Most Popular Names of 1928
Rankings below use available national records for one year and keep the source sex categories separate.
Popular Girl Names in 1928
#1 Mary66,871 births#2 Betty36,083 births#3 Dorothy33,733 births#4 Helen22,937 births#5 Margaret20,295 births#6 Ruth17,859 births#7 Doris16,575 births#8 Barbara14,872 births#9 Virginia14,500 births#10 Shirley14,215 births#11 Patricia12,331 births#12 Jean12,209 births#13 Frances12,137 births#14 Elizabeth11,767 births#15 Mildred11,653 births#16 Anna10,575 births#17 Evelyn10,533 births#18 Lois10,425 births#19 Alice10,139 births#20 Dolores9,615 births#21 Marie9,286 births#22 Martha8,252 births#23 Norma8,166 births#24 Rose8,161 births#25 Gloria8,119 births#26 Phyllis7,924 births#27 Joan7,854 births#28 Irene7,731 births#29 Marjorie7,632 births#30 Joyce7,244 births#31 Louise7,053 births#32 Florence6,970 births#33 Catherine6,910 births#34 Ruby6,692 births#35 Lillian6,577 births#36 Eleanor6,535 births#37 Annie6,329 births#38 Marilyn6,066 births#39 Lorraine5,982 births#40 Thelma5,978 births#41 Gladys5,791 births#42 Josephine5,671 births#43 Nancy5,537 births#44 June5,517 births#45 Edna5,473 births#46 Beverly5,437 births#47 Marion5,420 births#48 Pauline5,391 births#49 Theresa5,330 births#50 Geraldine5,156 births#51 Lucille5,094 births#52 Grace4,989 births#53 Bernice4,943 births#54 Ann4,932 births#55 Ethel4,928 births#56 Edith4,846 births#57 Rita4,810 births#58 Juanita4,734 births#59 Hazel4,649 births#60 Audrey4,630 births#61 Donna4,470 births#62 Jane4,411 births#63 Wanda4,318 births#64 Sarah4,244 births#65 Clara4,106 births#66 Esther4,096 births#67 Emma4,017 births#68 Elaine4,004 births#69 Wilma3,937 births#70 Beatrice3,922 births#71 Marian3,886 births#72 Charlotte3,475 births#73 Elsie3,470 births#74 Willie3,444 births#75 Katherine3,398 births#76 Peggy3,382 births#77 Carol3,349 births#78 Vivian3,310 births#79 Eva3,212 births#80 Julia3,206 births#81 Bertha3,161 births#82 Kathleen3,151 births#83 Laura3,146 births#84 Maxine3,124 births#85 Agnes3,023 births#86 Gertrude3,011 births#87 Ida2,994 births#88 Rosemary2,972 births#89 Bonnie2,923 births#90 Jeanne2,879 births#91 Carolyn2,847 births#92 Vera2,841 births#93 Anne2,824 births#94 Delores2,810 births#95 Janet2,782 births#96 Billie2,777 births#97 Jacqueline2,739 births#98 Ellen2,682 births#99 Kathryn2,681 births#100 Ella2,670 births
Popular Boy Names in 1928
#1 Robert60,701 births#2 John53,760 births#3 James52,752 births#4 William49,118 births#5 Charles31,243 births#6 Richard28,793 births#7 Donald25,704 births#8 George24,391 births#9 Joseph22,322 births#10 Edward18,492 births#11 Thomas16,582 births#12 Frank13,570 births#13 Paul13,160 births#14 Harold12,670 births#15 Jack12,494 births#16 Raymond11,946 births#17 Kenneth11,167 births#18 Walter10,651 births#19 David9,990 births#20 Eugene9,708 births#21 Henry9,313 births#22 Arthur8,880 births#23 Albert8,812 births#24 Ralph8,100 births#25 Herbert8,065 births#26 Harry7,604 births#27 Billy7,310 births#28 Carl6,946 births#29 Willie6,817 births#30 Joe6,682 births#31 Howard6,496 births#32 Louis6,299 births#33 Alfred6,252 births#34 Roy6,229 births#35 Clarence6,068 births#36 Fred6,036 births#37 Earl5,966 births#38 Lawrence5,597 births#39 Norman5,590 births#40 Francis5,516 births#41 Gerald5,487 births#42 Leonard5,131 births#43 Ernest4,941 births#44 Anthony4,719 births#45 Stanley4,481 births#46 Marvin4,452 births#47 Daniel4,426 births#48 Melvin4,249 births#49 Bernard4,067 births#50 Ronald3,969 births#51 Leroy3,872 births#52 Samuel3,844 births#53 Michael3,598 births#54 Floyd3,338 births#55 Russell3,325 births#56 Peter3,299 births#57 Ray3,248 births#58 Edwin3,166 births#59 Lloyd3,158 births#60 Andrew3,142 births#61 Leo3,095 births#62 Gene3,088 births#63 Elmer2,977 births#64 Bill2,976 births#65 Bobby2,972 births#66 Theodore2,916 births#67 Frederick2,882 births#68 Clifford2,862 births#69 Wayne2,855 births#70 Vernon2,852 births#71 Roger2,774 births#72 Alvin2,750 births#73 Philip2,726 births#74 Clyde2,713 births#75 Dale2,640 births#76 Glenn2,603 births#77 Gordon2,596 births#78 Herman2,588 births#78 Jerry2,588 births#80 Charlie2,463 births#81 Leon2,460 births#82 Vincent2,440 births#83 Martin2,428 births#84 Don2,382 births#85 Warren2,361 births#86 Lewis2,339 births#87 Lee2,282 births#88 Chester2,243 births#89 Lester2,229 births#90 Harvey2,186 births#91 Jesse2,171 births#92 Milton2,170 births#93 Allen2,137 births#94 Calvin2,128 births#95 Bob2,093 births#96 Gilbert2,048 births#97 Cecil2,005 births#98 Arnold1,974 births#99 Victor1,946 births#100 Jimmie1,924 births