Top 100: Most popular girl baby names in the US in 1928
Boy Names
| Rank |
Baby Name |
Number of Babies Named |
| 1(60,701) |
Robert |
60,701 |
| 2(53,761) |
John |
53,761 |
| 3(52,753) |
James |
52,753 |
| 4(49,119) |
William |
49,119 |
| 5(31,244) |
Charles |
31,244 |
| 6(28,794) |
Richard |
28,794 |
| 7(25,705) |
Donald |
25,705 |
| 8(24,391) |
George |
24,391 |
| 9(22,319) |
Joseph |
22,319 |
| 10(18,492) |
Edward |
18,492 |
| 11(16,582) |
Thomas |
16,582 |
| 12(13,570) |
Frank |
13,570 |
| 13(13,159) |
Paul |
13,159 |
| 14(12,669) |
Harold |
12,669 |
| 15(12,494) |
Jack |
12,494 |
| 16(11,947) |
Raymond |
11,947 |
| 17(11,167) |
Kenneth |
11,167 |
| 18(10,651) |
Walter |
10,651 |
| 19(9,992) |
David |
9,992 |
| 20(9,709) |
Eugene |
9,709 |
| 21(9,313) |
Henry |
9,313 |
| 22(8,880) |
Arthur |
8,880 |
| 23(8,812) |
Albert |
8,812 |
| 24(8,100) |
Ralph |
8,100 |
| 25(8,065) |
Herbert |
8,065 |
| 26(7,604) |
Harry |
7,604 |
| 27(7,310) |
Billy |
7,310 |
| 28(6,946) |
Carl |
6,946 |
| 29(6,817) |
Willie |
6,817 |
| 30(6,682) |
Joe |
6,682 |
| 31(6,496) |
Howard |
6,496 |
| 32(6,297) |
Louis |
6,297 |
| 33(6,252) |
Alfred |
6,252 |
| 34(6,229) |
Roy |
6,229 |
| 35(6,068) |
Clarence |
6,068 |
| 36(6,036) |
Fred |
6,036 |
| 37(5,966) |
Earl |
5,966 |
| 38(5,596) |
Lawrence |
5,596 |
| 39(5,590) |
Norman |
5,590 |
| 40(5,516) |
Francis |
5,516 |
| 41(5,487) |
Gerald |
5,487 |
| 42(5,130) |
Leonard |
5,130 |
| 43(4,941) |
Ernest |
4,941 |
| 44(4,718) |
Anthony |
4,718 |
| 45(4,481) |
Stanley |
4,481 |
| 46(4,452) |
Marvin |
4,452 |
| 47(4,426) |
Daniel |
4,426 |
| 48(4,249) |
Melvin |
4,249 |
| 49(4,067) |
Bernard |
4,067 |
| 50(3,969) |
Ronald |
3,969 |
| 51(3,871) |
Leroy |
3,871 |
| 52(3,844) |
Samuel |
3,844 |
| 53(3,598) |
Michael |
3,598 |
| 54(3,338) |
Floyd |
3,338 |
| 55(3,325) |
Russell |
3,325 |
| 56(3,300) |
Peter |
3,300 |
| 57(3,248) |
Ray |
3,248 |
| 58(3,166) |
Edwin |
3,166 |
| 59(3,158) |
Lloyd |
3,158 |
| 60(3,142) |
Andrew |
3,142 |
| 61(3,095) |
Leo |
3,095 |
| 62(3,088) |
Gene |
3,088 |
| 63(2,977) |
Elmer |
2,977 |
| 63(2,977) |
Bill |
2,977 |
| 65(2,971) |
Bobby |
2,971 |
| 66(2,917) |
Theodore |
2,917 |
| 67(2,882) |
Frederick |
2,882 |
| 68(2,862) |
Clifford |
2,862 |
| 69(2,855) |
Wayne |
2,855 |
| 70(2,852) |
Vernon |
2,852 |
| 71(2,774) |
Roger |
2,774 |
| 72(2,750) |
Alvin |
2,750 |
| 73(2,726) |
Philip |
2,726 |
| 74(2,714) |
Clyde |
2,714 |
| 75(2,640) |
Dale |
2,640 |
| 76(2,603) |
Glenn |
2,603 |
| 77(2,596) |
Gordon |
2,596 |
| 78(2,588) |
Jerry |
2,588 |
| 78(2,588) |
Herman |
2,588 |
| 80(2,463) |
Charlie |
2,463 |
| 81(2,460) |
Leon |
2,460 |
| 82(2,440) |
Vincent |
2,440 |
| 83(2,427) |
Martin |
2,427 |
| 84(2,382) |
Don |
2,382 |
| 85(2,362) |
Warren |
2,362 |
| 86(2,339) |
Lewis |
2,339 |
| 87(2,282) |
Lee |
2,282 |
| 88(2,243) |
Chester |
2,243 |
| 89(2,229) |
Lester |
2,229 |
| 90(2,187) |
Harvey |
2,187 |
| 91(2,171) |
Jesse |
2,171 |
| 92(2,170) |
Milton |
2,170 |
| 93(2,136) |
Allen |
2,136 |
| 94(2,128) |
Calvin |
2,128 |
| 95(2,093) |
Bob |
2,093 |
| 96(2,048) |
Gilbert |
2,048 |
| 97(2,005) |
Cecil |
2,005 |
| 98(1,974) |
Arnold |
1,974 |
| 99(1,946) |
Victor |
1,946 |
| 100(1,924) |
Jimmie |
1,924 |
Girl Names
| Rank |
Baby Name |
Number of Babies Named |
| 1(66,872) |
Mary |
66,872 |
| 2(36,083) |
Betty |
36,083 |
| 3(33,733) |
Dorothy |
33,733 |
| 4(22,937) |
Helen |
22,937 |
| 5(20,295) |
Margaret |
20,295 |
| 6(17,859) |
Ruth |
17,859 |
| 7(16,574) |
Doris |
16,574 |
| 8(14,872) |
Barbara |
14,872 |
| 9(14,500) |
Virginia |
14,500 |
| 10(14,215) |
Shirley |
14,215 |
| 11(12,331) |
Patricia |
12,331 |
| 12(12,209) |
Jean |
12,209 |
| 13(12,137) |
Frances |
12,137 |
| 14(11,767) |
Elizabeth |
11,767 |
| 15(11,652) |
Mildred |
11,652 |
| 16(10,575) |
Anna |
10,575 |
| 17(10,533) |
Evelyn |
10,533 |
| 18(10,425) |
Lois |
10,425 |
| 19(10,139) |
Alice |
10,139 |
| 20(9,614) |
Dolores |
9,614 |
| 21(9,286) |
Marie |
9,286 |
| 22(8,252) |
Martha |
8,252 |
| 23(8,165) |
Norma |
8,165 |
| 24(8,161) |
Rose |
8,161 |
| 25(8,119) |
Gloria |
8,119 |
| 26(7,924) |
Phyllis |
7,924 |
| 27(7,854) |
Joan |
7,854 |
| 28(7,731) |
Irene |
7,731 |
| 29(7,632) |
Marjorie |
7,632 |
| 30(7,244) |
Joyce |
7,244 |
| 31(7,053) |
Louise |
7,053 |
| 32(6,970) |
Florence |
6,970 |
| 33(6,910) |
Catherine |
6,910 |
| 34(6,692) |
Ruby |
6,692 |
| 35(6,577) |
Lillian |
6,577 |
| 36(6,535) |
Eleanor |
6,535 |
| 37(6,329) |
Annie |
6,329 |
| 38(6,066) |
Marilyn |
6,066 |
| 39(5,982) |
Lorraine |
5,982 |
| 40(5,978) |
Thelma |
5,978 |
| 41(5,791) |
Gladys |
5,791 |
| 42(5,671) |
Josephine |
5,671 |
| 43(5,537) |
Nancy |
5,537 |
| 44(5,517) |
June |
5,517 |
| 45(5,473) |
Edna |
5,473 |
| 46(5,437) |
Beverly |
5,437 |
| 47(5,420) |
Marion |
5,420 |
| 48(5,391) |
Pauline |
5,391 |
| 49(5,331) |
Theresa |
5,331 |
| 50(5,156) |
Geraldine |
5,156 |
| 51(5,094) |
Lucille |
5,094 |
| 52(4,989) |
Grace |
4,989 |
| 53(4,943) |
Bernice |
4,943 |
| 54(4,932) |
Ann |
4,932 |
| 55(4,928) |
Ethel |
4,928 |
| 56(4,846) |
Edith |
4,846 |
| 57(4,810) |
Rita |
4,810 |
| 58(4,734) |
Juanita |
4,734 |
| 59(4,649) |
Hazel |
4,649 |
| 60(4,630) |
Audrey |
4,630 |
| 61(4,470) |
Donna |
4,470 |
| 62(4,411) |
Jane |
4,411 |
| 63(4,318) |
Wanda |
4,318 |
| 64(4,244) |
Sarah |
4,244 |
| 65(4,106) |
Clara |
4,106 |
| 66(4,096) |
Esther |
4,096 |
| 67(4,017) |
Emma |
4,017 |
| 68(4,005) |
Elaine |
4,005 |
| 69(3,937) |
Wilma |
3,937 |
| 70(3,923) |
Beatrice |
3,923 |
| 71(3,886) |
Marian |
3,886 |
| 72(3,475) |
Charlotte |
3,475 |
| 73(3,470) |
Elsie |
3,470 |
| 74(3,443) |
Willie |
3,443 |
| 75(3,398) |
Katherine |
3,398 |
| 76(3,382) |
Peggy |
3,382 |
| 77(3,349) |
Carol |
3,349 |
| 78(3,310) |
Vivian |
3,310 |
| 79(3,212) |
Eva |
3,212 |
| 80(3,206) |
Julia |
3,206 |
| 81(3,161) |
Bertha |
3,161 |
| 82(3,151) |
Kathleen |
3,151 |
| 83(3,146) |
Laura |
3,146 |
| 84(3,124) |
Maxine |
3,124 |
| 85(3,023) |
Agnes |
3,023 |
| 86(3,011) |
Gertrude |
3,011 |
| 87(2,995) |
Ida |
2,995 |
| 88(2,972) |
Rosemary |
2,972 |
| 89(2,923) |
Bonnie |
2,923 |
| 90(2,879) |
Jeanne |
2,879 |
| 91(2,847) |
Carolyn |
2,847 |
| 92(2,842) |
Vera |
2,842 |
| 93(2,824) |
Anne |
2,824 |
| 94(2,810) |
Delores |
2,810 |
| 95(2,782) |
Janet |
2,782 |
| 96(2,777) |
Billie |
2,777 |
| 97(2,739) |
Jacqueline |
2,739 |
| 98(2,682) |
Ellen |
2,682 |
| 99(2,681) |
Kathryn |
2,681 |
| 100(2,670) |
Ella |
2,670 |
