Top 100 History: Boys' 1880s

A while back, I created the top 100 history series for girls' names. Now I do the same for boys' names, starting with the 1880s.

Changes

1881

Left: Archie, Perry, Leo, Rufus, Alex, Jerry

Entered: Anthony, Leroy, Dave, Calvin, Emil, Garfield

1882

Left: Bernard, Willis, Anthony, Dave, Calvin, Garfield

Entered: Leo, Rufus, Clifford, Eddie, Alex, Archie

1883

Left: Eddie, Rufus, Alex, Dan

Entered: Leon, Bernard, Everett, Anthony

1884

Left: Clifford, Leon, Milton, Sidney, Bernard, Everett

Entered: Dan, Dave, Cleveland, Eddie, Harold, Grover

1885

Left: Eddie, Marion, Emil, Dan, Dave

Entered: Victor, Leon, Alex, Bernard, Sidney

1886

Left: Sidney, Victor, Warren, Leon, Cleveland

Entered: Lester, Norman, Clifford, Marion, Eddie

1887

Left: Alex, Marion, Eddie, Norman

Entered: Emil, Leon, Warren, Leslie

1888

Left: Horace, Warren, Emil

Entered: Lloyd, Eddie, Harrison

1889

Left: Stephen, Julius, Eddie, Leslie

Entered: Horace, Warren, Milton, Russell

Movement

  • Leroy, Bernard, Harold, Grover, Lester, Clifford, Leon, Lloyd, Harrison, and Russell entered the top 100.
  • Dan, Rufus, Perry, Jerry, Willis, Alex, Dave, Eddie, Stephen, and Julius left the top 100.
  • Cleveland shot dramatically into the top 100 before falling out again.
  • Harry and Edward entered the top 10.
  • Thomas and Henry left the top 10.
  • Roy and Clarence entered the top 20.
  • David and Joe left the top 20.
  • Earl, Paul, Raymond, Ralph, Ben, and Claude entered the top 50. 
  • Michael, Martin, Jim, Harvey, Jacob, and Bert left the top 50. 
Trends
  • Classic names were popular (Theodore, Philip, Henry, Patrick, John, Andrew, Frederick, etc.)
  • Surname-names were also in style (Russell, Warren, Milton, Clifford, Lester, Allen, Harrison, etc.)
  • Names ending in "er" were stylish (Chester, Grover, Elmer, Homer, Oliver, Luther, Alexander, etc.)
  • Nickname-names were also in style (Harry, Fred, Joe, Willie, Charlie, Sam, Ben, Tom, Jim, etc.)
What was the most interesting change from the boys' top 100 of the 1880s?

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