The hundred most-given girls' and boys' names in America in 1893, straight from Social Security card applications. Mary and John led the year.
| Name | Births | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mary | 12,784 |
| 2 | Anna | 5,695 |
| 3 | Ruth | 3,658 |
| 4 | Margaret | 3,565 |
| 5 | Elizabeth | 3,360 |
| 6 | Helen | 3,249 |
| 7 | Florence | 3,231 |
| 8 | Ethel | 3,119 |
| 9 | Emma | 2,968 |
| 10 | Bertha | 2,623 |
| 11 | Clara | 2,532 |
| 12 | Minnie | 2,510 |
| 13 | Alice | 2,434 |
| 14 | Edna | 2,378 |
| 15 | Bessie | 2,352 |
| 16 | Grace | 2,308 |
| 17 | Annie | 2,251 |
| 18 | Ida | 2,247 |
| 19 | Marie | 2,212 |
| 20 | Lillian | 2,193 |
| 21 | Mabel | 2,191 |
| 22 | Hazel | 2,052 |
| 23 | Rose | 2,012 |
| 24 | Gertrude | 1,811 |
| 25 | Martha | 1,805 |
| 26 | Pearl | 1,796 |
| 27 | Nellie | 1,770 |
| 28 | Ella | 1,760 |
| 29 | Myrtle | 1,759 |
| 30 | Edith | 1,733 |
| 31 | Laura | 1,683 |
| 32 | Eva | 1,668 |
| 33 | Sarah | 1,632 |
| 34 | Frances | 1,622 |
| 35 | Elsie | 1,586 |
| 36 | Carrie | 1,451 |
| 37 | Louise | 1,447 |
| 38 | Agnes | 1,393 |
| 39 | Esther | 1,382 |
| 40 | Julia | 1,367 |
| 41 | Lillie | 1,351 |
| 42 | Catherine | 1,336 |
| 43 | Hattie | 1,315 |
| 44 | Cora | 1,308 |
| 45 | Jennie | 1,273 |
| 46 | Lena | 1,261 |
| 47 | Mattie | 1,257 |
| 48 | Jessie | 1,216 |
| 49 | Maude | 1,202 |
| 50 | Josephine | 1,178 |
| 51 | Irene | 1,111 |
| 52 | Blanche | 1,075 |
| 53 | Mae | 1,071 |
| 54 | Alma | 1,055 |
| 55 | Ada | 1,051 |
| 56 | Lucy | 1,036 |
| 57 | Lula | 1,034 |
| 58 | Gladys | 1,017 |
| 59 | Mamie | 1,011 |
| 60 | Mildred | 1,008 |
| 61 | Fannie | 1,003 |
| 62 | Katherine | 963 |
| 63 | Stella | 926 |
| 64 | Maggie | 886 |
| 65 | Dora | 877 |
| 66 | Viola | 839 |
| 67 | Nora | 825 |
| 68 | Dorothy | 821 |
| 69 | Ellen | 798 |
| 70 | Rosa | 790 |
| 71 | Ruby | 769 |
| 72 | Sadie | 706 |
| 73 | May | 693 |
| 74 | Effie | 674 |
| 75 | Nettie | 668 |
| 76 | Della | 660 |
| 77 | Willie | 648 |
| 78 | Susie | 644 |
| 79 | Marguerite | 638 |
| 80 | Beulah | 622 |
| 81 | Lydia | 598 |
| 82 | Olive | 589 |
| 83 | Lizzie | 584 |
| 84 | Daisy | 573 |
| 85 | Beatrice | 564 |
| 86 | Pauline | 545 |
| 87 | Georgia | 541 |
| 88 | Nancy | 538 |
| 89 | Flora | 537 |
| 90 | Kathryn | 534 |
| 91 | Vera | 534 |
| 92 | Lottie | 532 |
| 93 | Marion | 532 |
| 94 | Sallie | 516 |
| 95 | Emily | 506 |
| 96 | Katie | 504 |
| 97 | Virginia | 498 |
| 98 | Etta | 486 |
| 99 | Caroline | 483 |
| 100 | Charlotte | 476 |
Source: US Social Security Administration national data, 2025 release.