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

1886 Politics: Frances


1885

1885 Politics: Cleveland


1884

belva

1884 Politics: Grover, Blaine, Logan, Belva


1883

(none yet)


1882

Here are the names for 1882.


1881

garfield

Here are the names for 1881.


1880

winfield

Here are the names for 1880.


More Names

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