Top baby names of 1916

The 50 most popular girl and boy names, ranked by births

Girls

  1. Mary61,438
  2. Helen32,661
  3. Dorothy27,418
  4. Margaret24,953
  5. Ruth23,189
  6. Mildred15,633
  7. Anna15,228
  8. Elizabeth14,940
  9. Frances13,746
  10. Virginia12,487
  11. Evelyn11,889
  12. Marie11,682
  13. Alice10,719
  14. Florence10,412
  15. Rose9,605
  16. Lillian9,592
  17. Irene9,035
  18. Louise8,630
  19. Edna8,625
  20. Catherine8,469
  21. Josephine8,127
  22. Gladys8,019
  23. Ruby7,686
  24. Martha7,610
  25. Ethel7,601
  26. Grace7,461
  27. Eleanor7,406
  28. Edith7,307
  29. Thelma7,290
  30. Lucille7,241
  31. Hazel7,214
  32. Doris7,161
  33. Pauline6,655
  34. Esther6,421
  35. Gertrude6,243
  36. Annie6,105
  37. Marjorie5,866
  38. Beatrice5,586
  39. Clara5,544
  40. Ann5,343
  41. Emma5,217
  42. Bernice5,183
  43. Lois5,149
  44. Betty5,136
  45. Jean5,081
  46. Julia5,066
  47. Marion5,033
  48. Elsie5,027
  49. Bertha4,900
  50. Agnes4,852

Boys

  1. John50,043
  2. William40,418
  3. James35,568
  4. Robert31,741
  5. Joseph23,883
  6. Charles23,612
  7. George23,381
  8. Edward17,005
  9. Frank15,291
  10. Thomas11,998
  11. Walter11,760
  12. Paul10,790
  13. Harold10,698
  14. Henry10,656
  15. Richard10,134
  16. Raymond9,565
  17. Albert9,044
  18. Arthur8,921
  19. Harry8,476
  20. Donald7,737
  21. Ralph7,085
  22. Louis6,817
  23. Carl6,786
  24. Clarence6,304
  25. Howard6,171
  26. Jack6,162
  27. Kenneth6,012
  28. David5,812
  29. Fred5,745
  30. Willie5,660
  31. Francis5,652
  32. Earl5,553
  33. Roy5,327
  34. Stanley5,130
  35. Joe4,911
  36. Ernest4,823
  37. Anthony4,749
  38. Lawrence4,742
  39. Eugene4,646
  40. Herbert4,463
  41. Samuel4,399
  42. Leonard4,328
  43. Alfred4,278
  44. Michael4,210
  45. Elmer3,936
  46. Andrew3,723
  47. Leo3,621
  48. Norman3,609
  49. Bernard3,476
  50. Peter3,370