | Mamie | 1,087 | 0 |
| 78 | Lucy | 1,079 | +2 |
| 79 | Stella | 1,059 | 0 |
| 80 | Katherine | 1,047 | +6 |
| 80 | Viola | 1,047 | +2 |
| 82 | Ada | 1,041 | -7 |
| 83 | Roy | 1,027 | -5 |
| 84 | Lula | 1,012 | 0 |
| 84 | Ruby | 1,012 | +1 |
| 86 | Fannie | 1,001 | -5 |
| 87 | Paul | 970 | 0 |
| 88 | Earl | 905 | +4 |
| 89 | Louis | 880 | -1 |
| 90 | Dora | 879 | 0 |
| 91 | Beatrice | 875 | +6 |
| 92 | Maggie | 871 | -3 |
| 93 | Harold | 868 | +9 |
| 94 | Raymond | 865 | +5 |
| 95 | Carl | 857 | -4 |
| 96 | Nora | 844 | -3 |
| 97 | Richard | 839 | +9 |
| 98 | Sadie | 827 | -3 |
| 99 | Ellen | 817 | +5 |
| 100 | Rosa | 815 | -4 |
Data from US Social Security Administration · through 2025.