Ada and Pearl were both popular names though they declined in the following decades.

Popular male names of the 1800s. Luckily the Social Security Administration publishes annual lists of the most popular names each year dating back to the 1800s. William John Thomas James George Joseph Richard Henry Robert Charles. If you had to guess what the most popular names were in the late 1800s youd probably dream up out-of-date names such as Virgil and Elmer or Eula and Blanche.

30 rows Popular Given Names US 1801-1999. They are as follows. We look at 64 choices of old boy names from ones that are now popular - but not as stereotypical as the most popular Australian names like Jack and Oliver - to ones that are less boring but might be better names for your dogs or cats.

It comes from the Germanic and means fame and wolf. Life across the country was evolving during the 1880s and so was the list of the most popular baby names. Finally the most popular name during the late 1800s John hit its peak in 1880 with 9655 baby boys given the name that year.

The most popular 10 names in that year were John Patrick James Michael Thomas William Joseph Edward Daniel and Peter. Samuel Edward Benjamin Isaac Peter Daniel David Francis Stephen Jonathan. Outside of the top five many male names that were popular in the late 1800s remain common today while many of the female names are long gone.

The 1880s also saw the publication of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer Labor Day celebrated for the first time the Brooklyn Bridge opening and the Statue of Liberty dedicated. Rufus is a Latin baby name which means red headed. Both Ella and Nora were also popular in the 1800s but have become even more popular since the turn of the 21st century.

The tables below provide links to text files of GINAP. While nearly all of the boys names popular. Although Rudolph is commonly associated with a flying reindeer it was a popular name in the 1800s.