Top 100: Most popular girl baby names in the US in 1926
Boy Names
| Rank |
Baby Name |
Number of Babies Named |
| 1(61,130) |
Robert |
61,130 |
| 2(56,108) |
John |
56,108 |
| 3(53,197) |
James |
53,197 |
| 4(51,922) |
William |
51,922 |
| 5(29,521) |
Charles |
29,521 |
| 6(25,909) |
George |
25,909 |
| 7(25,143) |
Richard |
25,143 |
| 8(23,756) |
Joseph |
23,756 |
| 9(20,912) |
Donald |
20,912 |
| 10(19,375) |
Edward |
19,375 |
| 11(16,592) |
Thomas |
16,592 |
| 12(14,493) |
Frank |
14,493 |
| 13(13,653) |
Paul |
13,653 |
| 14(13,311) |
Harold |
13,311 |
| 15(12,809) |
Raymond |
12,809 |
| 16(12,195) |
Jack |
12,195 |
| 17(11,774) |
Walter |
11,774 |
| 18(10,342) |
Kenneth |
10,342 |
| 19(9,994) |
Henry |
9,994 |
| 20(9,465) |
Arthur |
9,465 |
| 21(9,146) |
Albert |
9,146 |
| 22(9,041) |
David |
9,041 |
| 23(9,016) |
Eugene |
9,016 |
| 24(8,455) |
Ralph |
8,455 |
| 25(8,215) |
Harry |
8,215 |
| 26(6,939) |
Carl |
6,939 |
| 27(6,836) |
Howard |
6,836 |
| 28(6,820) |
Willie |
6,820 |
| 29(6,537) |
Clarence |
6,537 |
| 30(6,513) |
Louis |
6,513 |
| 31(6,447) |
Fred |
6,447 |
| 32(6,441) |
Earl |
6,441 |
| 33(6,338) |
Joe |
6,338 |
| 34(6,224) |
Roy |
6,224 |
| 35(5,789) |
Francis |
5,789 |
| 36(5,582) |
Lawrence |
5,582 |
| 37(5,436) |
Ernest |
5,436 |
| 38(5,402) |
Leonard |
5,402 |
| 39(5,282) |
Norman |
5,282 |
| 40(5,180) |
Billy |
5,180 |
| 41(5,123) |
Gerald |
5,123 |
| 42(5,058) |
Anthony |
5,058 |
| 43(4,966) |
Stanley |
4,966 |
| 44(4,939) |
Herbert |
4,939 |
| 45(4,726) |
Alfred |
4,726 |
| 46(4,516) |
Daniel |
4,516 |
| 47(4,194) |
Melvin |
4,194 |
| 48(4,179) |
Samuel |
4,179 |
| 49(4,172) |
Bernard |
4,172 |
| 50(4,111) |
Marvin |
4,111 |
| 51(3,808) |
Leroy |
3,808 |
| 52(3,793) |
Russell |
3,793 |
| 53(3,623) |
Floyd |
3,623 |
| 54(3,552) |
Leo |
3,552 |
| 55(3,491) |
Edwin |
3,491 |
| 56(3,485) |
Michael |
3,485 |
| 57(3,409) |
Ray |
3,409 |
| 58(3,359) |
Peter |
3,359 |
| 59(3,344) |
Andrew |
3,344 |
| 60(3,278) |
Lloyd |
3,278 |
| 61(3,233) |
Elmer |
3,233 |
| 62(3,190) |
Clifford |
3,190 |
| 63(3,129) |
Theodore |
3,129 |
| 64(3,120) |
Frederick |
3,120 |
| 65(3,014) |
Calvin |
3,014 |
| 66(2,953) |
Vernon |
2,953 |
| 67(2,873) |
Clyde |
2,873 |
| 68(2,812) |
Wayne |
2,812 |
| 69(2,798) |
Herman |
2,798 |
| 70(2,708) |
Philip |
2,708 |
| 71(2,701) |
Warren |
2,701 |
| 72(2,693) |
Alvin |
2,693 |
| 73(2,647) |
Leon |
2,647 |
| 74(2,643) |
Bill |
2,643 |
| 75(2,635) |
Glenn |
2,635 |
| 76(2,629) |
Gordon |
2,629 |
| 77(2,543) |
Vincent |
2,543 |
| 78(2,539) |
Lester |
2,539 |
| 79(2,534) |
Chester |
2,534 |
| 80(2,493) |
Martin |
2,493 |
| 81(2,446) |
Charlie |
2,446 |
| 82(2,444) |
Lewis |
2,444 |
| 83(2,418) |
Milton |
2,418 |
| 84(2,398) |
Dale |
2,398 |
| 85(2,313) |
Lee |
2,313 |
| 86(2,305) |
Cecil |
2,305 |
| 87(2,298) |
Jesse |
2,298 |
| 88(2,283) |
Ronald |
2,283 |
| 89(2,260) |
Roger |
2,260 |
| 90(2,128) |
Harvey |
2,128 |
| 91(2,083) |
Gene |
2,083 |
| 92(2,033) |
Sam |
2,033 |
| 93(2,021) |
Allen |
2,021 |
| 94(2,016) |
Victor |
2,016 |
| 95(2,012) |
Wallace |
2,012 |
| 96(1,966) |
Don |
1,966 |
| 97(1,934) |
Jerry |
1,934 |
| 98(1,898) |
Benjamin |
1,898 |
| 99(1,882) |
Arnold |
1,882 |
| 100(1,810) |
Willard |
1,810 |
Girl Names
| Rank |
Baby Name |
Number of Babies Named |
| 1(67,833) |
Mary |
67,833 |
| 2(36,618) |
Dorothy |
36,618 |
| 3(32,964) |
Betty |
32,964 |
| 4(26,885) |
Helen |
26,885 |
| 5(23,073) |
Margaret |
23,073 |
| 6(20,225) |
Ruth |
20,225 |
| 7(16,295) |
Doris |
16,295 |
| 8(16,161) |
Virginia |
16,161 |
| 9(13,548) |
Mildred |
13,548 |
| 10(13,355) |
Frances |
13,355 |
| 11(12,837) |
Elizabeth |
12,837 |
| 12(12,168) |
Jean |
12,168 |
| 13(11,780) |
Evelyn |
11,780 |
| 14(11,761) |
Shirley |
11,761 |
| 15(11,698) |
Anna |
11,698 |
| 16(11,079) |
Barbara |
11,079 |
| 17(10,956) |
Alice |
10,956 |
| 18(10,629) |
Marie |
10,629 |
| 19(9,817) |
Lois |
9,817 |
| 20(9,199) |
Gloria |
9,199 |
| 21(9,169) |
Irene |
9,169 |
| 22(8,640) |
Marjorie |
8,640 |
| 23(8,586) |
Patricia |
8,586 |
| 24(8,556) |
Martha |
8,556 |
| 25(8,509) |
Rose |
8,509 |
| 26(8,178) |
Florence |
8,178 |
| 27(7,979) |
Louise |
7,979 |
| 28(7,661) |
Lillian |
7,661 |
| 29(7,528) |
Norma |
7,528 |
| 30(7,476) |
Ruby |
7,476 |
| 31(7,469) |
Catherine |
7,469 |
| 32(7,305) |
Eleanor |
7,305 |
| 33(6,921) |
Phyllis |
6,921 |
| 34(6,877) |
Annie |
6,877 |
| 35(6,634) |
Gladys |
6,634 |
| 36(6,584) |
Thelma |
6,584 |
| 37(6,410) |
Josephine |
6,410 |
| 38(6,396) |
Edna |
6,396 |
| 39(6,357) |
Pauline |
6,357 |
| 40(6,077) |
June |
6,077 |
| 41(5,856) |
Ethel |
5,856 |
| 42(5,786) |
Edith |
5,786 |
| 43(5,760) |
Lucille |
5,760 |
| 44(5,704) |
Joyce |
5,704 |
| 45(5,443) |
Bernice |
5,443 |
| 46(5,427) |
Grace |
5,427 |
| 47(5,353) |
Marion |
5,353 |
| 48(5,303) |
Hazel |
5,303 |
| 49(5,219) |
Dolores |
5,219 |
| 50(5,015) |
Rita |
5,015 |
| 51(4,995) |
Joan |
4,995 |
| 52(4,981) |
Juanita |
4,981 |
| 53(4,891) |
Lorraine |
4,891 |
| 54(4,812) |
Geraldine |
4,812 |
| 55(4,779) |
Ann |
4,779 |
| 56(4,641) |
Jane |
4,641 |
| 57(4,566) |
Nancy |
4,566 |
| 58(4,518) |
Beatrice |
4,518 |
| 59(4,480) |
Emma |
4,480 |
| 60(4,477) |
Audrey |
4,477 |
| 61(4,464) |
Clara |
4,464 |
| 62(4,454) |
Esther |
4,454 |
| 63(4,423) |
Sarah |
4,423 |
| 64(4,407) |
Theresa |
4,407 |
| 65(4,370) |
Marilyn |
4,370 |
| 66(4,125) |
Wanda |
4,125 |
| 67(4,054) |
Wilma |
4,054 |
| 68(4,004) |
Elaine |
4,004 |
| 69(3,910) |
Elsie |
3,910 |
| 70(3,859) |
Marian |
3,859 |
| 71(3,852) |
Gertrude |
3,852 |
| 72(3,834) |
Katherine |
3,834 |
| 73(3,817) |
Willie |
3,817 |
| 74(3,775) |
Beverly |
3,775 |
| 75(3,688) |
Julia |
3,688 |
| 76(3,583) |
Bertha |
3,583 |
| 77(3,533) |
Agnes |
3,533 |
| 78(3,512) |
Charlotte |
3,512 |
| 79(3,494) |
Eva |
3,494 |
| 80(3,430) |
Vivian |
3,430 |
| 81(3,373) |
Laura |
3,373 |
| 82(3,285) |
Ida |
3,285 |
| 83(3,277) |
Kathleen |
3,277 |
| 84(3,152) |
Vera |
3,152 |
| 85(3,150) |
Maxine |
3,150 |
| 86(3,109) |
Anne |
3,109 |
| 87(3,094) |
Kathryn |
3,094 |
| 88(3,063) |
Jeanne |
3,063 |
| 89(3,054) |
Bessie |
3,054 |
| 90(3,008) |
Donna |
3,008 |
| 91(2,990) |
Alma |
2,990 |
| 92(2,928) |
Eileen |
2,928 |
| 93(2,921) |
Jessie |
2,921 |
| 94(2,903) |
Violet |
2,903 |
| 95(2,900) |
Rosemary |
2,900 |
| 96(2,899) |
Pearl |
2,899 |
| 97(2,876) |
Viola |
2,876 |
| 98(2,852) |
Ella |
2,852 |
| 99(2,845) |
Lillie |
2,845 |
| 100(2,768) |
Ellen |
2,768 |
