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The 100 most-chosen girl and boy names in the US in 1916, from official Social Security birth records. Every name links to its full history and popularity chart. See also the whole 1910s. Then see which names rose and fell after 1916 and what is climbing now.

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The 1916 lists

Girls100

  1. 1Mary61,438
  2. 2Helen32,661
  3. 3Dorothy27,418
  4. 4Margaret24,953
  5. 5Ruth23,189
  6. 6Mildred15,633
  7. 7Anna15,228
  8. 8Elizabeth14,940
  9. 9Frances13,746
  10. 10Virginia12,487
  11. 11Evelyn11,889
  12. 12Marie11,682
  13. 13Alice10,719
  14. 14Florence10,412
  15. 15Rose9,605
  16. 16Lillian9,592
  17. 17Irene9,035
  18. 18Louise8,630
  19. 19Edna8,625
  20. 20Catherine8,469
  21. 21Josephine8,127
  22. 22Gladys8,019
  23. 23Ruby7,686
  24. 24Martha7,610
  25. 25Ethel7,601
  26. 26Grace7,461
  27. 27Eleanor7,406
  28. 28Edith7,307
  29. 29Thelma7,290
  30. 30Lucille7,241
  31. 31Hazel7,214
  32. 32Doris7,161
  33. 33Pauline6,655
  34. 34Esther6,421
  35. 35Gertrude6,243
  36. 36Annie6,105
  37. 37Marjorie5,866
  38. 38Beatrice5,586
  39. 39Clara5,544
  40. 40Ann5,343
  41. 41Emma5,217
  42. 42Bernice5,183
  43. 43Lois5,149
  44. 44Betty5,136
  45. 45Jean5,081
  46. 46Julia5,066
  47. 47Marion5,033
  48. 48Elsie5,027
  49. 49Bertha4,900
  50. 50Agnes4,852
  51. 51Katherine4,801
  52. 52Sarah4,798
  53. 53Anne4,571
  54. 54Ida4,364
  55. 55Eva4,337
  56. 56Bessie4,122
  57. 57Pearl4,073
  58. 58Myrtle3,960
  59. 59Viola3,948
  60. 60Kathryn3,933
  61. 61Nellie3,862
  62. 62Jane3,826
  63. 63Stella3,818
  64. 64Laura3,744
  65. 65Mabel3,680
  66. 66Vera3,622
  67. 67Rita3,477
  68. 68Jessie3,414
  69. 69Sylvia3,414
  70. 70Alma3,403
  71. 71Minnie3,274
  72. 72Marian3,198
  73. 73Willie3,116
  74. 74Barbara3,112
  75. 75Leona3,086
  76. 76Genevieve3,063
  77. 77Vivian3,049
  78. 78Marguerite3,034
  79. 79Jennie3,010
  80. 80Charlotte2,995
  81. 81Ella2,965
  82. 82Wilma2,962
  83. 83Violet2,921
  84. 84Lucy2,877
  85. 85Lena2,869
  86. 86June2,840
  87. 87Ellen2,838
  88. 88Lillie2,825
  89. 89Blanche2,714
  90. 90Juanita2,644
  91. 91Opal2,636
  92. 92Mae2,607
  93. 93Mattie2,556
  94. 94Geraldine2,549
  95. 95Phyllis2,427
  96. 96Maxine2,424
  97. 97Beulah2,401
  98. 98Theresa2,348
  99. 99Velma2,319
  100. 100Emily2,213

US babies given each name in 1916.

Boys100

  1. 1John50,043
  2. 2William40,418
  3. 3James35,569
  4. 4Robert31,741
  5. 5Joseph23,883
  6. 6Charles23,612
  7. 7George23,381
  8. 8Edward17,005
  9. 9Frank15,291
  10. 10Thomas11,998
  11. 11Walter11,760
  12. 12Paul10,790
  13. 13Harold10,698
  14. 14Henry10,656
  15. 15Richard10,134
  16. 16Raymond9,565
  17. 17Albert9,044
  18. 18Arthur8,921
  19. 19Harry8,476
  20. 20Donald7,736
  21. 21Ralph7,085
  22. 22Louis6,817
  23. 23Carl6,785
  24. 24Clarence6,304
  25. 25Howard6,171
  26. 26Jack6,161
  27. 27Kenneth6,012
  28. 28David5,812
  29. 29Fred5,745
  30. 30Willie5,660
  31. 31Francis5,652
  32. 32Earl5,553
  33. 33Roy5,327
  34. 34Stanley5,130
  35. 35Joe4,911
  36. 36Ernest4,823
  37. 37Anthony4,749
  38. 38Lawrence4,742
  39. 39Eugene4,646
  40. 40Herbert4,463
  41. 41Samuel4,399
  42. 42Leonard4,328
  43. 43Alfred4,278
  44. 44Michael4,210
  45. 45Elmer3,936
  46. 46Andrew3,723
  47. 47Leo3,621
  48. 48Norman3,609
  49. 49Bernard3,476
  50. 50Peter3,370
  51. 51Russell3,330
  52. 52Frederick3,325
  53. 53Edwin3,299
  54. 54Chester3,212
  55. 55Daniel3,149
  56. 56Herman3,043
  57. 57Melvin2,984
  58. 58Lloyd2,926
  59. 59Lester2,907
  60. 60Floyd2,783
  61. 61Clifford2,767
  62. 62Clyde2,707
  63. 63Leroy2,699
  64. 64Woodrow2,668
  65. 65Theodore2,641
  66. 66Marvin2,529
  67. 67Vincent2,500
  68. 68Charlie2,416
  69. 69Willard2,413
  70. 70Philip2,409
  71. 71Lewis2,374
  72. 72Milton2,345
  73. 73Ray2,334
  74. 74Sam2,313
  75. 75Vernon2,288
  76. 76Gerald2,260
  77. 77Jesse2,230
  78. 78Victor2,215
  79. 79Benjamin2,186
  80. 80Cecil2,181
  81. 81Martin2,122
  82. 82Alvin2,093
  83. 83Lee2,016
  84. 84Glenn1,970
  85. 85Leon1,954
  86. 86Oscar1,916
  87. 87Stephen1,877
  88. 88Edgar1,874
  89. 89Arnold1,858
  90. 90Gordon1,792
  91. 91Everett1,764
  92. 92Harvey1,763
  93. 93Claude1,733
  94. 94Wilbur1,680
  95. 95Sidney1,659
  96. 96Hugh1,619
  97. 97Morris1,618
  98. 98Wayne1,587
  99. 99Alexander1,584
  100. 100Maurice1,584

US babies given each name in 1916.

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What was the most popular girl name in 1916?
Mary was the #1 girl name in the US in 1916, given to 61,438 babies.
What was the most popular boy name in 1916?
John was the #1 boy name in the US in 1916, given to 50,043 babies.

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