Top baby names of 1928

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

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
  11. Patricia12,331
  12. Jean12,209
  13. Frances12,137
  14. Elizabeth11,767
  15. Mildred11,652
  16. Anna10,575
  17. Evelyn10,533
  18. Lois10,425
  19. Alice10,139
  20. Dolores9,614
  21. Marie9,286
  22. Martha8,252
  23. Norma8,165
  24. Rose8,161
  25. Gloria8,119
  26. Phyllis7,924
  27. Joan7,854
  28. Irene7,731
  29. Marjorie7,632
  30. Joyce7,244
  31. Louise7,053
  32. Florence6,970
  33. Catherine6,910
  34. Ruby6,692
  35. Lillian6,577
  36. Eleanor6,535
  37. Annie6,329
  38. Marilyn6,066
  39. Lorraine5,982
  40. Thelma5,978
  41. Gladys5,791
  42. Josephine5,671
  43. Nancy5,537
  44. June5,517
  45. Edna5,473
  46. Beverly5,437
  47. Marion5,420
  48. Pauline5,391
  49. Theresa5,331
  50. Geraldine5,156

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
  11. Thomas16,582
  12. Frank13,570
  13. Paul13,159
  14. Harold12,669
  15. Jack12,494
  16. Raymond11,947
  17. Kenneth11,167
  18. Walter10,651
  19. David9,992
  20. Eugene9,709
  21. Henry9,313
  22. Arthur8,880
  23. Albert8,812
  24. Ralph8,100
  25. Herbert8,065
  26. Harry7,604
  27. Billy7,310
  28. Carl6,946
  29. Willie6,817
  30. Joe6,682
  31. Howard6,496
  32. Louis6,297
  33. Alfred6,252
  34. Roy6,229
  35. Clarence6,068
  36. Fred6,036
  37. Earl5,966
  38. Lawrence5,596
  39. Norman5,590
  40. Francis5,516
  41. Gerald5,487
  42. Leonard5,130
  43. Ernest4,941
  44. Anthony4,718
  45. Stanley4,481
  46. Marvin4,452
  47. Daniel4,426
  48. Melvin4,249
  49. Bernard4,067
  50. Ronald3,969