Names in common use for boys from 1800 to 1850 include several choices now found more often for girls.

Popular boy names from the 1800s. Heres a fascinating look at the most popular baby names through time all the way back to the 1800s. The tables below provide links to text files of GINAP version. The most popular 10 names in that year were John Patrick James Michael Thomas William Joseph Edward Daniel and Peter.

This brief historical tour of the most popular names. Click on each year to see a full list of the top boys and girls names. Popular Male Names- John2351 William1804 James1410 George1048 Charles687 Thomas655 Henry653 Joseph562 Samuel496 David402 Robert351 Daniel276 Edward251 Benjamin245 Jacob245 Isaac230 Andrew220 Francis194 Richard170 Lewis165.

But the Social Security lists also tell us which baby boy names are uncommon. 2019 Sophia Olivia and Emma. If youre looking for original or unusual boy names.

Scroll down to see the full list of names. Predictions for Which Names Will Lose Popularity Moving Forward. It is interesting to note that many of these names rose in status as the 19th century went on.

This name Julius was pretty popular in the late 1800s and its seeing a bit of a resurgence now according to Baby Name Wizard. 203 rows The following table shows the 200 most popular given names for male and female babies. To give you a little preview weve provided a sampling of each years favorites.

Liam Jackson and Noah. 28 rows Popular Given Names US 1801-1999. Meanwhile close to a quarter of all Irish women in 1911 were called either Mary or Bridget.