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The 100 most-chosen girl and boy names in the US in 1926, from official Social Security birth records. Every name links to its full history and popularity chart. See also the whole 1920s. Then see which names rose and fell after 1926 and what is climbing now.

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The 1926 lists

Girls100

  1. 1Mary67,832
  2. 2Dorothy36,618
  3. 3Betty32,964
  4. 4Helen26,886
  5. 5Margaret23,072
  6. 6Ruth20,225
  7. 7Doris16,295
  8. 8Virginia16,161
  9. 9Mildred13,547
  10. 10Frances13,355
  11. 11Elizabeth12,837
  12. 12Jean12,168
  13. 13Evelyn11,780
  14. 14Shirley11,762
  15. 15Anna11,698
  16. 16Barbara11,079
  17. 17Alice10,956
  18. 18Marie10,629
  19. 19Lois9,816
  20. 20Gloria9,198
  21. 21Irene9,169
  22. 22Marjorie8,640
  23. 23Patricia8,586
  24. 24Martha8,556
  25. 25Rose8,509
  26. 26Florence8,178
  27. 27Louise7,979
  28. 28Lillian7,661
  29. 29Norma7,528
  30. 30Ruby7,476
  31. 31Catherine7,469
  32. 32Eleanor7,305
  33. 33Phyllis6,921
  34. 34Annie6,877
  35. 35Gladys6,634
  36. 36Thelma6,585
  37. 37Josephine6,410
  38. 38Edna6,396
  39. 39Pauline6,357
  40. 40June6,077
  41. 41Ethel5,856
  42. 42Edith5,786
  43. 43Lucille5,760
  44. 44Joyce5,704
  45. 45Bernice5,443
  46. 46Grace5,427
  47. 47Marion5,353
  48. 48Hazel5,303
  49. 49Dolores5,218
  50. 50Rita5,015
  51. 51Joan4,995
  52. 52Juanita4,981
  53. 53Lorraine4,891
  54. 54Geraldine4,812
  55. 55Ann4,779
  56. 56Jane4,641
  57. 57Nancy4,566
  58. 58Beatrice4,518
  59. 59Emma4,480
  60. 60Audrey4,477
  61. 61Clara4,464
  62. 62Esther4,453
  63. 63Sarah4,424
  64. 64Theresa4,407
  65. 65Marilyn4,370
  66. 66Wanda4,125
  67. 67Wilma4,054
  68. 68Elaine4,004
  69. 69Elsie3,910
  70. 70Marian3,859
  71. 71Gertrude3,852
  72. 72Katherine3,834
  73. 73Willie3,817
  74. 74Beverly3,775
  75. 75Julia3,688
  76. 76Bertha3,583
  77. 77Agnes3,533
  78. 78Charlotte3,512
  79. 79Eva3,494
  80. 80Vivian3,430
  81. 81Laura3,373
  82. 82Ida3,285
  83. 83Kathleen3,277
  84. 84Vera3,152
  85. 85Maxine3,150
  86. 86Anne3,109
  87. 87Kathryn3,094
  88. 88Jeanne3,063
  89. 89Bessie3,054
  90. 90Donna3,008
  91. 91Alma2,990
  92. 92Eileen2,928
  93. 93Jessie2,921
  94. 94Violet2,903
  95. 95Rosemary2,900
  96. 96Pearl2,899
  97. 97Viola2,876
  98. 98Ella2,852
  99. 99Lillie2,845
  100. 100Ellen2,768

US babies given each name in 1926.

Boys100

  1. 1Robert61,130
  2. 2John56,108
  3. 3James53,196
  4. 4William51,922
  5. 5Charles29,521
  6. 6George25,910
  7. 7Richard25,143
  8. 8Joseph23,756
  9. 9Donald20,912
  10. 10Edward19,375
  11. 11Thomas16,592
  12. 12Frank14,493
  13. 13Paul13,653
  14. 14Harold13,310
  15. 15Raymond12,809
  16. 16Jack12,195
  17. 17Walter11,774
  18. 18Kenneth10,342
  19. 19Henry9,994
  20. 20Arthur9,465
  21. 21Albert9,146
  22. 22David9,041
  23. 23Eugene9,016
  24. 24Ralph8,455
  25. 25Harry8,216
  26. 26Carl6,939
  27. 27Howard6,836
  28. 28Willie6,820
  29. 29Clarence6,537
  30. 30Louis6,513
  31. 31Fred6,447
  32. 32Earl6,441
  33. 33Joe6,338
  34. 34Roy6,224
  35. 35Francis5,789
  36. 36Lawrence5,582
  37. 37Ernest5,436
  38. 38Leonard5,402
  39. 39Norman5,282
  40. 40Billy5,180
  41. 41Gerald5,123
  42. 42Anthony5,058
  43. 43Stanley4,966
  44. 44Herbert4,939
  45. 45Alfred4,726
  46. 46Daniel4,516
  47. 47Melvin4,194
  48. 48Samuel4,180
  49. 49Bernard4,172
  50. 50Marvin4,111
  51. 51Leroy3,808
  52. 52Russell3,793
  53. 53Floyd3,623
  54. 54Leo3,552
  55. 55Edwin3,491
  56. 56Michael3,485
  57. 57Ray3,409
  58. 58Peter3,358
  59. 59Andrew3,344
  60. 60Lloyd3,278
  61. 61Elmer3,233
  62. 62Clifford3,190
  63. 63Theodore3,129
  64. 64Frederick3,120
  65. 65Calvin3,014
  66. 66Vernon2,953
  67. 67Clyde2,873
  68. 68Wayne2,811
  69. 69Herman2,798
  70. 70Philip2,708
  71. 71Warren2,701
  72. 72Alvin2,693
  73. 73Leon2,647
  74. 74Bill2,643
  75. 75Glenn2,635
  76. 76Gordon2,629
  77. 77Vincent2,543
  78. 78Lester2,539
  79. 79Chester2,534
  80. 80Martin2,493
  81. 81Charlie2,446
  82. 82Lewis2,444
  83. 83Milton2,418
  84. 84Dale2,398
  85. 85Lee2,313
  86. 86Cecil2,305
  87. 87Jesse2,298
  88. 88Ronald2,283
  89. 89Roger2,260
  90. 90Harvey2,128
  91. 91Gene2,083
  92. 92Sam2,033
  93. 93Allen2,021
  94. 94Victor2,016
  95. 95Wallace2,012
  96. 96Don1,966
  97. 97Jerry1,934
  98. 98Benjamin1,898
  99. 99Arnold1,882
  100. 100Willard1,810

US babies given each name in 1926.

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What was the most popular girl name in 1926?
Mary was the #1 girl name in the US in 1926, given to 67,832 babies.
What was the most popular boy name in 1926?
Robert was the #1 boy name in the US in 1926, given to 61,130 babies.

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