Most Popular Names of 1916
Rankings below use available national records for one year and keep the source sex categories separate.
Popular Girl Names in 1916
#1 Mary61,438 births#2 Helen32,661 births#3 Dorothy27,418 births#4 Margaret24,953 births#5 Ruth23,189 births#6 Mildred15,633 births#7 Anna15,228 births#8 Elizabeth14,940 births#9 Frances13,746 births#10 Virginia12,487 births#11 Evelyn11,889 births#12 Marie11,682 births#13 Alice10,719 births#14 Florence10,412 births#15 Rose9,605 births#16 Lillian9,592 births#17 Irene9,035 births#18 Louise8,630 births#19 Edna8,625 births#20 Catherine8,469 births#21 Josephine8,127 births#22 Gladys8,019 births#23 Ruby7,686 births#24 Martha7,610 births#25 Ethel7,601 births#26 Grace7,461 births#27 Eleanor7,406 births#28 Edith7,307 births#29 Thelma7,290 births#30 Lucille7,241 births#31 Hazel7,214 births#32 Doris7,161 births#33 Pauline6,655 births#34 Esther6,421 births#35 Gertrude6,243 births#36 Annie6,105 births#37 Marjorie5,866 births#38 Beatrice5,586 births#39 Clara5,544 births#40 Ann5,343 births#41 Emma5,217 births#42 Bernice5,183 births#43 Lois5,149 births#44 Betty5,136 births#45 Jean5,081 births#46 Julia5,066 births#47 Marion5,033 births#48 Elsie5,027 births#49 Bertha4,900 births#50 Agnes4,852 births#51 Katherine4,801 births#52 Sarah4,798 births#53 Anne4,571 births#54 Ida4,364 births#55 Eva4,337 births#56 Bessie4,122 births#57 Pearl4,073 births#58 Myrtle3,960 births#59 Viola3,948 births#60 Kathryn3,933 births#61 Nellie3,862 births#62 Jane3,826 births#63 Stella3,818 births#64 Laura3,744 births#65 Mabel3,680 births#66 Vera3,622 births#67 Rita3,477 births#68 Jessie3,414 births#68 Sylvia3,414 births#70 Alma3,403 births#71 Minnie3,274 births#72 Marian3,198 births#73 Willie3,116 births#74 Barbara3,112 births#75 Leona3,086 births#76 Genevieve3,063 births#77 Vivian3,049 births#78 Marguerite3,034 births#79 Jennie3,010 births#80 Charlotte2,995 births#81 Ella2,965 births#82 Wilma2,962 births#83 Violet2,921 births#84 Lucy2,877 births#85 Lena2,869 births#86 June2,840 births#87 Ellen2,838 births#88 Lillie2,825 births#89 Blanche2,714 births#90 Juanita2,644 births#91 Opal2,636 births#92 Mae2,607 births#93 Mattie2,556 births#94 Geraldine2,549 births#95 Phyllis2,427 births#96 Maxine2,424 births#97 Beulah2,401 births#98 Theresa2,348 births#99 Velma2,319 births#100 Emily2,213 births
Popular Boy Names in 1916
#1 John50,043 births#2 William40,418 births#3 James35,569 births#4 Robert31,741 births#5 Joseph23,883 births#6 Charles23,612 births#7 George23,381 births#8 Edward17,005 births#9 Frank15,291 births#10 Thomas11,998 births#11 Walter11,760 births#12 Paul10,790 births#13 Harold10,698 births#14 Henry10,656 births#15 Richard10,134 births#16 Raymond9,565 births#17 Albert9,044 births#18 Arthur8,921 births#19 Harry8,476 births#20 Donald7,736 births#21 Ralph7,085 births#22 Louis6,817 births#23 Carl6,785 births#24 Clarence6,304 births#25 Howard6,171 births#26 Jack6,161 births#27 Kenneth6,012 births#28 David5,812 births#29 Fred5,745 births#30 Willie5,660 births#31 Francis5,652 births#32 Earl5,553 births#33 Roy5,327 births#34 Stanley5,130 births#35 Joe4,911 births#36 Ernest4,823 births#37 Anthony4,749 births#38 Lawrence4,742 births#39 Eugene4,646 births#40 Herbert4,463 births#41 Samuel4,399 births#42 Leonard4,328 births#43 Alfred4,278 births#44 Michael4,210 births#45 Elmer3,936 births#46 Andrew3,723 births#47 Leo3,621 births#48 Norman3,609 births#49 Bernard3,476 births#50 Peter3,370 births#51 Russell3,330 births#52 Frederick3,325 births#53 Edwin3,299 births#54 Chester3,212 births#55 Daniel3,149 births#56 Herman3,043 births#57 Melvin2,984 births#58 Lloyd2,926 births#59 Lester2,907 births#60 Floyd2,783 births#61 Clifford2,767 births#62 Clyde2,707 births#63 Leroy2,699 births#64 Woodrow2,668 births#65 Theodore2,641 births#66 Marvin2,529 births#67 Vincent2,500 births#68 Charlie2,416 births#69 Willard2,413 births#70 Philip2,409 births#71 Lewis2,374 births#72 Milton2,345 births#73 Ray2,334 births#74 Sam2,313 births#75 Vernon2,288 births#76 Gerald2,260 births#77 Jesse2,230 births#78 Victor2,215 births#79 Benjamin2,186 births#80 Cecil2,181 births#81 Martin2,122 births#82 Alvin2,093 births#83 Lee2,016 births#84 Glenn1,970 births#85 Leon1,954 births#86 Oscar1,916 births#87 Stephen1,877 births#88 Edgar1,874 births#89 Arnold1,858 births#90 Gordon1,792 births#91 Everett1,764 births#92 Harvey1,763 births#93 Claude1,733 births#94 Wilbur1,680 births#95 Sidney1,659 births#96 Hugh1,619 births#97 Morris1,618 births#98 Wayne1,587 births#99 Alexander1,584 births#99 Maurice1,584 births