Home Years 1916 The most popular baby names of 1916 In 1916 the most given names were John (50,043 boys) and Mary (61,438 girls); SSA’s file counts 1,934,414 babies under 9,696 name-and-sex entries (every name given to 5 or more babies of one sex).
The 1916 file: SSA national baby-name file, published May 8, 2026. SSA’s notes on the data .
The top names of 1916 Girls: top 25 of 1916 # Name Births Per 1,000 Rank 1915 1 1 Mary 61,438 58.8 #1 2 2 Helen 32,661 31.3 #2 3 3 Dorothy 27,418 26.3 #3 4 4 Margaret 24,953 23.9 #4 5 5 Ruth 23,189 22.2 #5 6 6 Mildred 15,633 15.0 #6 7 7 Anna 15,228 14.6 #7 8 8 Elizabeth 14,940 14.3 #8 9 9 Frances 13,746 13.2 #9 10 10 Virginia 12,487 12.0 #12 11 11 Evelyn 11,889 11.4 #10 12 12 Marie 11,682 11.2 #11 13 13 Alice 10,719 10.3 #13 14 14 Florence 10,412 10.0 #14 15 15 Rose 9,605 9.2 #16 16 16 Lillian 9,592 9.2 #15 17 17 Irene 9,035 8.7 #17 18 18 Louise 8,630 8.3 #18 19 19 Edna 8,625 8.3 #20 20 20 Catherine 8,469 8.1 #19 21 21 Josephine 8,127 7.8 #22 22 22 Gladys 8,019 7.7 #21 23 23 Ruby 7,686 7.4 #24 24 24 Martha 7,610 7.3 #25 25 25 Ethel 7,601 7.3 #23
Girls #26 to #100 # Name Births 26 Grace 7,461 27 Eleanor 7,406 28 Edith 7,307 29 Thelma 7,290 30 Lucille 7,241 31 Hazel 7,214 32 Doris 7,161 33 Pauline 6,655 34 Esther 6,421 35 Gertrude 6,243 36 Annie 6,105 37 Marjorie 5,866 38 Beatrice 5,586 39 Clara 5,544 40 Ann 5,343 41 Emma 5,217 42 Bernice 5,183 43 Lois 5,149 44 Betty 5,136 45 Jean 5,081 46 Julia 5,066 47 Marion 5,033 48 Elsie 5,027 49 Bertha 4,900 50 Agnes 4,852 51 Katherine 4,801 52 Sarah 4,798 53 Anne 4,571 54 Ida 4,364 55 Eva 4,337 56 Bessie 4,122 57 Pearl 4,073 58 Myrtle 3,960 59 Viola 3,948 60 Kathryn 3,933 61 Nellie 3,862 62 Jane 3,826 63 Stella 3,818 64 Laura 3,744 65 Mabel 3,680 66 Vera 3,622 67 Rita 3,477 68 Jessie 3,414 69 Sylvia 3,414 70 Alma 3,403 71 Minnie 3,274 72 Marian 3,198 73 Willie 3,116 74 Barbara 3,112 75 Leona 3,086 76 Genevieve 3,063 77 Vivian 3,049 78 Marguerite 3,034 79 Jennie 3,010 80 Charlotte 2,995 81 Ella 2,965 82 Wilma 2,962 83 Violet 2,921 84 Lucy 2,877 85 Lena 2,869 86 June 2,840 87 Ellen 2,838 88 Lillie 2,825 89 Blanche 2,714 90 Juanita 2,644 91 Opal 2,636 92 Mae 2,607 93 Mattie 2,556 94 Geraldine 2,549 95 Phyllis 2,427 96 Maxine 2,424 97 Beulah 2,401 98 Theresa 2,348 99 Velma 2,319 100 Emily 2,213
Girls #101 to #1,000 # Name Births 101 Sophie 2,198 102 Nancy 2,166 103 Carrie 2,159 104 Kathleen 2,154 105 Hilda 2,075 106 Harriet 2,067 107 Inez 2,057 108 Georgia 1,992 109 Sara 1,992 110 Eunice 1,964 111 Norma 1,921 112 Geneva 1,919 113 Loretta 1,903 114 Cora 1,899 115 Hattie 1,889 116 Fannie 1,883 117 Ada 1,860 118 Eileen 1,858 119 Audrey 1,853 120 Rosa 1,793 121 Christine 1,787 122 Estelle 1,772 123 Alberta 1,765 124 Dora 1,725 125 Verna 1,713 126 Olga 1,685 127 Lula 1,676 128 Lorraine 1,671 129 Mamie 1,653 130 Naomi 1,649 131 Madeline 1,644 132 Olive 1,616 133 Sadie 1,529 134 Muriel 1,524 135 Jeanette 1,522 136 Mable 1,520 137 Daisy 1,511 138 Wanda 1,505 139 Lucile 1,483 140 Miriam 1,460 141 Flora 1,459 142 Janet 1,449 143 Lottie 1,389 144 Caroline 1,385 145 Erma 1,378 146 Dolores 1,374 147 Lola 1,372 148 Winifred 1,365 149 Irma 1,353 150 Victoria 1,340 151 Anita 1,339 152 Fern 1,332 153 Rachel 1,328 154 Nora 1,314 155 Roberta 1,313 156 Susie 1,313 157 Maggie 1,277 158 Henrietta 1,264 159 Maria 1,261 160 Shirley 1,245 161 Elaine 1,236 162 Sally 1,221 163 Carolyn 1,216 164 Eula 1,210 165 Della 1,172 166 Adeline 1,168 167 Amelia 1,159 168 Lydia 1,148 169 Rebecca 1,132 170 Nina 1,130 171 Nettie 1,125 172 Arlene 1,105 173 Jeannette 1,082 174 Patricia 1,078 175 Antoinette 1,063 176 Jeanne 1,050 177 Lorene 1,043 178 Goldie 1,039 179 Dorothea 1,036 180 Cleo 1,031 181 Rosie 1,030 182 Marcella 1,002 183 Isabel 1,000 184 Rosemary 996 185 Bonnie 992 186 Veronica 976 187 Eloise 953 188 Freda 948 189 Angeline 940 190 May 938 191 Katie 935 192 Isabelle 927 193 Ollie 925 194 Regina 921 195 Margie 915 196 Sallie 912 197 Essie 904 198 Adele 902 199 Lela 888 200 Cecelia 883 201 Effie 878 202 Angelina 871 203 Sue 868 204 Faye 865 205 Ora 857 206 Iva 844 207 Susan 844 208 Claire 838 209 Frieda 838 210 Luella 837 211 Addie 823 212 Joan 823 213 Constance 811 214 Celia 810 215 Carol 789 216 Rosalie 787 217 Elva 783 218 Leola 780 219 Annette 773 220 Alta 765 221 Joyce 746 222 Etta 742 223 Maude 739 224 Jewel 726 225 Eleanore 724 226 Nell 722 227 Helene 718 228 Selma 718 229 Angela 716 230 Lila 708 231 Jewell 699 232 Sophia 697 233 Cecilia 685 234 Ernestine 676 235 Fay 676 236 Johnnie 676 237 Ola 672 238 Ina 671 239 Lizzie 669 240 Matilda 665 241 Reba 665 242 Teresa 662 243 Mollie 650 244 Janie 649 245 Laverne 642 246 Elma 622 247 Donna 606 248 Amy 595 249 Estella 595 250 Nannie 593 251 Melba 581 252 Elinor 580 253 Iris 577 254 Gwendolyn 574 255 Rena 573 256 Elvira 567 257 Billie 565 258 Peggy 554 259 Elnora 550 260 Hannah 549 261 Flossie 548 262 Eugenia 536 263 Lenora 532 264 Millie 524 265 Francis 519 266 Leah 514 267 Ila 513 268 Harriett 511 269 Virgie 509 270 Carmen 508 271 Edythe 507 272 Beverly 495 273 Clarice 484 274 Winnie 477 275 Lee 475 276 Zelma 466 277 Cornelia 465 278 Tillie 457 279 Carmela 451 280 Adelaide 449 281 Neva 449 282 Annabelle 448 283 Olivia 446 284 Letha 445 285 Allie 443 286 Priscilla 440 287 Nadine 429 288 Natalie 428 289 Helena 424 290 Imogene 423 291 Myra 422 292 Amanda 421 293 Gracie 421 294 Madge 418 295 Cecile 417 296 Arline 414 297 Carmella 412 298 Bernadine 407 299 Dollie 404 300 Yvonne 403 301 Connie 399 302 Stephanie 397 303 Avis 391 304 Lorena 391 305 Berniece 389 306 Gussie 388 307 Rosella 387 308 Rhoda 385 309 Frankie 382 310 Lessie 382 311 Hester 378 312 Lily 373 313 Merle 373 314 Janice 372 315 Alyce 369 316 Leila 368 317 Johanna 366 318 Lora 366 319 Josie 363 320 Claudia 361 321 Erna 358 322 Callie 357 323 Concetta 355 324 Aileen 354 325 Odessa 353 326 Christina 346 327 Ione 344 328 Augusta 342 329 Leota 341 330 Aline 340 331 Tessie 340 332 Bettie 339 333 Rosetta 339 334 Katharine 336 335 Belle 334 336 Molly 333 337 Corinne 332 338 Gloria 331 339 Jimmie 330 340 Lenore 330 341 Margery 330 342 Eliza 328 343 Bertie 327 344 Iona 320 345 Wilhelmina 320 346 Kate 318 347 Iola 317 348 Lilly 316 349 Willa 316 350 Theda 315 351 Lou 308 352 Loraine 307 353 Florine 305 354 Dolly 302 355 Nola 301 356 Linda 297 357 Gretchen 296 358 Philomena 296 359 Judith 295 360 Yolanda 292 361 Paula 289 362 Sybil 287 363 Corine 286 364 Beth 285 365 Mayme 285 366 Oma 284 367 Alvina 283 368 Dessie 283 369 Maudie 283 370 Wilda 283 371 Dorthy 278 372 Elisabeth 278 373 Monica 278 374 Ramona 278 375 Reva 277 376 Roxie 277 377 Birdie 275 378 Maurine 275 379 Pansy 273 380 Kay 272 381 Delores 271 382 Pearlie 270 383 Catharine 267 384 Delia 267 385 Ophelia 266 386 Althea 265 387 Lelia 265 388 Hope 262 389 Zelda 258 390 Eddie 254 391 Nona 254 392 Polly 254 393 Bernadette 253 394 Leone 253 395 Mona 253 396 Elda 250 397 Hallie 250 398 Antonia 248 399 Zella 248 400 Ferne 247 401 Isabella 246 402 Madelyn 246 403 Leora 243 404 Cecil 241 405 Fanny 241 406 Rubye 241 407 Dixie 235 408 Louella 235 409 Bette 230 410 Georgie 230 411 John 227 412 Mercedes 227 413 Lorine 226 414 Mavis 226 415 Valeria 226 416 Louisa 225 417 Melva 225 418 Cynthia 224 419 Lauretta 223 420 Earline 221 421 Glenna 221 422 Isabell 220 423 Vesta 220 424 Leta 219 425 Winona 219 426 Lorna 218 427 Clare 215 428 Lucinda 215 429 Joy 214 430 Robbie 214 431 Agatha 213 432 Beryl 213 433 Jannie 213 434 Marietta 213 435 Verda 213 436 Garnet 209 437 Maybelle 208 438 Bella 207 439 Tommie 207 440 Allene 206 441 Angie 204 442 Oleta 204 443 Harriette 203 444 Hortense 202 445 Vada 202 446 Elsa 201 447 Mozelle 201 448 Elvera 200 449 Phoebe 199 450 Rae 199 451 Alpha 198 452 Elise 198 453 Ester 198 454 Lulu 198 455 Yetta 197 456 Evalyn 196 457 Gail 196 458 Bobbie 194 459 Albina 193 460 Vida 193 461 Gertie 192 462 Orpha 192 463 Rosalind 190 464 Ivy 188 465 Julie 188 466 Alene 186 467 Ava 186 468 Ona 185 469 Lura 184 470 Camille 183 471 Aurora 182 472 Dorotha 181 473 Minerva 181 474 Artie 180 475 Marjory 179 476 Valerie 179 477 Linnie 178 478 Mina 178 479 Katheryn 177 480 Alfreda 176 481 Alva 176 482 Evangeline 176 483 Jacqueline 176 484 Dovie 175 485 Maryann 175 486 Eleanora 174 487 Enid 174 488 Lona 173 489 Una 173 490 Queen 172 491 Floy 171 492 Marcia 171 493 Veda 171 494 Belva 170 495 Hettie 170 496 Mathilda 170 497 Charlene 169 498 Rhea 169 499 Blanch 168 500 Joanna 168 501 Lettie 168 502 Freida 167 503 Lucia 167 504 Suzanne 167 505 Zola 167 506 Cassie 166 507 Elena 166 508 James 166 509 Maud 165 510 Rowena 165 511 Deloris 164 512 Mazie 164 513 Aurelia 162 514 Margret 162 515 Elna 161 516 Winnifred 161 517 Rachael 160 518 Retha 160 519 Diana 159 520 Dorris 159 521 Justine 159 522 Nelda 158 523 Odell 158 524 Celeste 157 525 Dortha 157 526 Era 157 527 Hedwig 157 528 Madeleine 157 529 Magdalene 156 530 Marianne 156 531 Filomena 155 532 Roma 155 533 Adela 154 534 Adell 154 535 Golda 154 536 Emilie 153 537 Myrna 153 538 Jaunita 152 539 Jo 152 540 Zora 152 541 Clementine 151 542 Ethelyn 151 543 Myrtis 151 544 Guadalupe 150 545 Edwina 149 546 Hulda 148 547 Cordelia 147 548 Reta 147 549 Roslyn 147 550 Ursula 147 551 Vernice 147 552 Abbie 146 553 Florene 146 554 Idella 146 555 Marilyn 146 556 Ruthie 146 557 Corrine 145 558 Elouise 145 559 Georgiana 145 560 Lyda 145 561 Eve 144 562 Crystal 143 563 Claudine 142 564 Verla 142 565 Nelle 141 566 Margarette 140 567 Ocie 139 568 Velva 139 569 Germaine 138 570 Ilene 138 571 Leatha 138 572 Margarita 138 573 Delphine 137 574 Tressie 137 575 Jenny 136 576 William 136 577 Camilla 135 578 Eldora 135 579 George 135 580 Juliette 135 581 Almeda 134 582 Jayne 134 583 Lupe 134 584 Johnie 132 585 Ray 132 586 Bess 131 587 Darlene 131 588 Magnolia 131 589 Annabel 129 590 Delma 129 591 Marvel 129 592 Mittie 129 593 Alda 128 594 Celestine 128 595 Myrtice 128 596 Chloe 127 597 Evelyne 127 598 Tina 127 599 Anastasia 126 600 Freddie 126 601 Georgianna 126 602 Consuelo 125 603 Patsy 125 604 Velda 125 605 Audra 124 606 Adella 123 607 Ardis 123 608 Charles 123 609 Gilda 123 610 Lilyan 123 611 Vernie 123 612 Manuela 122 613 Meta 122 614 Robert 122 615 Theodora 122 616 Annetta 121 617 Antonette 121 618 Millicent 120 619 Cathryn 119 620 Charlie 119 621 Estell 119 622 Gene 119 623 Bennie 118 624 Joanne 118 625 Rubie 118 626 Judy 117 627 Leonora 117 628 Mozell 117 629 Therese 117 630 Clyde 116 631 Albertha 115 632 Bonita 115 633 Lida 115 634 Dorcas 114 635 Nan 114 636 Faith 113 637 Lavina 113 638 Emilia 112 639 Jerry 112 640 Lovie 112 641 Aletha 111 642 Carolina 111 643 Greta 111 644 Lennie 111 645 Octavia 111 646 Rosamond 111 647 Berneice 110 648 Felicia 110 649 Ima 110 650 Susanna 110 651 Vergie 110 652 Malinda 109 653 Treva 109 654 Betsy 108 655 Hildegarde 108 656 Kathrine 108 657 Nita 108 658 Rosina 108 659 Gayle 107 660 Hellen 107 661 Novella 107 662 Zona 107 663 Idell 106 664 Libby 106 665 Charline 105 666 Zula 105 667 Bethel 104 668 Claudie 104 669 Dona 104 670 Elmira 104 671 Esta 104 672 Kathryne 104 673 Lue 104 674 Rosalyn 104 675 Sibyl 103 676 Verona 103 677 Diane 102 678 Easter 102 679 Joe 101 680 Leslie 101 681 Lina 101 682 Pearline 101 683 Rosalee 101 684 Carmel 100 685 Eda 100 686 Vina 100 687 Hilma 99 688 Juliet 99 689 Norine 99 690 Petra 99 691 Sudie 99 692 Altha 98 693 Grayce 98 694 Theo 98 695 Berenice 97 696 Eulalia 97 697 Francisca 97 698 Mandy 97 699 Ouida 97 700 Dena 96 701 Elenora 96 702 Evie 96 703 Janette 96 704 Sabina 96 705 Viva 96 706 Alicia 95 707 Bridget 95 708 Delphia 95 709 Marianna 94 710 Myrtie 94 711 Violette 94 712 Madie 93 713 Maureen 93 714 Adelle 92 715 Ines 92 716 Syble 92 717 Rosanna 91 718 Deborah 90 719 Laverna 90 720 Vincenza 90 721 Cleta 89 722 Earnestine 89 723 Kitty 89 724 Lucretia 89 725 Norene 89 726 Twila 89 727 Alvera 88 728 Santa 88 729 Magdalen 87 730 Rosemarie 87 731 Kathlyn 86 732 Lilian 85 733 Madonna 85 734 Magdalena 85 735 Melvina 85 736 Stephania 85 737 Ardith 84 738 Frank 84 739 Garnett 84 740 Gwen 84 741 Maxie 84 742 Myrl 84 743 Nedra 84 744 Adrienne 83 745 Arvilla 83 746 Ellie 83 747 Macie 83 748 Palma 83 749 Pinkie 83 750 Annamae 82 751 Earlene 82 752 Georgette 82 753 Georgina 82 754 Hazle 82 755 Henry 82 756 Josefina 82 757 Larue 82 758 Ludie 82 759 Madaline 82 760 Trinidad 82 761 Adelia 81 762 Audie 81 763 Ethyl 81 764 Myrle 81 765 Nova 81 766 Vivienne 81 767 Corene 80 768 Lea 80 769 Berta 79 770 Charity 79 771 Clarissa 79 772 Fae 79 773 Lavonne 79 774 Yvette 79 775 Elinore 78 776 Elisa 78 777 Lavinia 78 778 Nathalie 78 779 Pearle 78 780 Renee 78 781 Vallie 78 782 Emogene 77 783 Joseph 77 784 Letitia 77 785 Pattie 77 786 Rosalia 77 787 Stasia 76 788 Juliana 75 789 Bulah 74 790 Delta 74 791 Euna 74 792 Freeda 74 793 Ira 74 794 Lilla 74 795 Walter 74 796 Amalia 73 797 Arleen 73 798 Lavada 73 799 Lucie 73 800 Luvenia 73 801 Maryjane 73 802 Alverta 72 803 Bernardine 72 804 Cathrine 72 805 Elvie 72 806 Hildred 72 807 Joann 72 808 Thora 72 809 Hermina 71 810 Adelina 70 811 Annabell 70 812 Beaulah 70 813 Hildegard 70 814 Lavon 70 815 Marcelle 70 816 Neoma 70 817 Isobel 69 818 Jeane 69 819 Martina 69 820 Gay 68 821 Juana 68 822 Ozella 68 823 Roselyn 68 824 Afton 67 825 Carole 67 826 Donnie 67 827 Kattie 67 828 Marge 67 829 Ossie 67 830 Vernell 67 831 Emmie 66 832 Jackie 66 833 Leonore 66 834 Maybell 66 835 Meredith 66 836 Noma 66 837 Sonia 66 838 Vinnie 66 839 Waneta 66 840 Ardella 65 841 Ceola 65 842 Colleen 65 843 Delilah 65 844 Delpha 65 845 Hertha 65 846 Queenie 65 847 Zoe 65 848 Daphne 64 849 Elease 64 850 Glenda 64 851 Jettie 64 852 Lavera 64 853 Lavern 64 854 Melissa 64 855 Rosia 64 856 Adaline 63 857 Bettye 63 858 Clemmie 63 859 Elenor 63 860 Imelda 63 861 Loyce 63 862 Mabelle 63 863 Naoma 63 864 Pat 63 865 Savannah 63 866 Willia 63 867 Cleora 62 868 Elizebeth 62 869 Florida 62 870 Goldia 62 871 Lurline 62 872 Ardell 61 873 Elberta 61 874 Elfrieda 61 875 Enola 61 876 Verdie 61 877 Andrea 60 878 Elvina 60 879 Lera 60 880 Lyla 60 881 Madalyn 60 882 Adah 59 883 Leo 59 884 Maurice 59 885 Rosaline 59 886 Vlasta 59 887 Annis 58 888 Luna 58 889 Margarett 58 890 Margaretta 58 891 Prudence 58 892 Veta 58 893 Dale 57 894 Dawn 57 895 Dimple 57 896 Dorathy 57 897 Doretha 57 898 Fairy 57 899 Leonor 57 900 Nella 57 901 Stacia 57 902 Vita 57 903 Zita 57 904 Aldona 56 905 Bernita 56 906 Cordie 56 907 Flo 56 908 Golden 56 909 Lonnie 56 910 Lynn 56 911 Maida 56 912 Odie 56 913 Sammie 56 914 Versie 56 915 Antionette 55 916 Clifford 55 917 Edyth 55 918 Exie 55 919 Glennie 55 920 Jamie 55 921 Leda 55 922 Lenna 55 923 Louvenia 55 924 Maye 55 925 Rozella 55 926 Tennie 55 927 Venita 55 928 Alida 54 929 Astrid 54 930 Eulah 54 931 Eveline 54 932 Janis 54 933 Mafalda 54 934 Mallie 54 935 Margarete 54 936 Mariam 54 937 Minna 54 938 Santina 54 939 Sidney 54 940 Christeen 53 941 Coletta 53 942 Dorine 53 943 Dottie 53 944 Jessica 53 945 Margurite 53 946 Neta 53 947 Ruthe 53 948 Theola 53 949 Amber 52 950 Arlie 52 951 Assunta 52 952 Claribel 52 953 Domenica 52 954 Helyn 52 955 Laurine 52 956 Mammie 52 957 Noreen 52 958 Sofia 52 959 Alba 51 960 Caryl 51 961 Concepcion 51 962 Hermine 51 963 Ressie 51 964 Albertine 50 965 Esperanza 50 966 Etha 50 967 Eugenie 50 968 Floretta 50 969 Francine 50 970 Gladis 50 971 Henretta 50 972 Ingrid 50 973 Lexie 50 974 Paul 50 975 Rosaria 50 976 Trula 50 977 Vertie 50 978 Veva 50 979 Audry 49 980 Cathleen 49 981 Christene 49 982 Coral 49 983 Corrie 49 984 Erline 49 985 Henriette 49 986 Izetta 49 987 Laurette 49 988 Madelene 49 989 Marybelle 49 990 Tena 49 991 Thomas 49 992 Wava 49 993 Almeta 48 994 Angelita 48 995 Augustine 48 996 Birtha 48 997 Buelah 48 998 Clarabelle 48 999 Emelia 48 1000 Erlene 48
Boys: top 25 of 1916 # Name Births Per 1,000 Rank 1915 1 1 John 50,043 56.2 #1 2 2 William 40,418 45.4 #2 3 3 James 35,569 40.0 #3 4 4 Robert 31,741 35.7 #4 5 5 Joseph 23,883 26.8 #5 6 6 Charles 23,612 26.5 #7 7 7 George 23,381 26.3 #6 8 8 Edward 17,005 19.1 #8 9 9 Frank 15,291 17.2 #9 10 10 Thomas 11,998 13.5 #10 11 11 Walter 11,760 13.2 #11 12 12 Paul 10,790 12.1 #13 13 13 Harold 10,698 12.0 #12 14 14 Henry 10,656 12.0 #14 15 15 Richard 10,134 11.4 #15 16 16 Raymond 9,565 10.8 #16 17 17 Albert 9,044 10.2 #17 18 18 Arthur 8,921 10.0 #18 19 19 Harry 8,476 9.5 #19 20 20 Donald 7,736 8.7 #20 21 21 Ralph 7,085 8.0 #21 22 22 Louis 6,817 7.7 #23 23 23 Carl 6,785 7.6 #22 24 24 Clarence 6,304 7.1 #24 25 25 Howard 6,171 6.9 #25
Boys #26 to #100 # Name Births 26 Jack 6,161 27 Kenneth 6,012 28 David 5,812 29 Fred 5,745 30 Willie 5,660 31 Francis 5,652 32 Earl 5,553 33 Roy 5,327 34 Stanley 5,130 35 Joe 4,911 36 Ernest 4,823 37 Anthony 4,749 38 Lawrence 4,742 39 Eugene 4,646 40 Herbert 4,463 41 Samuel 4,399 42 Leonard 4,328 43 Alfred 4,278 44 Michael 4,210 45 Elmer 3,936 46 Andrew 3,723 47 Leo 3,621 48 Norman 3,609 49 Bernard 3,476 50 Peter 3,370 51 Russell 3,330 52 Frederick 3,325 53 Edwin 3,299 54 Chester 3,212 55 Daniel 3,149 56 Herman 3,043 57 Melvin 2,984 58 Lloyd 2,926 59 Lester 2,907 60 Floyd 2,783 61 Clifford 2,767 62 Clyde 2,707 63 Leroy 2,699 64 Woodrow 2,668 65 Theodore 2,641 66 Marvin 2,529 67 Vincent 2,500 68 Charlie 2,416 69 Willard 2,413 70 Philip 2,409 71 Lewis 2,374 72 Milton 2,345 73 Ray 2,334 74 Sam 2,313 75 Vernon 2,288 76 Gerald 2,260 77 Jesse 2,230 78 Victor 2,215 79 Benjamin 2,186 80 Cecil 2,181 81 Martin 2,122 82 Alvin 2,093 83 Lee 2,016 84 Glenn 1,970 85 Leon 1,954 86 Oscar 1,916 87 Stephen 1,877 88 Edgar 1,874 89 Arnold 1,858 90 Gordon 1,792 91 Everett 1,764 92 Harvey 1,763 93 Claude 1,733 94 Wilbur 1,680 95 Sidney 1,659 96 Hugh 1,619 97 Morris 1,618 98 Wayne 1,587 99 Alexander 1,584 100 Maurice 1,584
Boys #101 to #1,000 # Name Births 101 Allen 1,572 102 Warren 1,549 103 Homer 1,506 104 Virgil 1,496 105 Max 1,493 106 Gilbert 1,441 107 Nicholas 1,419 108 Steve 1,399 109 Irving 1,373 110 Marion 1,357 111 Julius 1,355 112 Leslie 1,355 113 Hubert 1,348 114 Eddie 1,311 115 Johnnie 1,306 116 Luther 1,287 117 Jessie 1,269 118 Roland 1,201 119 Ben 1,191 120 Curtis 1,174 121 Dale 1,161 122 Glen 1,156 123 Jacob 1,132 124 Wallace 1,126 125 Mike 1,114 126 Horace 1,106 127 Oliver 1,103 128 Alex 1,094 129 Roger 1,087 130 Franklin 1,073 131 Orville 1,063 132 Tony 1,054 133 Manuel 1,049 134 Edmund 1,032 135 Wesley 1,026 136 Willis 990 137 Rudolph 988 138 Jerome 985 139 Tom 971 140 Emil 970 141 Wilson 912 142 Otis 908 143 Nathan 904 144 Guy 903 145 Jerry 885 146 Angelo 864 147 Bill 854 148 Matthew 825 149 Ira 820 150 Salvatore 819 151 Douglas 815 152 Archie 806 153 Lyle 806 154 Patrick 802 155 Earnest 780 156 Clifton 770 157 Calvin 766 158 Abraham 753 159 Clayton 753 160 Don 744 161 Delbert 743 162 Bruce 740 163 Marshall 739 164 Irvin 724 165 Ivan 723 166 Phillip 723 167 Ronald 723 168 Wilfred 723 169 Bennie 720 170 Otto 719 171 Wilbert 716 172 Sylvester 715 173 Ervin 692 174 Felix 692 175 Jose 686 176 Karl 685 177 Jim 684 178 August 676 179 Jimmie 667 180 Clinton 662 181 Elbert 662 182 Nick 656 183 Forrest 652 184 Jay 640 185 Adolph 633 186 Isaac 629 187 Julian 625 188 Nelson 619 189 Adam 609 190 Alton 604 191 Merle 604 192 Dan 594 193 Grover 590 194 Nathaniel 590 195 Aaron 583 196 Pete 582 197 Rufus 577 198 Leland 571 199 Mark 571 200 Ellis 570 201 Dominick 567 202 Lonnie 567 203 Bert 556 204 Antonio 551 205 Carroll 541 206 Dennis 532 207 Dominic 530 208 Lowell 529 209 Grady 527 210 Elwood 526 211 Percy 524 212 Gene 517 213 Wendell 515 214 Myron 514 215 Dean 504 216 Emmett 500 217 Roscoe 494 218 Johnie 493 219 Owen 488 220 Jess 485 221 Mack 485 222 Erwin 484 223 Amos 478 224 Keith 476 225 Malcolm 476 226 Byron 471 227 Laurence 470 228 Loyd 467 229 Sherman 463 230 Charley 461 231 Rex 461 232 Johnny 458 233 Ross 457 234 Harley 454 235 Ted 453 236 Allan 446 237 Troy 442 238 Austin 441 239 Reuben 441 240 Perry 439 241 Fredrick 437 242 Norbert 436 243 Loren 434 244 Murray 434 245 Aubrey 429 246 Eldon 424 247 Preston 418 248 Cornelius 402 249 Millard 398 250 Dwight 397 251 Carlton 395 252 Boyd 384 253 Hyman 379 254 Mario 379 255 Seymour 376 256 Neil 375 257 Tommie 372 258 Steven 367 259 Edmond 365 260 Garland 365 261 Elmo 363 262 Jake 362 263 Will 362 264 Billy 361 265 Gerard 359 266 Burton 358 267 Jasper 358 268 Dewey 357 269 Louie 354 270 Bruno 353 271 Conrad 353 272 Simon 352 273 Grant 351 274 Mitchell 346 275 Wilmer 343 276 Freddie 340 277 Juan 338 278 Clark 336 279 Anton 334 280 Clement 333 281 Moses 333 282 Dave 329 283 Cyril 328 284 Roosevelt 328 285 Wade 328 286 Elton 322 287 Lynn 320 288 Morton 320 289 Cleo 319 290 Solomon 317 291 Thurman 316 292 Rocco 315 293 Claud 308 294 Alphonse 306 295 Emanuel 306 296 Bob 304 297 Clair 301 298 Larry 301 299 Forest 300 300 Monroe 300 301 Harrison 298 302 Ollie 295 303 Booker 294 304 Harlan 294 305 Andy 291 306 Maynard 291 307 Gus 288 308 Neal 283 309 Doyle 282 310 Joel 282 311 Orval 280 312 Marcus 278 313 Carmen 276 314 Earle 276 315 Alonzo 274 316 Ed 274 317 Russel 274 318 Isadore 273 319 Eli 271 320 Jesus 270 321 Merrill 270 322 Thaddeus 268 323 Emery 266 324 Barney 265 325 Elvin 265 326 Roman 265 327 Kermit 263 328 Randolph 263 329 Abe 260 330 Alva 260 331 Christopher 260 332 Stuart 259 333 Patsy 256 334 Dallas 255 335 Sol 254 336 Cleveland 252 337 Ellsworth 252 338 Alan 251 339 Ferdinand 246 340 Timothy 246 341 Basil 244 342 Buford 244 343 Irwin 244 344 Laverne 243 345 Pasquale 243 346 Reginald 243 347 Adrian 242 348 Armand 240 349 Odell 237 350 Rodney 237 351 Ruben 237 352 Carlos 234 353 Elijah 232 354 Herschel 231 355 Emory 229 356 Noah 229 357 Coy 228 358 Ned 227 359 Ramon 227 360 Wilburn 226 361 Emerson 225 362 Stewart 225 363 Wilford 225 364 Delmar 223 365 Darrell 222 366 Saul 222 367 Vito 222 368 Dick 221 369 Merlin 220 370 Buster 219 371 Truman 219 372 Billie 217 373 Mathew 217 374 Miles 217 375 Duane 215 376 Sanford 215 377 Levi 214 378 Alfonso 212 379 Weldon 212 380 Ward 211 381 Meyer 210 382 Tommy 210 383 Vern 210 384 Hollis 207 385 Lionel 205 386 Sydney 205 387 Foster 204 388 Harris 203 389 Norris 203 390 Frederic 202 391 Sterling 202 392 Hugo 200 393 Pedro 200 394 Aloysius 199 395 Junior 199 396 Benny 196 397 Milford 196 398 Winston 194 399 Milo 193 400 Newton 192 401 Winfred 192 402 Lyman 190 403 Odis 190 404 Silas 190 405 Travis 189 406 Carmine 186 407 Jeff 186 408 Hiram 185 409 Van 185 410 Dudley 184 411 Francisco 183 412 Luke 183 413 Evan 182 414 Casimir 181 415 Micheal 181 416 Noel 181 417 Rolland 180 418 Ambrose 179 419 Isidore 179 420 Olen 178 421 Jackson 177 422 Pat 177 423 Vance 177 424 Wiley 177 425 Lorenzo 176 426 Omer 176 427 Alden 174 428 Gabriel 174 429 Royal 174 430 Freeman 173 431 Jimmy 172 432 Mervin 172 433 Cletus 171 434 Spencer 169 435 Lamar 167 436 Riley 166 437 Mary 164 438 Olin 164 439 Elias 163 440 Jean 162 441 Dorsey 160 442 Ulysses 160 443 Elliott 158 444 Houston 158 445 Noble 158 446 Randall 156 447 Bertram 155 448 Eric 155 449 Marlin 155 450 Morgan 155 451 Shirley 155 452 Christian 154 453 Sammie 154 454 Waldo 154 455 Bud 153 456 Ezra 153 457 Fay 153 458 Hershel 153 459 Ora 153 460 Wilton 153 461 Arlie 152 462 Gail 151 463 Lucius 151 464 Burl 150 465 Darwin 150 466 Nolan 150 467 Sigmund 150 468 Fletcher 149 469 Linwood 149 470 Augustus 148 471 Chris 148 472 Lucien 147 473 Maxwell 147 474 Scott 147 475 Benedict 146 476 Teddy 146 477 Gregory 144 478 Verne 144 479 Everette 143 480 Lavern 143 481 Dewitt 140 482 Junius 139 483 Mose 138 484 Delmer 137 485 Emile 136 486 Mason 136 487 Palmer 136 488 Anderson 135 489 Lemuel 135 490 Sheldon 135 491 Columbus 134 492 Rubin 134 493 Sebastian 134 494 Clay 133 495 Hal 133 496 Salvador 133 497 Gustave 132 498 Porter 131 499 Lincoln 130 500 Major 130 501 Albin 128 502 Antone 127 503 Carlo 127 504 Jules 127 505 Wilber 125 506 Winfield 125 507 Cyrus 124 508 Valentine 124 509 Alfredo 123 510 Dock 123 511 Elden 123 512 Hoyt 123 513 Justin 123 514 Royce 123 515 Al 122 516 Vaughn 122 517 Dalton 121 518 Lucian 121 519 Orlando 121 520 Coleman 120 521 Harmon 120 522 Israel 120 523 Blaine 119 524 Durward 118 525 Lenard 118 526 Romeo 118 527 Theron 118 528 Denver 117 529 Merton 117 530 Oren 117 531 Raphael 117 532 Rene 117 533 Granville 116 534 Carrol 115 535 Davis 115 536 Harland 115 537 Domenic 114 538 Gale 114 539 Rosario 114 540 Carson 113 541 Aldo 112 542 Jewel 111 543 Lacy 111 544 Warner 111 545 Elroy 110 546 Isaiah 110 547 Graham 109 548 Jefferson 109 549 Jeremiah 109 550 Nickolas 109 551 Phil 108 552 Frances 107 553 Oswald 107 554 Rupert 107 555 Avery 106 556 Edd 106 557 Hobert 106 558 Casimer 105 559 Luis 105 560 Matt 105 561 Walton 105 562 Alois 104 563 Walker 104 564 Rudy 103 565 Elwin 102 566 Gaylord 102 567 Hilton 102 568 King 102 569 Ottis 102 570 Raleigh 102 571 Enoch 101 572 Ford 101 573 Taylor 101 574 Alphonso 100 575 Arvid 100 576 Jonathan 100 577 Orin 100 578 Reed 100 579 Shelby 100 580 Webster 100 581 Asa 99 582 Emilio 99 583 Guadalupe 99 584 Joshua 99 585 Armando 98 586 Carol 98 587 Florian 98 588 Garfield 98 589 Haywood 98 590 Napoleon 98 591 Domingo 97 592 Gustav 97 593 Augustine 96 594 Judson 96 595 Newell 96 596 Theo 96 597 Buck 95 598 Merritt 95 599 Rollin 95 600 Elzie 94 601 Jewell 94 602 Joesph 94 603 Orrin 94 604 Bernice 93 605 Guido 93 606 Clarance 92 607 Clem 92 608 Darrel 92 609 Haskell 92 610 Omar 92 611 Urban 92 612 Hector 91 613 Mortimer 91 614 Otha 91 615 Ike 90 616 Kelly 90 617 Arther 89 618 Carlyle 89 619 Miguel 89 620 Abner 88 621 Bernie 88 622 Dee 88 623 Hobart 88 624 Lambert 88 625 Ludwig 88 626 Otho 88 627 Carleton 87 628 Elmore 86 629 Santo 86 630 Clare 85 631 Dana 85 632 Hans 85 633 Prince 85 634 Terry 85 635 Wm 85 636 Edison 84 637 Eldred 84 638 Jonas 84 639 Seth 84 640 Sylvan 84 641 Carter 83 642 Fritz 83 643 Helen 83 644 Jason 83 645 Oral 83 646 Rowland 83 647 Raul 82 648 Roderick 82 649 Verlin 82 650 Arden 81 651 Eldridge 81 652 Elisha 81 653 Evans 81 654 Isiah 81 655 Oran 81 656 Raymon 81 657 Casper 80 658 Felton 80 659 Hilbert 80 660 Loy 80 661 Reynold 80 662 Bennett 79 663 Bonnie 79 664 Hazel 79 665 Leopold 79 666 Logan 79 667 Mahlon 79 668 Milan 79 669 Olaf 79 670 Werner 79 671 Alvis 78 672 Americo 78 673 Connie 78 674 Evert 78 675 Ignatius 78 676 Tomas 78 677 Benton 77 678 Loyal 77 679 Sherwood 77 680 Beverly 76 681 Emmitt 76 682 Gaetano 76 683 Hamilton 76 684 Stanford 76 685 Domenick 75 686 Galen 75 687 Hermon 75 688 Julio 75 689 Watson 75 690 Aron 74 691 Bertrand 74 692 Marcel 74 693 Mckinley 74 694 Merl 74 695 Ellwood 73 696 Ivory 73 697 Rafael 73 698 Alvie 72 699 Bradford 72 700 Carmelo 72 701 Constantine 72 702 Dante 72 703 Dorothy 72 704 Gary 72 705 Lois 72 706 Obie 72 707 Tracy 72 708 Addison 71 709 Berry 71 710 Boyce 71 711 Henderson 71 712 Jennings 71 713 Norval 71 714 Silvio 71 715 Bradley 70 716 Chas 70 717 Emmet 70 718 Johnson 70 719 Lawerence 70 720 Milburn 70 721 Pearl 70 722 Rogers 70 723 Rudolf 70 724 Arne 69 725 Buddy 69 726 Dexter 69 727 Howell 69 728 June 69 729 Llewellyn 69 730 Marcellus 69 731 Meredith 69 732 Murphy 69 733 Vester 69 734 Adolphus 68 735 Alberto 68 736 Alford 68 737 Benson 68 738 Chauncey 68 739 Claudie 68 740 Lorin 68 741 Madison 68 742 Pablo 68 743 Turner 68 744 Allison 67 745 Blair 67 746 Brady 67 747 Garnett 67 748 Hardy 67 749 Leander 67 750 Arlo 66 751 Benjiman 66 752 Burt 66 753 Crawford 66 754 Duncan 66 755 Eino 66 756 Talmadge 66 757 Adelbert 65 758 Claire 65 759 Cloyd 65 760 Dayton 65 761 Early 65 762 Fredric 65 763 Carey 64 764 Clemens 64 765 Frankie 64 766 Jones 64 767 Melville 64 768 Orland 64 769 Regis 64 770 Ruby 64 771 Allie 63 772 Angel 63 773 Angus 63 774 Clovis 63 775 General 63 776 Lonzo 63 777 Melton 63 778 Norwood 63 779 Roberto 63 780 Winford 63 781 Abel 62 782 Cleve 62 783 Elliot 62 784 Garrett 62 785 Hayward 62 786 Kyle 62 787 Norton 62 788 Parker 62 789 Vernie 62 790 Archibald 61 791 Damon 61 792 Elvis 61 793 Hayden 61 794 Hughes 61 795 Ivy 61 796 Lindsey 61 797 Brooks 60 798 Ewald 60 799 Lucious 60 800 Reino 60 801 Smith 60 802 Vivian 60 803 Gayle 59 804 Gerhard 59 805 Kent 59 806 Murl 59 807 Reinhold 59 808 Richmond 59 809 Trinidad 59 810 Abram 58 811 Beryl 58 812 Bobbie 58 813 Bryant 58 814 Fernando 58 815 Gardner 58 816 Hillard 58 817 Judge 58 818 Nels 58 819 Thornton 58 820 Vergil 58 821 Virgle 58 822 Woodroe 58 823 Worth 58 824 Andres 57 825 Craig 57 826 Ernesto 57 827 Franklyn 57 828 Gregorio 57 829 Lawson 57 830 Masao 57 831 Murry 57 832 Pierce 57 833 Tatsuo 57 834 Clint 56 835 Elwyn 56 836 Estel 56 837 Hosea 56 838 Tim 56 839 Verl 56 840 Adolf 55 841 Alvah 55 842 Arvel 55 843 Audrey 55 844 Bernhard 55 845 Ernie 55 846 Ernst 55 847 Hudson 55 848 Josh 55 849 Kirby 55 850 Lon 55 851 Mac 55 852 Orvil 55 853 Ruth 55 854 Waymon 55 855 Williams 55 856 Attilio 54 857 Caesar 54 858 Felipe 54 859 Giles 54 860 Jerald 54 861 Lafayette 54 862 Margaret 54 863 Miller 54 864 Denzil 53 865 Garth 53 866 Junious 53 867 Ocie 53 868 Odie 53 869 Quentin 53 870 Reece 53 871 Rollie 53 872 Rosevelt 53 873 Sammy 53 874 Santiago 53 875 Tillman 53 876 Zigmund 53 877 Burdette 52 878 Cliff 52 879 Glendon 52 880 Myles 52 881 Reese 52 882 Sumner 52 883 Arch 51 884 Furman 51 885 Merwin 51 886 Nat 51 887 Stanton 51 888 Bailey 50 889 Durwood 50 890 Whitney 50 891 Wylie 50 892 Almon 49 893 Ansel 49 894 Artis 49 895 Axel 49 896 Barton 49 897 Bobby 49 898 Donovan 49 899 Elgin 49 900 Elza 49 901 Emmit 49 902 Gaston 49 903 Gerrit 49 904 Huston 49 905 Ishmael 49 906 Issac 49 907 Kendall 49 908 Linus 49 909 Mariano 49 910 Moe 49 911 Reno 49 912 Sandy 49 913 Theadore 49 914 Vernal 49 915 Verner 49 916 Yoshio 49 917 Ashley 48 918 Einar 48 919 Ennis 48 920 Golden 48 921 Newman 48 922 Alma 47 923 Arvil 47 924 Doris 47 925 Enos 47 926 Enrique 47 927 Eunice 47 928 Garold 47 929 Green 47 930 Hunter 47 931 Jonnie 47 932 Manford 47 933 Manley 47 934 Mitchel 47 935 Olan 47 936 Santos 47 937 Thad 47 938 Verle 47 939 Arno 46 940 Cameron 46 941 Casey 46 942 Foy 46 943 Harlow 46 944 Kay 46 945 Loran 46 946 Lovell 46 947 Stanislaus 46 948 Waldemar 46 949 Wellington 46 950 Welton 46 951 Wyatt 46 952 Bartholomew 45 953 Brown 45 954 Bryan 45 955 Conley 45 956 Ewell 45 957 Ezekiel 45 958 Gerhardt 45 959 Hiroshi 45 960 Maxie 45 961 Ransom 45 962 Rolla 45 963 Shelton 45 964 Benito 44 965 Finis 44 966 Josiah 44 967 Leeroy 44 968 Lynwood 44 969 Manning 44 970 Mildred 44 971 Myrl 44 972 Burnell 43 973 Chalmer 43 974 Danny 43 975 Dell 43 976 Garnet 43 977 Glynn 43 978 Lauren 43 979 Prentice 43 980 Rodger 43 981 Selmer 43 982 Weston 43 983 Williard 43 984 Arley 42 985 Armin 42 986 Arvin 42 987 Berlin 42 988 Cary 42 989 Colin 42 990 Earlie 42 991 Erling 42 992 Joy 42 993 Lindsay 42 994 Mathias 42 995 Oris 42 996 Thurston 42 997 Tyrus 42 998 Armond 41 999 Baxter 41 1000 Burnice 41
Per 1,000: births under the name per 1,000 of that sex SSA recorded in 1916.
How spread out were the names of 1916? In 1916 the ten most given boys’ names went to 30.7% of the boys in SSA’s file and the top ten girls’ names to 23.1% of the girls; in 2025 the shares were 8.0% and 7.0%.
Share of babies given a top-10 name, 1916 marked top-10 share by year 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 1880 1900 1920 1940 1960 1980 2000 2025 Boys Girls 1916 top-10 share by year 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 1880 1900 1920 1940 1960 1980 2000 2025 Boys Girls 1916 top-10 share by year 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 1880 1905 1930 1955 1980 2005 2025 Boys Girls 1916 top-10 share by year 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 1880 1930 1980 2025 Boys Girls 1916 Top 10 per sex and year, SSA national file.
Top-10 share: the ten most given names’ births over all births of that sex, each year.
Which names entered and left the top 100 in 1916? Entries and exits: the top 100 of 1916 against the top 100 of 1915.
The biggest climbs of 1916 Names in the top 1,000 both years with at least 100 births in 1916.
Climbs: rank change within the top 1,000.
Next year: 1917