Most Popular Names of 1926
Rankings below use available national records for one year and keep the source sex categories separate.
Popular Girl Names in 1926
#1 Mary67,832 births#2 Dorothy36,618 births#3 Betty32,964 births#4 Helen26,886 births#5 Margaret23,072 births#6 Ruth20,225 births#7 Doris16,295 births#8 Virginia16,161 births#9 Mildred13,547 births#10 Frances13,355 births#11 Elizabeth12,837 births#12 Jean12,168 births#13 Evelyn11,780 births#14 Shirley11,762 births#15 Anna11,698 births#16 Barbara11,079 births#17 Alice10,956 births#18 Marie10,629 births#19 Lois9,816 births#20 Gloria9,198 births#21 Irene9,169 births#22 Marjorie8,640 births#23 Patricia8,586 births#24 Martha8,556 births#25 Rose8,509 births#26 Florence8,178 births#27 Louise7,979 births#28 Lillian7,661 births#29 Norma7,528 births#30 Ruby7,476 births#31 Catherine7,469 births#32 Eleanor7,305 births#33 Phyllis6,921 births#34 Annie6,877 births#35 Gladys6,634 births#36 Thelma6,585 births#37 Josephine6,410 births#38 Edna6,396 births#39 Pauline6,357 births#40 June6,077 births#41 Ethel5,856 births#42 Edith5,786 births#43 Lucille5,760 births#44 Joyce5,704 births#45 Bernice5,443 births#46 Grace5,427 births#47 Marion5,353 births#48 Hazel5,303 births#49 Dolores5,218 births#50 Rita5,015 births#51 Joan4,995 births#52 Juanita4,981 births#53 Lorraine4,891 births#54 Geraldine4,812 births#55 Ann4,779 births#56 Jane4,641 births#57 Nancy4,566 births#58 Beatrice4,518 births#59 Emma4,480 births#60 Audrey4,477 births#61 Clara4,464 births#62 Esther4,453 births#63 Sarah4,424 births#64 Theresa4,407 births#65 Marilyn4,370 births#66 Wanda4,125 births#67 Wilma4,054 births#68 Elaine4,004 births#69 Elsie3,910 births#70 Marian3,859 births#71 Gertrude3,852 births#72 Katherine3,834 births#73 Willie3,817 births#74 Beverly3,775 births#75 Julia3,688 births#76 Bertha3,583 births#77 Agnes3,533 births#78 Charlotte3,512 births#79 Eva3,494 births#80 Vivian3,430 births#81 Laura3,373 births#82 Ida3,285 births#83 Kathleen3,277 births#84 Vera3,152 births#85 Maxine3,150 births#86 Anne3,109 births#87 Kathryn3,094 births#88 Jeanne3,063 births#89 Bessie3,054 births#90 Donna3,008 births#91 Alma2,990 births#92 Eileen2,928 births#93 Jessie2,921 births#94 Violet2,903 births#95 Rosemary2,900 births#96 Pearl2,899 births#97 Viola2,876 births#98 Ella2,852 births#99 Lillie2,845 births#100 Ellen2,768 births
Popular Boy Names in 1926
#1 Robert61,130 births#2 John56,108 births#3 James53,196 births#4 William51,922 births#5 Charles29,521 births#6 George25,910 births#7 Richard25,143 births#8 Joseph23,756 births#9 Donald20,912 births#10 Edward19,375 births#11 Thomas16,592 births#12 Frank14,493 births#13 Paul13,653 births#14 Harold13,310 births#15 Raymond12,809 births#16 Jack12,195 births#17 Walter11,774 births#18 Kenneth10,342 births#19 Henry9,994 births#20 Arthur9,465 births#21 Albert9,146 births#22 David9,041 births#23 Eugene9,016 births#24 Ralph8,455 births#25 Harry8,216 births#26 Carl6,939 births#27 Howard6,836 births#28 Willie6,820 births#29 Clarence6,537 births#30 Louis6,513 births#31 Fred6,447 births#32 Earl6,441 births#33 Joe6,338 births#34 Roy6,224 births#35 Francis5,789 births#36 Lawrence5,582 births#37 Ernest5,436 births#38 Leonard5,402 births#39 Norman5,282 births#40 Billy5,180 births#41 Gerald5,123 births#42 Anthony5,058 births#43 Stanley4,966 births#44 Herbert4,939 births#45 Alfred4,726 births#46 Daniel4,516 births#47 Melvin4,194 births#48 Samuel4,180 births#49 Bernard4,172 births#50 Marvin4,111 births#51 Leroy3,808 births#52 Russell3,793 births#53 Floyd3,623 births#54 Leo3,552 births#55 Edwin3,491 births#56 Michael3,485 births#57 Ray3,409 births#58 Peter3,358 births#59 Andrew3,344 births#60 Lloyd3,278 births#61 Elmer3,233 births#62 Clifford3,190 births#63 Theodore3,129 births#64 Frederick3,120 births#65 Calvin3,014 births#66 Vernon2,953 births#67 Clyde2,873 births#68 Wayne2,811 births#69 Herman2,798 births#70 Philip2,708 births#71 Warren2,701 births#72 Alvin2,693 births#73 Leon2,647 births#74 Bill2,643 births#75 Glenn2,635 births#76 Gordon2,629 births#77 Vincent2,543 births#78 Lester2,539 births#79 Chester2,534 births#80 Martin2,493 births#81 Charlie2,446 births#82 Lewis2,444 births#83 Milton2,418 births#84 Dale2,398 births#85 Lee2,313 births#86 Cecil2,305 births#87 Jesse2,298 births#88 Ronald2,283 births#89 Roger2,260 births#90 Harvey2,128 births#91 Gene2,083 births#92 Sam2,033 births#93 Allen2,021 births#94 Victor2,016 births#95 Wallace2,012 births#96 Don1,966 births#97 Jerry1,934 births#98 Benjamin1,898 births#99 Arnold1,882 births#100 Willard1,810 births