1890s favourites
Names whose best year ever came in the 1890s, and that at least 50 babies were still given last year.
Biggest in their decade first.
- Florence, girl
- Marie, girl
- Grace, girl
- Lillian, girl
- Edna, girl
- Mabel, girl
- Hazel, girl
- Pearl, girl
- Esther, girl
- Elsie, girl
- Agnes, girl
- Alma, girl
- Mae, girl
- Vera, girl
- Marguerite, girl
- Hilda, girl
- Iva, girl
- Lela, girl
- Winnie, girl
- Celia, girl
- Selma, girl
- Leila, girl
- Elsa, girl
- Lorena, girl
- Nola, girl
- Golda, girl
- Rae, girl
- Era, girl
- Mazie, girl
- Lennie, girl
- Eulalia, girl
- Zola, girl
- Agatha, girl
- Petra, girl
- Mallie, girl
- Arie, girl
The figures
| Name | Births in 2025 | Rank | Best year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Florence (girl) | 796 | #391 | 1893 |
| Marie (girl) | 474 | #617 | 1899 |
| Grace (girl) | 5,127 | #38 | 1890 |
| Lillian (girl) | 3,966 | #57 | 1898 |
| Edna (girl) | 72 | #2,458 | 1893 |
| Mabel (girl) | 1,522 | #201 | 1891 |
| Hazel (girl) | 6,318 | #21 | 1897 |
| Pearl (girl) | 350 | #776 | 1890 |
| Esther (girl) | 2,277 | #119 | 1896 |
| Elsie (girl) | 2,236 | #123 | 1896 |
| Agnes (girl) | 246 | #1,016 | 1896 |
| Alma (girl) | 689 | #449 | 1894 |
| Mae (girl) | 594 | #500 | 1892 |
| Vera (girl) | 1,482 | #205 | 1899 |
| Marguerite (girl) | 71 | #2,485 | 1897 |
| Hilda (girl) | 55 | #2,998 | 1899 |
| Iva (girl) | 117 | #1,733 | 1897 |
| Lela (girl) | 76 | #2,368 | 1897 |
| Winnie (girl) | 646 | #475 | 1898 |
| Celia (girl) | 351 | #774 | 1895 |
| Selma (girl) | 61 | #2,778 | 1891 |
| Leila (girl) | 1,193 | #259 | 1891 |
| Elsa (girl) | 216 | #1,104 | 1895 |
| Lorena (girl) | 173 | #1,291 | 1899 |
| Nola (girl) | 331 | #821 | 1894 |
| Golda (girl) | 65 | #2,645 | 1894 |
| Rae (girl) | 171 | #1,299 | 1892 |
| Era (girl) | 64 | #2,691 | 1898 |
| Mazie (girl) | 265 | #965 | 1893 |
| Lennie (girl) | 69 | #2,542 | 1891 |
| Eulalia (girl) | 57 | #2,933 | 1893 |
| Zola (girl) | 167 | #1,334 | 1895 |
| Agatha (girl) | 120 | #1,703 | 1899 |
| Petra (girl) | 161 | #1,367 | 1894 |
| Mallie (girl) | 54 | #3,028 | 1897 |
| Arie (girl) | 79 | #2,298 | 1893 |
Compare the first 4 on one chart
Rebuilt from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.