Top 100: Most popular girl baby names in the US in 1936
Boy Names
| Rank |
Baby Name |
Number of Babies Named |
| 1(58,501) |
Robert |
58,501 |
| 2(54,696) |
James |
54,696 |
| 3(47,679) |
John |
47,679 |
| 4(39,398) |
William |
39,398 |
| 5(33,492) |
Richard |
33,492 |
| 6(29,100) |
Charles |
29,100 |
| 7(28,640) |
Donald |
28,640 |
| 8(18,343) |
Thomas |
18,343 |
| 9(18,197) |
George |
18,197 |
| 10(17,477) |
David |
17,477 |
| 11(17,452) |
Joseph |
17,452 |
| 12(16,918) |
Ronald |
16,918 |
| 13(14,194) |
Edward |
14,194 |
| 14(12,486) |
Kenneth |
12,486 |
| 15(12,306) |
Paul |
12,306 |
| 16(10,186) |
Frank |
10,186 |
| 17(9,458) |
Raymond |
9,458 |
| 18(9,270) |
Jerry |
9,270 |
| 19(9,017) |
Gerald |
9,017 |
| 20(8,857) |
Jack |
8,857 |
| 21(8,629) |
Harold |
8,629 |
| 22(8,587) |
Billy |
8,587 |
| 23(8,023) |
Joe |
8,023 |
| 24(7,735) |
Bobby |
7,735 |
| 25(7,612) |
Larry |
7,612 |
| 26(7,536) |
Walter |
7,536 |
| 27(6,591) |
Carl |
6,591 |
| 28(6,446) |
Henry |
6,446 |
| 29(6,375) |
Eugene |
6,375 |
| 30(6,264) |
Arthur |
6,264 |
| 31(6,029) |
Ralph |
6,029 |
| 32(6,011) |
Willie |
6,011 |
| 33(5,800) |
Michael |
5,800 |
| 34(5,759) |
Albert |
5,759 |
| 35(5,701) |
Roger |
5,701 |
| 36(5,602) |
Fred |
5,602 |
| 37(5,341) |
Lawrence |
5,341 |
| 38(5,192) |
Gary |
5,192 |
| 39(4,930) |
Harry |
4,930 |
| 40(4,874) |
Howard |
4,874 |
| 41(4,817) |
Roy |
4,817 |
| 41(4,817) |
Daniel |
4,817 |
| 43(4,645) |
Norman |
4,645 |
| 44(4,419) |
Louis |
4,419 |
| 45(4,408) |
Wayne |
4,408 |
| 46(4,213) |
Jimmy |
4,213 |
| 47(4,106) |
Earl |
4,106 |
| 48(3,978) |
Anthony |
3,978 |
| 49(3,936) |
Marvin |
3,936 |
| 50(3,876) |
Francis |
3,876 |
| 51(3,830) |
Don |
3,830 |
| 52(3,772) |
Clarence |
3,772 |
| 53(3,730) |
Melvin |
3,730 |
| 54(3,716) |
Leonard |
3,716 |
| 55(3,715) |
Ernest |
3,715 |
| 56(3,714) |
Peter |
3,714 |
| 57(3,644) |
Leroy |
3,644 |
| 58(3,492) |
Stanley |
3,492 |
| 59(3,394) |
Dale |
3,394 |
| 60(3,252) |
Alfred |
3,252 |
| 61(3,166) |
Bill |
3,166 |
| 62(3,117) |
Herbert |
3,117 |
| 63(3,033) |
Philip |
3,033 |
| 64(2,939) |
Franklin |
2,939 |
| 64(2,939) |
Ray |
2,939 |
| 66(2,909) |
Gene |
2,909 |
| 67(2,893) |
Samuel |
2,893 |
| 68(2,854) |
Bernard |
2,854 |
| 69(2,832) |
Russell |
2,832 |
| 70(2,817) |
Frederick |
2,817 |
| 71(2,742) |
Jimmie |
2,742 |
| 72(2,729) |
Johnny |
2,729 |
| 73(2,630) |
Bruce |
2,630 |
| 74(2,627) |
Dennis |
2,627 |
| 75(2,567) |
Gordon |
2,567 |
| 76(2,418) |
Lee |
2,418 |
| 77(2,408) |
Bob |
2,408 |
| 78(2,375) |
Douglas |
2,375 |
| 79(2,347) |
Eddie |
2,347 |
| 80(2,328) |
Glenn |
2,328 |
| 81(2,314) |
Allen |
2,314 |
| 82(2,282) |
Leon |
2,282 |
| 83(2,276) |
Andrew |
2,276 |
| 84(2,271) |
Edwin |
2,271 |
| 85(2,268) |
Jim |
2,268 |
| 86(2,229) |
Floyd |
2,229 |
| 87(2,219) |
Theodore |
2,219 |
| 88(2,160) |
Lloyd |
2,160 |
| 89(2,153) |
Clyde |
2,153 |
| 90(2,132) |
Clifford |
2,132 |
| 91(2,107) |
Tommy |
2,107 |
| 92(2,106) |
Martin |
2,106 |
| 93(2,028) |
Vernon |
2,028 |
| 94(2,017) |
Leo |
2,017 |
| 95(1,976) |
Warren |
1,976 |
| 96(1,970) |
Harvey |
1,970 |
| 96(1,970) |
Alvin |
1,970 |
| 98(1,967) |
Jerome |
1,967 |
| 99(1,862) |
Stephen |
1,862 |
| 100(1,855) |
Patrick |
1,855 |
Girl Names
| Rank |
Baby Name |
Number of Babies Named |
| 1(54,374) |
Mary |
54,374 |
| 2(35,162) |
Shirley |
35,162 |
| 3(31,682) |
Barbara |
31,682 |
| 4(25,867) |
Betty |
25,867 |
| 5(23,916) |
Patricia |
23,916 |
| 6(17,666) |
Dorothy |
17,666 |
| 7(17,071) |
Joan |
17,071 |
| 8(16,754) |
Nancy |
16,754 |
| 9(14,596) |
Margaret |
14,596 |
| 10(14,519) |
Carol |
14,519 |
| 11(12,234) |
Helen |
12,234 |
| 12(11,988) |
Joyce |
11,988 |
| 13(11,064) |
Marilyn |
11,064 |
| 14(9,650) |
Virginia |
9,650 |
| 15(9,227) |
Doris |
9,227 |
| 16(9,217) |
Ruth |
9,217 |
| 17(8,901) |
Beverly |
8,901 |
| 18(8,860) |
Elizabeth |
8,860 |
| 19(8,789) |
Frances |
8,789 |
| 20(8,536) |
Jean |
8,536 |
| 21(8,081) |
Janet |
8,081 |
| 22(7,932) |
Donna |
7,932 |
| 23(7,907) |
Carolyn |
7,907 |
| 24(7,391) |
Martha |
7,391 |
| 25(7,374) |
Phyllis |
7,374 |
| 26(7,232) |
Lois |
7,232 |
| 27(7,201) |
Alice |
7,201 |
| 28(6,666) |
Ann |
6,666 |
| 29(6,633) |
Norma |
6,633 |
| 30(6,417) |
Dolores |
6,417 |
| 31(6,149) |
Janice |
6,149 |
| 32(6,140) |
Gloria |
6,140 |
| 33(6,132) |
Marie |
6,132 |
| 34(6,108) |
Evelyn |
6,108 |
| 35(6,068) |
Peggy |
6,068 |
| 36(5,727) |
Anna |
5,727 |
| 37(5,699) |
Rose |
5,699 |
| 38(5,526) |
Sandra |
5,526 |
| 39(5,332) |
Marlene |
5,332 |
| 40(5,052) |
Mildred |
5,052 |
| 41(4,864) |
Geraldine |
4,864 |
| 42(4,719) |
Jane |
4,719 |
| 43(4,580) |
Judith |
4,580 |
| 44(4,537) |
Catherine |
4,537 |
| 45(4,529) |
Annie |
4,529 |
| 46(4,354) |
Louise |
4,354 |
| 47(4,341) |
Eleanor |
4,341 |
| 48(4,305) |
Joanne |
4,305 |
| 49(4,279) |
Marjorie |
4,279 |
| 50(4,259) |
Elaine |
4,259 |
| 51(4,226) |
Ruby |
4,226 |
| 52(4,196) |
Patsy |
4,196 |
| 53(4,156) |
Sylvia |
4,156 |
| 54(3,898) |
Arlene |
3,898 |
| 55(3,886) |
Joann |
3,886 |
| 56(3,882) |
Wanda |
3,882 |
| 57(3,817) |
Irene |
3,817 |
| 58(3,760) |
Delores |
3,760 |
| 59(3,635) |
Sally |
3,635 |
| 60(3,573) |
Sharon |
3,573 |
| 61(3,555) |
Charlotte |
3,555 |
| 62(3,515) |
June |
3,515 |
| 62(3,515) |
Sarah |
3,515 |
| 64(3,467) |
Roberta |
3,467 |
| 65(3,373) |
Bonnie |
3,373 |
| 66(3,362) |
Jacqueline |
3,362 |
| 67(3,352) |
Kathleen |
3,352 |
| 68(3,345) |
Audrey |
3,345 |
| 69(3,333) |
Rita |
3,333 |
| 70(3,325) |
Loretta |
3,325 |
| 71(3,305) |
Edna |
3,305 |
| 72(3,292) |
Jo |
3,292 |
| 73(3,199) |
Carole |
3,199 |
| 74(3,197) |
Thelma |
3,197 |
| 75(3,183) |
Juanita |
3,183 |
| 76(3,167) |
Lorraine |
3,167 |
| 77(3,141) |
Josephine |
3,141 |
| 78(3,123) |
Wilma |
3,123 |
| 79(3,118) |
Lillian |
3,118 |
| 80(3,083) |
Florence |
3,083 |
| 81(3,038) |
Yvonne |
3,038 |
| 82(2,981) |
Pauline |
2,981 |
| 83(2,962) |
Darlene |
2,962 |
| 84(2,944) |
Gladys |
2,944 |
| 85(2,831) |
Emma |
2,831 |
| 86(2,790) |
Grace |
2,790 |
| 87(2,759) |
Edith |
2,759 |
| 88(2,758) |
Theresa |
2,758 |
| 89(2,756) |
Anne |
2,756 |
| 90(2,730) |
Ethel |
2,730 |
| 91(2,684) |
Clara |
2,684 |
| 92(2,632) |
Lucille |
2,632 |
| 93(2,580) |
Marion |
2,580 |
| 94(2,552) |
Jeanette |
2,552 |
| 95(2,540) |
Bernice |
2,540 |
| 96(2,511) |
Hazel |
2,511 |
| 97(2,440) |
Linda |
2,440 |
| 98(2,408) |
Kay |
2,408 |
| 99(2,398) |
Ellen |
2,398 |
| 100(2,355) |
Katherine |
2,355 |
