The 1928 Baby Name Report

2,260,938 babies, 9,054 unique names — the risers, fallers, and brand-new arrivals of 1928

👑 #1 girls: Mary (49 years running) 👑 #1 boys: Robert (5 years running) 245 debuts

Top girls

  1. Mary66,872
  2. Betty36,083
  3. Dorothy33,733
  4. Helen22,937
  5. Margaret20,295
  6. Ruth17,859
  7. Doris16,574
  8. Barbara14,872
  9. Virginia14,500
  10. Shirley14,215

Top boys

  1. Robert60,701
  2. John53,761
  3. James52,753
  4. William49,119
  5. Charles31,244
  6. Richard28,794
  7. Donald25,705
  8. George24,391
  9. Joseph22,319
  10. Edward18,492

Full top-50 rankings for 1928 →

🚀 Fastest risers

  1. Jeannine #1,395 → #322 (+1,073)
  2. Hoover #1,137 → #363 (+774)
  3. Charmaine #856 → #420 (+436)
  4. Diane #563 → #260 (+303)
  5. Huey #578 → #409 (+169)
  6. Ramona #277 → #117 (+160)
  7. Gary #542 → #395 (+147)
  8. Greta #586 → #443 (+143)
  9. Myrna #490 → #373 (+117)
  10. Bertie #450 → #336 (+114)

📉 Biggest fallers

  1. Marylou #410 → #512 (−102)
  2. Freida #488 → #581 (−93)
  3. Rosalind #486 → #577 (−91)
  4. Edsel #399 → #487 (−88)
  5. Valeria #492 → #572 (−80)
  6. Woodrow #312 → #391 (−79)
  7. Laurel #467 → #541 (−74)
  8. Noah #385 → #458 (−73)
  9. Orval #423 → #492 (−69)
  10. Althea #425 → #492 (−67)

✨ Never recorded before 1928

Joreen (22) Gerane (14) Charmayne (12) Sallyann (10) Raymona (9) Alfread (9) Brevard (9) Caryll (8) Doneta (8) Lamona (8)

245 names appeared in SSA records for the first time ever in 1928.

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What were the most popular baby names in 1928?
Mary was the #1 girl name and Robert the #1 boy name in 1928, out of 2,260,938 recorded births.
What baby name rose fastest in 1928?
Jeannine made the biggest jump in 1928, climbing 1,073 spots to #322.
How many new baby names appeared in 1928?
245 names were recorded by the SSA for the first time ever in 1928.