Most Popular Names of 1936
Rankings below use available national records for one year and keep the source sex categories separate.
Popular Girl Names in 1936
#1 Mary54,377 births#2 Shirley35,161 births#3 Barbara31,682 births#4 Betty25,868 births#5 Patricia23,916 births#6 Dorothy17,666 births#7 Joan17,072 births#8 Nancy16,755 births#9 Margaret14,596 births#10 Carol14,520 births#11 Helen12,234 births#12 Joyce11,988 births#13 Marilyn11,064 births#14 Virginia9,650 births#15 Doris9,226 births#16 Ruth9,217 births#17 Beverly8,901 births#18 Elizabeth8,860 births#19 Frances8,789 births#20 Jean8,536 births#21 Janet8,080 births#22 Donna7,932 births#23 Carolyn7,906 births#24 Martha7,392 births#25 Phyllis7,374 births#26 Lois7,232 births#27 Alice7,201 births#28 Ann6,666 births#29 Norma6,633 births#30 Dolores6,417 births#31 Janice6,150 births#32 Gloria6,140 births#33 Marie6,132 births#34 Evelyn6,108 births#35 Peggy6,068 births#36 Anna5,727 births#37 Rose5,699 births#38 Sandra5,526 births#39 Marlene5,332 births#40 Mildred5,051 births#41 Geraldine4,864 births#42 Jane4,719 births#43 Judith4,580 births#44 Catherine4,537 births#45 Annie4,529 births#46 Louise4,355 births#47 Eleanor4,341 births#48 Joanne4,305 births#49 Marjorie4,279 births#50 Elaine4,259 births#51 Ruby4,226 births#52 Patsy4,196 births#53 Sylvia4,156 births#54 Arlene3,898 births#55 Joann3,886 births#56 Wanda3,882 births#57 Irene3,817 births#58 Delores3,760 births#59 Sally3,635 births#60 Sharon3,573 births#61 Charlotte3,555 births#62 June3,515 births#62 Sarah3,515 births#64 Roberta3,467 births#65 Bonnie3,374 births#66 Jacqueline3,362 births#67 Kathleen3,352 births#68 Audrey3,345 births#69 Rita3,334 births#70 Loretta3,325 births#71 Edna3,305 births#72 Jo3,292 births#73 Carole3,199 births#74 Thelma3,196 births#75 Juanita3,183 births#76 Lorraine3,167 births#77 Josephine3,141 births#78 Wilma3,123 births#79 Lillian3,117 births#80 Florence3,083 births#81 Yvonne3,038 births#82 Pauline2,981 births#83 Darlene2,962 births#84 Gladys2,944 births#85 Emma2,831 births#86 Grace2,791 births#87 Edith2,759 births#88 Theresa2,758 births#89 Anne2,756 births#90 Ethel2,730 births#91 Clara2,684 births#92 Lucille2,632 births#93 Marion2,580 births#94 Jeanette2,552 births#95 Bernice2,540 births#96 Hazel2,512 births#97 Linda2,440 births#98 Kay2,408 births#99 Ellen2,398 births#100 Katherine2,355 births
Popular Boy Names in 1936
#1 Robert58,500 births#2 James54,694 births#3 John47,683 births#4 William39,398 births#5 Richard33,494 births#6 Charles29,101 births#7 Donald28,639 births#8 Thomas18,342 births#9 George18,197 births#10 David17,476 births#11 Joseph17,453 births#12 Ronald16,917 births#13 Edward14,194 births#14 Kenneth12,486 births#15 Paul12,307 births#16 Frank10,186 births#17 Raymond9,459 births#18 Jerry9,271 births#19 Gerald9,018 births#20 Jack8,857 births#21 Harold8,628 births#22 Billy8,587 births#23 Joe8,023 births#24 Bobby7,735 births#25 Larry7,611 births#26 Walter7,536 births#27 Carl6,591 births#28 Henry6,447 births#29 Eugene6,376 births#30 Arthur6,264 births#31 Ralph6,029 births#32 Willie6,011 births#33 Michael5,800 births#34 Albert5,759 births#35 Roger5,702 births#36 Fred5,602 births#37 Lawrence5,339 births#38 Gary5,192 births#39 Harry4,931 births#40 Howard4,874 births#41 Daniel4,817 births#42 Roy4,815 births#43 Norman4,645 births#44 Louis4,418 births#45 Wayne4,409 births#46 Jimmy4,214 births#47 Earl4,106 births#48 Anthony3,978 births#49 Marvin3,936 births#50 Francis3,876 births#51 Don3,830 births#52 Clarence3,772 births#53 Melvin3,730 births#54 Leonard3,716 births#55 Ernest3,715 births#56 Peter3,714 births#57 Leroy3,642 births#58 Stanley3,492 births#59 Dale3,393 births#60 Alfred3,253 births#61 Bill3,166 births#62 Herbert3,117 births#63 Philip3,033 births#64 Franklin2,939 births#64 Ray2,939 births#66 Gene2,909 births#67 Samuel2,893 births#68 Bernard2,853 births#69 Russell2,832 births#70 Frederick2,817 births#71 Jimmie2,742 births#72 Johnny2,729 births#73 Bruce2,630 births#74 Dennis2,627 births#75 Gordon2,567 births#76 Lee2,418 births#77 Bob2,408 births#78 Douglas2,374 births#79 Eddie2,347 births#80 Glenn2,328 births#81 Allen2,314 births#82 Leon2,282 births#83 Andrew2,276 births#84 Edwin2,271 births#85 Jim2,268 births#86 Floyd2,228 births#87 Theodore2,219 births#88 Lloyd2,160 births#89 Clyde2,153 births#90 Clifford2,132 births#91 Tommy2,108 births#92 Martin2,106 births#93 Vernon2,028 births#94 Leo2,017 births#95 Warren1,976 births#96 Alvin1,970 births#96 Harvey1,970 births#98 Jerome1,967 births#99 Stephen1,862 births#100 Patrick1,856 births