The 200 most popular girls’ names of 1896
1,825 different girls’ names were recorded in 1896, covering 237,918 births. These are the top 200.
| # | Name | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mary | 13,811 |
| 2 | Anna | 5,860 |
| 3 | Helen | 4,392 |
| 4 | Margaret | 4,050 |
| 5 | Ruth | 3,905 |
| 6 | Ethel | 3,502 |
| 7 | Elizabeth | 3,471 |
| 8 | Florence | 3,323 |
| 9 | Marie | 3,087 |
| 10 | Emma | 2,872 |
| 11 | Lillian | 2,702 |
| 12 | Alice | 2,651 |
| 13 | Edna | 2,604 |
| 14 | Clara | 2,582 |
| 15 | Bertha | 2,565 |
| 16 | Minnie | 2,530 |
| 17 | Grace | 2,485 |
| 18 | Bessie | 2,435 |
| 19 | Annie | 2,358 |
| 20 | Rose | 2,341 |
| 21 | Mabel | 2,283 |
| 22 | Hazel | 2,226 |
| 23 | Gertrude | 2,221 |
| 24 | Ida | 2,159 |
| 25 | Pearl | 2,101 |
| 26 | Martha | 2,022 |
| 27 | Frances | 1,964 |
| 27 | Esther | 1,964 |
| 29 | Edith | 1,932 |
| 30 | Myrtle | 1,928 |
| 31 | Elsie | 1,878 |
| 32 | Eva | 1,779 |
| 33 | Gladys | 1,757 |
| 34 | Nellie | 1,696 |
| 35 | Sarah | 1,691 |
| 36 | Ella | 1,683 |
| 37 | Laura | 1,665 |
| 38 | Agnes | 1,654 |
| 39 | Mildred | 1,620 |
| 40 | Catherine | 1,594 |
| 41 | Irene | 1,593 |
| 42 | Louise | 1,531 |
| 43 | Lillie | 1,483 |
| 44 | Julia | 1,407 |
| 45 | Carrie | 1,388 |
| 46 | Dorothy | 1,366 |
| 47 | Hattie | 1,320 |
| 48 | Lena | 1,318 |
| 49 | Mattie | 1,288 |
| 50 | Josephine | 1,256 |
| 51 | Alma | 1,243 |
| 52 | Cora | 1,204 |
| 53 | Jennie | 1,178 |
| 54 | Blanche | 1,150 |
| 55 | Mae | 1,148 |
| 56 | Maude | 1,104 |
| 57 | Jessie | 1,103 |
| 58 | Mamie | 1,081 |
| 59 | Lucy | 1,074 |
| 60 | Stella | 1,054 |
| 61 | Katherine | 1,047 |
| 61 | Viola | 1,047 |
| 63 | Ada | 1,041 |
| 64 | Lula | 1,012 |
| 65 | Fannie | 1,001 |
| 66 | Ruby | 994 |
| 67 | Marion | 987 |
| 68 | Dora | 874 |
| 69 | Maggie | 871 |
| 70 | Beatrice | 870 |
| 71 | Nora | 844 |
| 72 | Sadie | 827 |
| 73 | Ellen | 811 |
| 74 | Rosa | 808 |
| 75 | Pauline | 756 |
| 76 | Willie | 755 |
| 77 | Beulah | 750 |
| 78 | Marguerite | 725 |
| 79 | Susie | 718 |
| 80 | Effie | 716 |
| 81 | Vera | 675 |
| 82 | May | 671 |
| 83 | Daisy | 661 |
| 84 | Evelyn | 646 |
| 85 | Della | 642 |
| 86 | Lucille | 637 |
| 87 | Nettie | 628 |
| 88 | Kathryn | 625 |
| 89 | Virginia | 621 |
| 90 | Olive | 583 |
| 91 | Lydia | 580 |
| 92 | Lottie | 574 |
| 93 | Georgia | 562 |
| 94 | Leona | 556 |
| 95 | Hilda | 549 |
| 96 | Nancy | 527 |
| 96 | Flora | 527 |
| 96 | Emily | 527 |
| 99 | Katie | 516 |
| 100 | Lizzie | 508 |
| 101 | Sallie | 498 |
| 102 | Eleanor | 493 |
| 103 | Charlotte | 492 |
| 104 | Bernice | 489 |
| 105 | Ann | 488 |
| 106 | Addie | 485 |
| 107 | Etta | 484 |
| 108 | Theresa | 469 |
| 109 | Lola | 450 |
| 110 | Harriet | 437 |
| 110 | Caroline | 437 |
| 112 | Iva | 434 |
| 113 | Lela | 425 |
| 114 | Anne | 423 |
| 115 | Jane | 413 |
| 116 | Henrietta | 412 |
| 117 | Ollie | 409 |
| 118 | Ora | 408 |
| 119 | Nannie | 400 |
| 120 | Inez | 398 |
| 121 | Estelle | 392 |
| 122 | Loretta | 391 |
| 123 | Lois | 388 |
| 124 | Marjorie | 387 |
| 125 | Goldie | 384 |
| 126 | Essie | 381 |
| 127 | Mollie | 374 |
| 128 | Rebecca | 371 |
| 129 | Amanda | 367 |
| 129 | Mable | 367 |
| 131 | Amelia | 365 |
| 131 | Eula | 365 |
| 133 | Estella | 363 |
| 134 | Olga | 355 |
| 135 | Violet | 354 |
| 136 | Eunice | 351 |
| 137 | Rachel | 348 |
| 138 | Susan | 343 |
| 139 | Betty | 342 |
| 140 | Sylvia | 340 |
| 141 | Matilda | 339 |
| 141 | Frieda | 339 |
| 143 | Sara | 326 |
| 143 | Verna | 326 |
| 145 | Barbara | 324 |
| 146 | Hannah | 323 |
| 147 | Amy | 320 |
| 147 | Nina | 320 |
| 149 | Flossie | 315 |
| 150 | Rosie | 314 |
| 151 | Maria | 312 |
| 152 | Doris | 307 |
| 153 | Genevieve | 305 |
| 154 | Kate | 303 |
| 155 | Alta | 302 |
| 156 | Lucile | 300 |
| 157 | Maud | 298 |
| 158 | Victoria | 281 |
| 159 | Madeline | 279 |
| 160 | Sophia | 278 |
| 161 | Christine | 274 |
| 162 | Ola | 273 |
| 163 | Naomi | 269 |
| 164 | Marian | 267 |
| 165 | Augusta | 265 |
| 166 | Irma | 261 |
| 167 | Eliza | 260 |
| 167 | Thelma | 260 |
| 169 | Kathleen | 259 |
| 170 | Celia | 258 |
| 170 | Sophie | 258 |
| 170 | Alberta | 258 |
| 173 | Jean | 255 |
| 174 | Velma | 249 |
| 175 | Freda | 246 |
| 176 | Belle | 238 |
| 176 | Ina | 238 |
| 176 | Selma | 238 |
| 179 | Isabel | 232 |
| 180 | Luella | 230 |
| 181 | Lulu | 228 |
| 182 | Josie | 227 |
| 183 | Vivian | 224 |
| 184 | Janie | 223 |
| 185 | Allie | 221 |
| 186 | Fern | 218 |
| 187 | Nell | 215 |
| 188 | Millie | 213 |
| 189 | Callie | 212 |
| 189 | Winifred | 212 |
| 191 | Virgie | 211 |
| 192 | Teresa | 209 |
| 193 | Winnie | 205 |
| 194 | Rena | 203 |
| 195 | Lila | 201 |
| 196 | Elva | 198 |
| 197 | Norma | 197 |
| 197 | Geneva | 197 |
| 199 | Erma | 192 |
| 200 | Delia | 190 |
Source: US Social Security Administration national baby-name files. A name given to fewer than five girls in 1896 is not published, so it is missing from both the count and the total above.