Top baby names of 1936

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

Girls

  1. Mary54,374
  2. Shirley35,162
  3. Barbara31,682
  4. Betty25,867
  5. Patricia23,916
  6. Dorothy17,666
  7. Joan17,071
  8. Nancy16,754
  9. Margaret14,596
  10. Carol14,519
  11. Helen12,234
  12. Joyce11,988
  13. Marilyn11,064
  14. Virginia9,650
  15. Doris9,227
  16. Ruth9,217
  17. Beverly8,901
  18. Elizabeth8,860
  19. Frances8,789
  20. Jean8,536
  21. Janet8,081
  22. Donna7,932
  23. Carolyn7,907
  24. Martha7,391
  25. Phyllis7,374
  26. Lois7,232
  27. Alice7,201
  28. Ann6,666
  29. Norma6,633
  30. Dolores6,417
  31. Janice6,149
  32. Gloria6,140
  33. Marie6,132
  34. Evelyn6,108
  35. Peggy6,068
  36. Anna5,727
  37. Rose5,699
  38. Sandra5,526
  39. Marlene5,332
  40. Mildred5,052
  41. Geraldine4,864
  42. Jane4,719
  43. Judith4,580
  44. Catherine4,537
  45. Annie4,529
  46. Louise4,354
  47. Eleanor4,341
  48. Joanne4,305
  49. Marjorie4,279
  50. Elaine4,259

Boys

  1. Robert58,501
  2. James54,696
  3. John47,679
  4. William39,398
  5. Richard33,492
  6. Charles29,100
  7. Donald28,640
  8. Thomas18,343
  9. George18,197
  10. David17,477
  11. Joseph17,452
  12. Ronald16,918
  13. Edward14,194
  14. Kenneth12,486
  15. Paul12,306
  16. Frank10,186
  17. Raymond9,458
  18. Jerry9,270
  19. Gerald9,017
  20. Jack8,857
  21. Harold8,629
  22. Billy8,587
  23. Joe8,023
  24. Bobby7,735
  25. Larry7,612
  26. Walter7,536
  27. Carl6,591
  28. Henry6,446
  29. Eugene6,375
  30. Arthur6,264
  31. Ralph6,029
  32. Willie6,011
  33. Michael5,800
  34. Albert5,759
  35. Roger5,701
  36. Fred5,602
  37. Lawrence5,341
  38. Gary5,192
  39. Harry4,930
  40. Howard4,874
  41. Roy4,817
  42. Daniel4,817
  43. Norman4,645
  44. Louis4,419
  45. Wayne4,408
  46. Jimmy4,213
  47. Earl4,106
  48. Anthony3,978
  49. Marvin3,936
  50. Francis3,876