Birth year roster

Top names in 1892

Name: Top baby names in 1892
Creator: Social Security Administration

The names most likely to appear on 1892 birth certificates, ranked by SSA records.

Mary and John led the 1892 baby-name charts, a pair that captures the naming culture of mid-century America — a timeless classic that had dominated since the 1880s and John, a perennial powerhouse that would anchor the decade. The full top 25 below reveals which names defined the 1892 classroom and how many have since faded or endured.

Girls

#1Mary13,172
#2Anna5,542
#3Elizabeth3,461
#4Margaret3,435
#5Ruth3,290
#6Florence3,154
#7Emma3,128
#8Ethel3,035
#9Helen2,936
#10Clara2,661
#11Bertha2,617
#12Minnie2,609
#13Bessie2,541
#14Alice2,373
#15Annie2,348
#16Grace2,299
#17Ida2,259
#18Edna2,218
#19Mabel2,170
#20Lillian2,154
#21Marie2,066
#22Rose2,023
#23Gertrude1,924
#24Martha1,915
#25Hazel1,897

Boys

#1John9,039
#2William7,782
#3James5,398
#4George4,760
#5Charles4,319
#6Frank3,150
#7Joseph3,064
#8Robert2,710
#9Harry2,460
#10Henry2,452
#11Edward2,416
#12Thomas2,413
#13Walter2,229
#14Arthur1,768
#15Fred1,628
#16Albert1,500
#17Clarence1,276
#18Roy1,048
#19Willie948
#20Samuel902
#21Earl888
#22Louis865
#23Joe819
#24David813
#25Carl808