Birth year roster
Top names in 1885
The names most likely to appear on 1885 birth certificates, ranked by SSA records.
Girls
- #1Mary9,128
- #2Anna3,994
- #3Emma2,728
- #4Elizabeth2,582
- #5Margaret2,204
- #6Minnie2,178
- #7Clara1,910
- #8Bertha1,860
- #9Ida1,854
- #10Annie1,703
- #11Alice1,681
- #12Florence1,667
- #13Bessie1,588
- #14Grace1,575
- #15Ethel1,495
- #16Nellie1,432
- #17Martha1,425
- #18Sarah1,424
- #19Ella1,395
- #20Mabel1,349
- #21Laura1,325
- #22Carrie1,283
- #23Cora1,253
- #24Maude1,222
- #25Rose1,164
Boys
- #1John8,756
- #2William8,044
- #3James5,175
- #4George4,674
- #5Charles4,599
- #6Frank3,067
- #7Joseph2,540
- #8Henry2,406
- #9Robert2,322
- #10Thomas2,266
- #11Edward2,220
- #12Harry2,198
- #13Walter1,808
- #14Fred1,562
- #15Arthur1,516
- #16Albert1,429
- #17Clarence906
- #18Samuel888
- #19Louis809
- #20Grover768
- #21Ernest718
- #22David712
- #23Charlie705
- #24Roy691
- #25Joe681