Baby Name Timeline: 1880s

The baby names below saw sudden changes in usage during the 1880s thanks to the influence of historical events. I’ve written explanatory blog posts about some of them — please click the links to learn more!

To check out history-influenced baby names from other decades, visit the baby name timeline main page.


1889

1889 News: Grady


1888

belva

1888 News: Ebba

1888 Politics: Grover, Harrison, Benjamin, Morton, Thurman, Alson, Belva


1887

(none yet)


1886

(none yet)


1885

1885 Politics: Cleveland


1884

belva

1884 Politics: Grover, Blaine, Logan, Belva


1883

(none yet)


1882

(none yet)


1881

garfield

1881 Politics: Garfield


1880

winfield

1880 Politics: Winfield


More Names

Other historically significant baby names bestowed in the U.S. during the 1880s include Eiffel, Prohibition, Salida, and Sissieretta.