Top baby names of 1926

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

Girls

  1. Mary67,833
  2. Dorothy36,618
  3. Betty32,964
  4. Helen26,885
  5. Margaret23,073
  6. Ruth20,225
  7. Doris16,295
  8. Virginia16,161
  9. Mildred13,548
  10. Frances13,355
  11. Elizabeth12,837
  12. Jean12,168
  13. Evelyn11,780
  14. Shirley11,761
  15. Anna11,698
  16. Barbara11,079
  17. Alice10,956
  18. Marie10,629
  19. Lois9,817
  20. Gloria9,199
  21. Irene9,169
  22. Marjorie8,640
  23. Patricia8,586
  24. Martha8,556
  25. Rose8,509
  26. Florence8,178
  27. Louise7,979
  28. Lillian7,661
  29. Norma7,528
  30. Ruby7,476
  31. Catherine7,469
  32. Eleanor7,305
  33. Phyllis6,921
  34. Annie6,877
  35. Gladys6,634
  36. Thelma6,584
  37. Josephine6,410
  38. Edna6,396
  39. Pauline6,357
  40. June6,077
  41. Ethel5,856
  42. Edith5,786
  43. Lucille5,760
  44. Joyce5,704
  45. Bernice5,443
  46. Grace5,427
  47. Marion5,353
  48. Hazel5,303
  49. Dolores5,219
  50. Rita5,015

Boys

  1. Robert61,130
  2. John56,108
  3. James53,197
  4. William51,922
  5. Charles29,521
  6. George25,909
  7. Richard25,143
  8. Joseph23,756
  9. Donald20,912
  10. Edward19,375
  11. Thomas16,592
  12. Frank14,493
  13. Paul13,653
  14. Harold13,311
  15. Raymond12,809
  16. Jack12,195
  17. Walter11,774
  18. Kenneth10,342
  19. Henry9,994
  20. Arthur9,465
  21. Albert9,146
  22. David9,041
  23. Eugene9,016
  24. Ralph8,455
  25. Harry8,215
  26. Carl6,939
  27. Howard6,836
  28. Willie6,820
  29. Clarence6,537
  30. Louis6,513
  31. Fred6,447
  32. Earl6,441
  33. Joe6,338
  34. Roy6,224
  35. Francis5,789
  36. Lawrence5,582
  37. Ernest5,436
  38. Leonard5,402
  39. Norman5,282
  40. Billy5,180
  41. Gerald5,123
  42. Anthony5,058
  43. Stanley4,966
  44. Herbert4,939
  45. Alfred4,726
  46. Daniel4,516
  47. Melvin4,194
  48. Samuel4,179
  49. Bernard4,172
  50. Marvin4,111