Home Years 1926 The most popular baby names of 1926 In 1926 the most given names were Robert (61,130 boys) and Mary (67,832 girls); SSA’s file counts 2,295,906 babies under 10,459 name-and-sex entries (every name given to 5 or more babies of one sex).
The 1926 file: SSA national baby-name file, published May 8, 2026. SSA’s notes on the data .
The top names of 1926 Girls: top 25 of 1926 # Name Births Per 1,000 Rank 1925 1 1 Mary 67,832 57.2 #1 2 2 Dorothy 36,618 30.9 #2 3 3 Betty 32,964 27.8 #3 4 4 Helen 26,886 22.7 #4 5 5 Margaret 23,072 19.5 #5 6 6 Ruth 20,225 17.1 #6 7 7 Doris 16,295 13.8 #8 8 8 Virginia 16,161 13.6 #7 9 9 Mildred 13,547 11.4 #9 10 10 Frances 13,355 11.3 #11 11 11 Elizabeth 12,837 10.8 #10 12 12 Jean 12,168 10.3 #14 13 13 Evelyn 11,780 9.9 #12 14 14 Shirley 11,762 9.9 #17 15 15 Anna 11,698 9.9 #13 16 16 Barbara 11,079 9.3 #22 17 17 Alice 10,956 9.2 #15 18 18 Marie 10,629 9.0 #16 19 19 Lois 9,816 8.3 #18 20 20 Gloria 9,198 7.8 #20 21 21 Irene 9,169 7.7 #19 22 22 Marjorie 8,640 7.3 #21 23 23 Patricia 8,586 7.2 #28 24 24 Martha 8,556 7.2 #23 25 25 Rose 8,509 7.2 #26
Girls #26 to #100 # Name Births 26 Florence 8,178 27 Louise 7,979 28 Lillian 7,661 29 Norma 7,528 30 Ruby 7,476 31 Catherine 7,469 32 Eleanor 7,305 33 Phyllis 6,921 34 Annie 6,877 35 Gladys 6,634 36 Thelma 6,585 37 Josephine 6,410 38 Edna 6,396 39 Pauline 6,357 40 June 6,077 41 Ethel 5,856 42 Edith 5,786 43 Lucille 5,760 44 Joyce 5,704 45 Bernice 5,443 46 Grace 5,427 47 Marion 5,353 48 Hazel 5,303 49 Dolores 5,218 50 Rita 5,015 51 Joan 4,995 52 Juanita 4,981 53 Lorraine 4,891 54 Geraldine 4,812 55 Ann 4,779 56 Jane 4,641 57 Nancy 4,566 58 Beatrice 4,518 59 Emma 4,480 60 Audrey 4,477 61 Clara 4,464 62 Esther 4,453 63 Sarah 4,424 64 Theresa 4,407 65 Marilyn 4,370 66 Wanda 4,125 67 Wilma 4,054 68 Elaine 4,004 69 Elsie 3,910 70 Marian 3,859 71 Gertrude 3,852 72 Katherine 3,834 73 Willie 3,817 74 Beverly 3,775 75 Julia 3,688 76 Bertha 3,583 77 Agnes 3,533 78 Charlotte 3,512 79 Eva 3,494 80 Vivian 3,430 81 Laura 3,373 82 Ida 3,285 83 Kathleen 3,277 84 Vera 3,152 85 Maxine 3,150 86 Anne 3,109 87 Kathryn 3,094 88 Jeanne 3,063 89 Bessie 3,054 90 Donna 3,008 91 Alma 2,990 92 Eileen 2,928 93 Jessie 2,921 94 Violet 2,903 95 Rosemary 2,900 96 Pearl 2,899 97 Viola 2,876 98 Ella 2,852 99 Lillie 2,845 100 Ellen 2,768
Girls #101 to #1,000 # Name Births 101 Myrtle 2,756 102 Nellie 2,722 103 Margie 2,714 104 Peggy 2,621 105 Bonnie 2,609 106 Lucy 2,545 107 Sylvia 2,528 108 Arlene 2,522 109 Mattie 2,498 110 Janet 2,469 111 Minnie 2,449 112 Leona 2,429 113 Carol 2,427 114 Carolyn 2,415 115 Maria 2,352 116 Georgia 2,348 117 Geneva 2,329 118 Mae 2,261 119 Jacqueline 2,245 120 Christine 2,213 121 Stella 2,191 122 Billie 2,170 123 Lena 2,143 124 Velma 2,120 125 Rosa 2,115 126 Loretta 2,108 127 Mabel 2,076 128 Genevieve 2,031 129 Muriel 2,027 130 Opal 2,027 131 Sara 2,022 132 Jennie 2,013 133 Harriet 1,986 134 Eunice 1,942 135 Roberta 1,877 136 Jeanette 1,871 137 Marguerite 1,869 138 Carrie 1,860 139 Hilda 1,847 140 Dora 1,774 141 Naomi 1,757 142 Emily 1,729 143 Alberta 1,701 144 Claire 1,679 145 Delores 1,675 146 Constance 1,669 147 Blanche 1,658 148 Beulah 1,650 149 Inez 1,633 150 Anita 1,617 151 Hattie 1,601 152 Verna 1,586 153 Fannie 1,572 154 Lula 1,564 155 Miriam 1,511 156 Rosie 1,492 157 Erma 1,485 158 Cora 1,477 159 Janice 1,467 160 Sally 1,464 161 Ada 1,462 162 Lola 1,440 163 Madeline 1,397 164 Mable 1,389 165 Rachel 1,389 166 Bette 1,381 167 Mamie 1,367 168 Flora 1,366 169 Laverne 1,327 170 Irma 1,298 171 Daisy 1,288 172 Imogene 1,253 173 Faye 1,219 174 Caroline 1,217 175 Eloise 1,208 176 Nora 1,203 177 Marcella 1,185 178 Bettie 1,183 179 Eula 1,175 180 Rosalie 1,159 181 Teresa 1,159 182 Antoinette 1,158 183 Olga 1,157 184 Susie 1,153 185 Rebecca 1,144 186 Estelle 1,113 187 Nina 1,111 188 Winifred 1,111 189 Maggie 1,092 190 Lila 1,085 191 Johnnie 1,073 192 Yvonne 1,067 193 Ernestine 1,038 194 Sadie 1,028 195 Lorene 1,018 196 Della 1,009 197 Regina 997 198 Patsy 993 199 Iris 965 200 Victoria 963 201 Henrietta 957 202 Carmen 956 203 Sophie 953 204 Colleen 945 205 Adeline 944 206 Joanne 944 207 Jeannette 920 208 Melba 918 209 Fern 912 210 Joy 892 211 Essie 883 212 Darlene 875 213 Olive 872 214 Angelina 870 215 Susan 858 216 Katie 852 217 Gwendolyn 848 218 Bobbie 839 219 Nettie 839 220 Priscilla 834 221 Freda 830 222 Jo 815 223 Lydia 813 224 Lucile 805 225 Jewel 787 226 Veronica 782 227 Therese 781 228 Annette 780 229 Nadine 778 230 Ollie 778 231 Lottie 773 232 May 767 233 Dorothea 758 234 Ora 758 235 Reba 747 236 Amelia 746 237 Angeline 745 238 Isabel 744 239 Goldie 743 240 Cleo 730 241 Connie 723 242 Rosemarie 723 243 Fay 722 244 Lela 721 245 Jewell 718 246 Cecilia 717 247 Iva 711 248 Sue 697 249 Corinne 689 250 Sallie 689 251 Cecelia 685 252 Adele 682 253 Ina 677 254 Selma 671 255 Natalie 669 256 Janie 664 257 Etta 655 258 Addie 654 259 Francis 652 260 Judith 651 261 Dorthy 649 262 Effie 644 263 Leola 644 264 Luella 639 265 Isabelle 637 266 Annabelle 629 267 Joann 622 268 Ola 616 269 Eleanore 613 270 Lenora 611 271 Elinor 607 272 Celia 606 273 Alta 605 274 Bettye 603 275 Arline 597 276 Charlene 581 277 Estella 577 278 Angela 572 279 Elva 572 280 Mavis 556 281 Deloris 549 282 Rhoda 547 283 Bernadine 546 284 Lizzie 543 285 Lee 542 286 Paula 541 287 Clarice 536 288 Willa 536 289 Aileen 534 290 Elvira 532 291 Nell 531 292 Carmela 524 293 Frankie 524 294 Suzanne 522 295 Jimmie 517 296 Nannie 515 297 Helene 511 298 Carmella 500 299 Eugenia 496 300 Amy 494 301 Gracie 493 302 Elnora 487 303 Ila 487 304 Marcia 487 305 Linda 480 306 Glenna 467 307 Myra 466 308 Olivia 466 309 Ramona 466 310 Rosetta 463 311 Earline 460 312 Lenore 460 313 Elma 449 314 Yolanda 449 315 Flossie 445 316 Rena 445 317 Margery 439 318 Winnie 437 319 Leah 436 320 Concetta 428 321 Rosella 426 322 Virgie 425 323 Lou 417 324 Matilda 417 325 Neva 413 326 Ruthie 411 327 Wilda 411 328 Josie 406 329 Frieda 405 330 Letha 397 331 Loraine 396 332 Dolly 395 333 Mollie 394 334 Cynthia 392 335 Odessa 388 336 Maude 387 337 Avis 386 338 Claudia 386 339 John 385 340 Lupe 384 341 Guadalupe 383 342 Sybil 381 343 Harriett 379 344 Cecile 378 345 Millie 375 346 Jacquelyn 374 347 Dixie 369 348 Mona 369 349 Robert 369 350 Bernadette 368 351 Hannah 360 352 Corrine 358 353 James 358 354 Zelma 356 355 Eddie 350 356 Pearlie 350 357 Christina 349 358 Dollie 349 359 Nelda 349 360 Aline 348 361 Cornelia 347 362 Lily 344 363 Alyce 343 364 Consuelo 342 365 Merle 340 366 Pat 338 367 Polly 338 368 Judy 337 369 Berniece 335 370 Jackie 333 371 Tommie 332 372 Corine 331 373 Beth 329 374 Earnestine 329 375 Allie 328 376 Antonia 327 377 Aurora 327 378 Madge 325 379 Patty 324 380 Lavonne 322 381 Diana 320 382 Leatrice 319 383 Allene 317 384 Reva 316 385 Ophelia 314 386 Ilene 313 387 Leila 313 388 Amanda 311 389 Eliza 311 390 Hope 311 391 Edythe 310 392 Robbie 309 393 Callie 306 394 Lilly 306 395 William 303 396 Florine 302 397 Margarita 300 398 Dorris 297 399 Lorna 295 400 Nona 294 401 Gilda 293 402 Madelyn 293 403 Dona 288 404 Maryann 287 405 Delia 282 406 Joanna 281 407 Lora 280 408 Gene 278 409 Adelaide 275 410 Hester 274 411 Mercedes 273 412 Lelia 272 413 Bertie 271 414 Jannie 271 415 Alicia 270 416 Georgie 270 417 Nola 268 418 Lorena 266 419 Louella 265 420 Dortha 264 421 Roslyn 264 422 Ester 263 423 Iona 263 424 Jaunita 263 425 Melva 263 426 Betsy 262 427 Philomena 261 428 Elouise 259 429 Helena 257 430 Ione 257 431 Lorine 256 432 Pansy 256 433 Molly 255 434 Lessie 254 435 Renee 250 436 Alene 247 437 Queen 246 438 Leota 244 439 Gussie 243 440 Clare 241 441 Maurine 240 442 Sophia 234 443 Elena 232 444 Zelda 231 445 George 230 446 Beryl 228 447 Johanna 228 448 Beverley 227 449 Althea 226 450 Jerry 226 451 Charles 225 452 Earlene 225 453 Faith 225 454 Leta 225 455 Maudie 225 456 Maureen 225 457 Kay 224 458 Marianne 224 459 Winona 224 460 Ima 223 461 Emogene 222 462 Madeleine 222 463 Dessie 221 464 Edwina 221 465 Evangeline 221 466 Iola 221 467 Isabell 221 468 Millicent 220 469 Roxie 217 470 Marjory 216 471 Tillie 216 472 Zella 216 473 Katharine 214 474 Marietta 214 475 Doreen 212 476 Joe 212 477 Jenny 211 478 Leora 211 479 Sheila 210 480 Angie 207 481 Bennie 207 482 Julie 207 483 Augusta 206 484 Birdie 206 485 Gail 206 486 Delma 205 487 Juana 205 488 Carole 204 489 Delphine 203 490 Rosalind 203 491 Esperanza 202 492 Retha 201 493 Charlie 200 494 Georgette 198 495 Josefina 198 496 Oma 197 497 Alfreda 196 498 Freddie 196 499 Verda 196 500 Rubye 195 501 Hallie 194 502 Margret 194 503 Verla 194 504 Syble 193 505 Valeria 193 506 Manuela 190 507 Monica 190 508 Tessie 190 509 Bonita 188 510 Enid 187 511 Isabella 187 512 Claudine 186 513 Lucia 185 514 Johnie 183 515 Twila 183 516 Wilhelmina 183 517 Dorotha 182 518 Elisabeth 182 519 Erna 182 520 Elvera 181 521 Shirlee 181 522 Ardis 180 523 Theda 179 524 Vernice 179 525 Aurelia 177 526 Elda 176 527 Rosalyn 176 528 Dawn 175 529 Harriette 175 530 Filomena 174 531 Hortense 174 532 Petra 174 533 Freida 172 534 Sandra 171 535 Valerie 171 536 Belva 170 537 Laurel 169 538 Pearline 168 539 Adell 167 540 Francisca 167 541 Glenda 167 542 Janette 167 543 Vernell 167 544 Hellen 166 545 Stephanie 166 546 Veda 166 547 Ava 164 548 Kate 164 549 Louisa 164 550 Mayme 164 551 Myrtis 164 552 Nita 164 553 Vada 164 554 Alvina 163 555 Fanny 163 556 Lucinda 163 557 Margarette 162 558 Phoebe 162 559 Rhea 162 560 Rowena 162 561 Vesta 162 562 Arleen 161 563 Doretha 161 564 Joseph 161 565 Elise 159 566 Gwen 159 567 Justine 159 568 Socorro 158 569 Myrna 157 570 Alva 156 571 Vida 156 572 Rae 155 573 Lauretta 154 574 Lettie 154 575 Marilynn 154 576 Georgiana 152 577 Mozelle 152 578 Agatha 151 579 Rosalee 151 580 Idella 150 581 Dovie 149 582 Gertie 148 583 Lavon 148 584 Billy 147 585 Oleta 147 586 Camille 146 587 Cecil 146 588 Marylou 146 589 Janis 145 590 Terry 145 591 Una 145 592 Bobby 144 593 Gretchen 143 594 Lavern 143 595 Mazie 143 596 Minerva 143 597 Lura 141 598 Velda 141 599 Blanch 140 600 Leslie 140 601 Treva 139 602 Adrienne 138 603 Garnet 138 604 Germaine 138 605 Juliette 138 606 Marvel 138 607 Jayne 137 608 Magdalene 137 609 Elsa 136 610 Jeane 136 611 Ouida 135 612 Angelita 134 613 Catharine 134 614 Florene 134 615 Maryjane 134 616 Maybelle 134 617 Sonia 134 618 Billye 133 619 Celestine 133 620 Donald 133 621 Berta 132 622 Leonora 132 623 Roma 132 624 Carmel 131 625 Georgianna 131 626 Theodora 131 627 Myrtice 130 628 Ofelia 130 629 Ona 130 630 Sammie 130 631 Andrea 129 632 Ardith 129 633 Cassie 129 634 Floy 129 635 Katheryn 129 636 Nan 129 637 Eleanora 127 638 Kitty 127 639 Albertha 126 640 Alpha 126 641 Dorcas 126 642 Tina 126 643 Yvette 126 644 Lue 125 645 Odell 125 646 Winnifred 125 647 Easter 124 648 Eldora 124 649 Linnie 124 650 Noreen 124 651 Zola 124 652 Marlys 123 653 Artie 122 654 Ursula 122 655 Emilie 121 656 Ivy 121 657 Kathrine 121 658 Mina 121 659 Reta 121 660 Carolina 120 661 Ray 120 662 Emilia 119 663 Larue 119 664 Leone 119 665 Richard 119 666 Elisa 118 667 Maud 118 668 Novella 118 669 Era 117 670 Lona 117 671 Madonna 117 672 Vilma 117 673 Belle 116 674 Deborah 116 675 Diane 116 676 Elna 116 677 Lulu 116 678 Marianna 116 679 Vergie 116 680 Donnie 115 681 Orpha 115 682 Cathryn 114 683 Charline 114 684 Hettie 114 685 Sharon 114 686 Annabel 113 687 Celeste 113 688 Cordelia 113 689 Edward 113 690 Adela 111 691 Estell 111 692 Ethelyn 111 693 Evalyn 110 694 Thomas 110 695 Vincenza 108 696 Annetta 107 697 Antonette 107 698 Camilla 107 699 Greta 107 700 Lucretia 107 701 Mittie 107 702 Annamae 106 703 Bella 106 704 Claudie 106 705 Clementine 106 706 Henry 106 707 Lovie 106 708 Abbie 105 709 Alda 105 710 Daphne 105 711 Marcelle 105 712 Melvina 105 713 Almeda 104 714 Evelyne 104 715 Gearldine 104 716 Lavina 104 717 Norine 104 718 Rosina 104 719 Francine 103 720 Roselyn 103 721 Laverna 102 722 Carlene 101 723 Gerry 101 724 Golda 101 725 Adella 100 726 Albina 100 727 Eloisa 100 728 Ferne 100 729 Amalia 99 730 Cleta 99 731 Leatha 99 732 Palma 99 733 Gayle 98 734 Rubie 98 735 Crystal 97 736 Georgina 97 737 Marceline 97 738 Pattie 97 739 Corene 96 740 Freeda 96 741 Aletha 95 742 Idell 94 743 Martina 94 744 Frank 93 745 Octavia 93 746 Zona 93 747 Zora 93 748 Dena 92 749 Elease 92 750 Ernestina 92 751 Georgene 92 752 Janell 92 753 Lynn 92 754 Margarett 92 755 Rachael 92 756 Walter 92 757 Catalina 91 758 Darleen 91 759 Delois 91 760 Elizebeth 91 761 Felicia 91 762 Harold 91 763 Ardella 90 764 Lina 90 765 Rosanna 90 766 Theo 90 767 Lyla 89 768 Mickey 89 769 Adelina 88 770 Concepcion 88 771 Juliet 88 772 Mathilda 88 773 Tressie 88 774 Lavada 87 775 Magnolia 87 776 Maxie 87 777 Bethel 86 778 Elmira 86 779 Jeannie 86 780 Kattie 86 781 Magdalena 86 782 Paul 86 783 Alvera 85 784 Annabell 85 785 Ardell 85 786 Berneice 85 787 Jeraldine 85 788 Leonor 85 789 Rosamond 85 790 Blossom 84 791 Cathrine 84 792 Darline 84 793 Jack 84 794 Mandy 84 795 Zula 84 796 Meredith 83 797 Norene 83 798 Rosia 83 799 Velva 83 800 Audra 82 801 Benita 82 802 Caryl 82 803 Elayne 82 804 Anastasia 81 805 Bernita 81 806 Bulah 81 807 Delphia 81 808 Dottie 81 809 Eulalia 81 810 Ines 81 811 Mozell 81 812 Peggie 81 813 Vivien 81 814 Carmelita 80 815 Christene 80 816 Dana 80 817 Evie 80 818 Gay 80 819 Ira 80 820 Loyce 80 821 Marlyn 80 822 Toni 80 823 Willia 80 824 Dale 79 825 Elida 79 826 Ladonna 79 827 Lida 79 828 Nathalie 79 829 Arthur 78 830 Bernardine 78 831 Florida 78 832 Hedwig 78 833 Maryellen 78 834 Ocie 78 835 Vina 78 836 Delilah 77 837 Eve 77 838 Jamie 77 839 Madalyn 77 840 Sudie 77 841 Trinidad 77 842 Waneta 77 843 Adelle 76 844 Altha 76 845 Carroll 76 846 Dimple 76 847 Hildred 76 848 Jonnie 76 849 Louvenia 76 850 Marge 76 851 Neoma 76 852 Pamela 76 853 Tomasa 76 854 Esta 75 855 Eugene 75 856 Jeanie 75 857 Lyda 75 858 Myrtie 75 859 Nova 75 860 Rosaline 75 861 Yetta 75 862 Beatriz 74 863 Eda 74 864 Hazle 74 865 Vita 74 866 Bobbye 73 867 Cathleen 73 868 Dominga 73 869 Luvenia 73 870 Nada 73 871 Raymond 73 872 Willene 73 873 Carla 72 874 Imelda 72 875 Lennie 72 876 Lilla 72 877 Rozella 72 878 Susanna 72 879 Amparo 71 880 Ana 71 881 Clyde 71 882 Ellie 71 883 Josefa 71 884 Kenneth 71 885 Louis 71 886 Reatha 71 887 Vernie 71 888 Alline 70 889 Audry 70 890 Eveline 70 891 Malinda 70 892 Santa 70 893 Arvilla 69 894 Dorene 69 895 Elenora 69 896 Emmer 69 897 Libby 69 898 Mafalda 69 899 Myrle 69 900 Sidney 69 901 Verona 69 902 Yoshiko 69 903 Emmie 68 904 Herminia 68 905 Leonore 68 906 Meta 68 907 Nelle 68 908 Nila 68 909 Santos 68 910 Venita 68 911 Augustine 67 912 Birtha 67 913 Christeen 67 914 Hortencia 67 915 Laurine 67 916 Lea 67 917 Lonnie 67 918 Madaline 67 919 Marina 67 920 Vivienne 67 921 Mardell 66 922 Natalia 66 923 Prudence 66 924 Ruthe 66 925 Viva 66 926 Bridget 65 927 Enola 65 928 Luetta 65 929 Macie 65 930 Wynona 65 931 Bettylou 64 932 Chloe 64 933 Hulda 64 934 Juliana 64 935 Penelope 64 936 Romaine 64 937 Sabina 64 938 Sherry 64 939 Veola 64 940 Vonda 64 941 Willodean 64 942 Aida 63 943 Clarine 63 944 Delfina 63 945 Estela 63 946 Evangelina 63 947 Lavera 63 948 Luisa 63 949 Marlene 63 950 Pinkie 63 951 Santina 63 952 Adelia 62 953 Karen 62 954 Lilia 62 955 Lolita 62 956 Ozella 62 957 Violette 62 958 Annis 61 959 Elvie 61 960 Garnett 61 961 Kathryne 61 962 Ossie 61 963 Concha 60 964 Denise 60 965 Elmer 60 966 Jacquelin 60 967 Marybelle 60 968 Maurice 60 969 Nanette 60 970 Versie 60 971 Clarissa 59 972 Elois 59 973 Euna 59 974 Fairy 59 975 Inell 59 976 Lavinia 59 977 Luz 59 978 Mariam 59 979 Rutha 59 980 Charleen 58 981 Coleen 58 982 Dorine 58 983 Illa 58 984 Letty 58 985 Nella 58 986 Shirlie 58 987 Susanne 58 988 Vallie 58 989 Zoe 58 990 Coletta 57 991 Earl 57 992 Jettie 57 993 Laurette 57 994 Lurline 57 995 Sibyl 57 996 Theola 57 997 Ailene 56 998 David 56 999 Erlinda 56 1000 Felipa 56
Boys: top 25 of 1926 # Name Births Per 1,000 Rank 1925 1 1 Robert 61,130 55.0 #1 2 2 John 56,108 50.5 #2 3 3 James 53,196 47.9 #4 4 4 William 51,922 46.8 #3 5 5 Charles 29,521 26.6 #5 6 6 George 25,910 23.3 #6 7 7 Richard 25,143 22.6 #8 8 8 Joseph 23,756 21.4 #7 9 9 Donald 20,912 18.8 #10 10 10 Edward 19,375 17.4 #9 11 11 Thomas 16,592 14.9 #11 12 12 Frank 14,493 13.1 #12 13 13 Paul 13,653 12.3 #13 14 14 Harold 13,310 12.0 #14 15 15 Raymond 12,809 11.5 #15 16 16 Jack 12,195 11.0 #17 17 17 Walter 11,774 10.6 #16 18 18 Kenneth 10,342 9.3 #19 19 19 Henry 9,994 9.0 #18 20 20 Arthur 9,465 8.5 #20 21 21 Albert 9,146 8.2 #21 22 22 David 9,041 8.1 #22 23 23 Eugene 9,016 8.1 #24 24 24 Ralph 8,455 7.6 #25 25 25 Harry 8,216 7.4 #23
Boys #26 to #100 # Name Births 26 Carl 6,939 27 Howard 6,836 28 Willie 6,820 29 Clarence 6,537 30 Louis 6,513 31 Fred 6,447 32 Earl 6,441 33 Joe 6,338 34 Roy 6,224 35 Francis 5,789 36 Lawrence 5,582 37 Ernest 5,436 38 Leonard 5,402 39 Norman 5,282 40 Billy 5,180 41 Gerald 5,123 42 Anthony 5,058 43 Stanley 4,966 44 Herbert 4,939 45 Alfred 4,726 46 Daniel 4,516 47 Melvin 4,194 48 Samuel 4,180 49 Bernard 4,172 50 Marvin 4,111 51 Leroy 3,808 52 Russell 3,793 53 Floyd 3,623 54 Leo 3,552 55 Edwin 3,491 56 Michael 3,485 57 Ray 3,409 58 Peter 3,358 59 Andrew 3,344 60 Lloyd 3,278 61 Elmer 3,233 62 Clifford 3,190 63 Theodore 3,129 64 Frederick 3,120 65 Calvin 3,014 66 Vernon 2,953 67 Clyde 2,873 68 Wayne 2,811 69 Herman 2,798 70 Philip 2,708 71 Warren 2,701 72 Alvin 2,693 73 Leon 2,647 74 Bill 2,643 75 Glenn 2,635 76 Gordon 2,629 77 Vincent 2,543 78 Lester 2,539 79 Chester 2,534 80 Martin 2,493 81 Charlie 2,446 82 Lewis 2,444 83 Milton 2,418 84 Dale 2,398 85 Lee 2,313 86 Cecil 2,305 87 Jesse 2,298 88 Ronald 2,283 89 Roger 2,260 90 Harvey 2,128 91 Gene 2,083 92 Sam 2,033 93 Allen 2,021 94 Victor 2,016 95 Wallace 2,012 96 Don 1,966 97 Jerry 1,934 98 Benjamin 1,898 99 Arnold 1,882 100 Willard 1,810
Boys #101 to #1,000 # Name Births 101 Gilbert 1,781 102 Bob 1,778 103 Douglas 1,778 104 Johnnie 1,731 105 Oscar 1,715 106 Claude 1,714 107 Roland 1,702 108 Eddie 1,678 109 Edgar 1,677 110 Maurice 1,640 111 Rudolph 1,636 112 Curtis 1,626 113 Marion 1,626 114 Jerome 1,612 115 Jimmie 1,609 116 Bobby 1,595 117 Junior 1,590 118 Virgil 1,576 119 Everett 1,569 120 Manuel 1,549 121 Glen 1,519 122 Wilbur 1,510 123 Homer 1,503 124 Jessie 1,481 125 Jose 1,474 126 Leslie 1,467 127 Bruce 1,413 128 Hugh 1,393 129 Sidney 1,350 130 Stephen 1,335 131 Hubert 1,320 132 Wesley 1,320 133 Nicholas 1,319 134 Morris 1,306 135 Luther 1,295 136 Johnny 1,289 137 Max 1,254 138 Tom 1,252 139 Dean 1,245 140 Willis 1,233 141 Patrick 1,219 142 Franklin 1,202 143 Jim 1,165 144 Irving 1,159 145 Billie 1,155 146 Alexander 1,150 147 Earnest 1,149 148 Keith 1,120 149 Horace 1,107 150 Oliver 1,065 151 Steve 1,052 152 Lyle 1,051 153 Julius 1,032 154 Phillip 1,020 155 Ben 1,013 156 Edmund 1,012 157 Tony 1,012 158 Salvatore 995 159 Guy 994 160 Duane 963 161 Clayton 956 162 Archie 920 163 Delbert 916 164 Orville 894 165 Clifton 884 166 Jimmy 882 167 Dan 880 168 Otis 878 169 Bennie 865 170 Mike 857 171 Clinton 843 172 Angelo 840 173 Dennis 838 174 Alan 836 175 Jay 827 176 Nathaniel 821 177 Jacob 810 178 Larry 807 179 Alex 805 180 Merle 787 181 Ira 785 182 Allan 780 183 Alton 778 184 Wilbert 778 185 Matthew 777 186 Leland 776 187 Ervin 768 188 Dewey 767 189 Ivan 766 190 Marshall 765 191 Ted 764 192 Tommy 751 193 Carroll 738 194 Antonio 729 195 Lowell 725 196 Elbert 717 197 Jesus 713 198 Freddie 708 199 Julian 703 200 Mark 702 201 Sylvester 688 202 Nelson 685 203 Emil 682 204 Forrest 680 205 Irvin 675 206 Nathan 669 207 Lonnie 660 208 Seymour 660 209 Dick 650 210 Juan 648 211 Eldon 647 212 Pete 643 213 Nick 642 214 Rufus 641 215 Wilfred 641 216 Wendell 640 217 Malcolm 629 218 Fredrick 625 219 Loyd 623 220 Ramon 615 221 Laurence 610 222 Myron 609 223 Loren 608 224 Ellis 607 225 Neil 600 226 Karl 595 227 Aaron 593 228 Gerard 586 229 Isaac 586 230 Norbert 581 231 Darrell 578 232 Johnie 578 233 Grady 576 234 Murray 568 235 Perry 565 236 Felix 559 237 Burton 558 238 Owen 554 239 Rex 552 240 Elwood 542 241 Emmett 539 242 Mack 535 243 Byron 533 244 Ross 530 245 Grover 529 246 Troy 522 247 Bert 519 248 Mario 518 249 Aubrey 498 250 Carlos 496 251 Doyle 496 252 Percy 493 253 Harley 492 254 Otto 488 255 Carlton 483 256 Rodney 482 257 Reginald 475 258 Sherman 473 259 Roosevelt 472 260 Dwight 468 261 Dominick 465 262 Tommie 464 263 Wilson 464 264 Dominic 463 265 Irwin 463 266 Erwin 462 267 August 458 268 Amos 454 269 Morton 443 270 Ruben 440 271 Bobbie 437 272 Francisco 435 273 Boyd 432 274 Austin 430 275 Abraham 427 276 Dallas 426 277 Adam 425 278 Louie 424 279 Neal 417 280 Preston 416 281 Garland 412 282 Harlan 407 283 Roscoe 405 284 Pedro 404 285 Adolph 403 286 Benny 399 287 Laverne 399 288 Charley 398 289 Conrad 396 290 Jasper 389 291 Joel 379 292 Edmond 376 293 Millard 375 294 Cornelius 370 295 Lynn 370 296 Merlin 368 297 Stuart 368 298 Reuben 367 299 Rudy 366 300 Jackie 361 301 Dave 353 302 Elvin 352 303 Sheldon 351 304 Steven 348 305 Mitchell 344 306 Wade 343 307 Moses 341 308 Clair 337 309 Maynard 336 310 Grant 333 311 Will 333 312 Russel 329 313 Alfonso 326 314 Cleveland 326 315 Elton 324 316 Carmen 322 317 Monroe 320 318 Wilburn 317 319 Luis 315 320 Ollie 315 321 Delmar 314 322 Kermit 313 323 Wilmer 312 324 Teddy 311 325 Marcus 310 326 Weldon 310 327 Rocco 307 328 Raul 306 329 Thurman 306 330 Woodrow 306 331 Merrill 305 332 Vito 304 333 Emanuel 302 334 Harrison 302 335 Alonzo 298 336 Jean 298 337 Pat 297 338 Gus 294 339 Lionel 294 340 Ned 293 341 Ed 287 342 Simon 286 343 Randolph 281 344 Sammie 281 345 Adrian 280 346 Cleo 280 347 Clement 278 348 Elijah 276 349 Wilford 276 350 Hollis 275 351 Timothy 274 352 Mary 272 353 Christopher 270 354 Sanford 270 355 Salvador 268 356 Stewart 267 357 Eli 266 358 Jake 266 359 Buford 264 360 Clark 264 361 Coy 264 362 Cyril 264 363 Patsy 263 364 Alva 259 365 Wiley 258 366 Claud 254 367 Odell 252 368 Levi 251 369 Roberto 250 370 Armand 247 371 Sterling 246 372 Andy 245 373 Lavern 245 374 Elmo 243 375 Gregory 243 376 Royce 243 377 Miles 242 378 Jess 239 379 Dudley 237 380 Earle 237 381 Marlin 237 382 Forest 235 383 Noah 235 384 Thaddeus 234 385 Basil 232 386 Jackson 231 387 Lorenzo 230 388 Norris 230 389 Orval 230 390 Randall 230 391 Winston 230 392 Mervin 228 393 Buddy 226 394 Rolland 226 395 Emory 224 396 Danny 223 397 Emery 223 398 Roman 223 399 Alphonse 221 400 Lamar 221 401 Truman 221 402 Vern 221 403 Van 220 404 Ward 220 405 Guadalupe 218 406 Travis 217 407 Darrel 215 408 Hershel 215 409 Barney 214 410 Eric 214 411 Pasquale 214 412 Shirley 214 413 Solomon 214 414 Harris 213 415 Alfredo 212 416 Milford 212 417 Silas 211 418 Bruno 209 419 Elliott 209 420 Herschel 208 421 Elias 207 422 Noel 205 423 Freeman 204 424 Armando 203 425 Winfred 203 426 Darwin 202 427 Gabriel 202 428 Sammy 202 429 Cletus 200 430 Pablo 200 431 Rene 198 432 Carmine 197 433 Ellsworth 197 434 Miguel 195 435 Hiram 194 436 Anton 192 437 Gale 192 438 Normand 191 439 Gail 189 440 Saul 189 441 Bud 187 442 Emerson 187 443 Everette 187 444 Delmer 186 445 Lenard 186 446 Lyman 185 447 Odis 185 448 Scott 185 449 Hal 184 450 Alden 183 451 Rodolfo 182 452 Royal 181 453 Riley 179 454 Spencer 176 455 Linwood 175 456 Bertram 174 457 Edsel 174 458 Roderick 174 459 Ulysses 173 460 Vance 171 461 Carol 170 462 Frederic 169 463 Chris 168 464 Nolan 168 465 Foster 167 466 Mathew 167 467 Rafael 166 468 Sol 166 469 Omer 165 470 Terry 165 471 Booker 164 472 Luke 162 473 Denver 161 474 Ferdinand 161 475 Wilton 161 476 Enrique 159 477 Hugo 159 478 Jeff 159 479 Alberto 158 480 Frankie 157 481 Houston 156 482 Ambrose 155 483 Phil 155 484 Augustine 154 485 Hoyt 154 486 Morgan 154 487 Burl 152 488 Olen 152 489 Felipe 151 490 Noble 150 491 Jewel 149 492 Orlando 149 493 Tomas 149 494 Buster 148 495 Columbus 148 496 Al 147 497 Fletcher 147 498 Major 147 499 Arturo 146 500 Blaine 146 501 Hector 146 502 Dalton 145 503 Elwin 145 504 Raymon 145 505 Verne 145 506 Lincoln 144 507 Newton 144 508 Reed 144 509 Anderson 143 510 Jefferson 142 511 Lucien 142 512 Bryan 139 513 Carlo 139 514 Ezra 139 515 Wilber 139 516 Elroy 138 517 Ernesto 138 518 Augustus 137 519 Fernando 136 520 Abe 135 521 Harmon 134 522 Joesph 134 523 Ignacio 133 524 Julio 133 525 Arlie 132 526 Nickolas 132 527 Waldo 132 528 Clay 131 529 Emile 131 530 Gaylord 131 531 Milo 131 532 Sebastian 131 533 Angel 130 534 Coleman 130 535 Emilio 130 536 Isiah 130 537 Junius 130 538 Cyrus 129 539 Evan 127 540 Micheal 127 541 Daryl 126 542 Olin 126 543 Isaiah 125 544 Justin 125 545 Jerald 124 546 Otha 124 547 Talmadge 124 548 Kelly 123 549 Kent 123 550 Mckinley 123 551 Ora 123 552 Carrol 122 553 Davis 122 554 Domingo 122 555 Jules 122 556 Lemuel 122 557 Mason 122 558 Napoleon 122 559 Beverly 121 560 Dewitt 121 561 Marcel 121 562 Shelby 120 563 Aloysius 119 564 Dorothy 119 565 Hilton 119 566 Palmer 119 567 Bennett 118 568 Hyman 118 569 Lucius 118 570 Rollin 118 571 Theron 118 572 Hobert 116 573 Benedict 115 574 Eldridge 115 575 Gilberto 115 576 Jeremiah 115 577 Merton 115 578 Valentine 115 579 Vaughn 115 580 Aldo 114 581 Alphonso 114 582 Casimir 114 583 Dana 114 584 Frances 114 585 Albin 113 586 Carson 113 587 Christian 113 588 Domenic 113 589 Elden 113 590 Jennings 113 591 Judson 113 592 King 113 593 Rogers 113 594 Sydney 113 595 Oren 112 596 Rubin 112 597 Arther 111 598 Fay 111 599 Harland 111 600 Zane 111 601 Ernie 110 602 Rosario 110 603 Clarance 109 604 Sherwood 109 605 Doris 107 606 Guillermo 107 607 Milan 107 608 Granville 106 609 Jonathan 106 610 Lacy 106 611 Walton 106 612 Bernie 105 613 Joshua 105 614 Asa 104 615 Gary 104 616 Mose 104 617 Quentin 104 618 Theo 104 619 Galen 103 620 Warner 103 621 Haywood 102 622 Abel 101 623 Graham 101 624 Isadore 101 625 Jason 101 626 Raleigh 101 627 Arden 100 628 Edd 100 629 Florian 100 630 Stanford 100 631 Avery 99 632 Boyce 99 633 Dee 99 634 Ricardo 99 635 Rupert 99 636 Winford 99 637 Bradford 98 638 Lupe 98 639 Bernice 97 640 Dock 97 641 Jonas 97 642 Connie 96 643 Dexter 96 644 Hans 96 645 Santo 96 646 Santos 96 647 Taylor 96 648 Domenick 95 649 Gustave 95 650 Romeo 95 651 Felton 94 652 Israel 94 653 Merritt 94 654 Donn 93 655 Eldred 93 656 Loy 93 657 Ottis 93 658 Alvie 92 659 Gregorio 92 660 Betty 91 661 Margaret 91 662 Walker 91 663 Adolfo 90 664 Bryant 90 665 Elliot 90 666 Elzie 90 667 Emmitt 90 668 Hermon 90 669 Hobart 90 670 Jordan 90 671 Carter 89 672 Elvis 89 673 Enoch 89 674 Murphy 89 675 Rodger 89 676 Angus 88 677 Evert 88 678 Alvis 87 679 Benton 87 680 Jewell 87 681 Maxwell 87 682 Merlyn 87 683 Alford 86 684 Blair 86 685 Garfield 86 686 Glendon 86 687 Oran 86 688 Santiago 86 689 Kyle 85 690 Meyer 85 691 Verlin 85 692 Cruz 84 693 Haskell 84 694 Aron 83 695 Clare 83 696 Garrett 83 697 Rayford 83 698 Werner 83 699 Antone 82 700 Denis 82 701 Elmore 82 702 Elwyn 82 703 Franklyn 82 704 Hillard 82 705 Leeroy 82 706 Orin 82 707 Seth 82 708 Winfield 82 709 Bradley 81 710 Dwayne 81 711 Raphael 81 712 Andres 80 713 Craig 80 714 Mahlon 80 715 Monte 80 716 Carey 79 717 Clem 79 718 Constantine 79 719 Lawerence 79 720 Vicente 79 721 Willian 79 722 Barry 78 723 Carlyle 78 724 Lucian 78 725 Tracy 78 726 Gustav 77 727 Kay 77 728 Kirby 77 729 Theadore 77 730 Verl 77 731 Carleton 76 732 Claudie 76 733 Early 76 734 Lucious 76 735 Porter 76 736 Stanton 76 737 Bonnie 75 738 Buck 75 739 Cloyd 75 740 Eduardo 75 741 Garth 75 742 Hayward 75 743 Matt 75 744 Newell 75 745 Guido 74 746 Helen 74 747 Loyal 74 748 Sandy 74 749 Dorsey 73 750 Estel 73 751 Hardy 73 752 Howell 73 753 Leander 73 754 Lon 73 755 Melton 73 756 Murry 73 757 Prince 73 758 Ruth 73 759 Duncan 72 760 Elisha 72 761 Garnett 72 762 Gino 72 763 Otho 72 764 Shelton 72 765 Allison 71 766 Arvil 71 767 Aurelio 71 768 Benito 71 769 Bryce 71 770 Burt 71 771 Damon 71 772 Ford 71 773 Omar 71 774 Pearl 71 775 Sylvan 71 776 Audrey 70 777 Emmet 70 778 Evans 70 779 Lambert 70 780 Lawson 70 781 Merl 70 782 Oswald 70 783 Armond 69 784 Cameron 69 785 Chauncey 69 786 Dayton 69 787 Dewayne 69 788 June 69 789 Laurel 69 790 Reynaldo 69 791 Waymon 69 792 Wm 69 793 Auther 68 794 Dillard 68 795 Fritz 68 796 Gayle 68 797 Ignatius 68 798 Norval 68 799 Reynold 68 800 Rowland 68 801 Webster 68 802 Williams 68 803 Alejandro 67 804 Bertrand 67 805 Brady 67 806 Freddy 67 807 Hamilton 67 808 Meredith 67 809 Myles 67 810 Obie 67 811 Orrin 67 812 Regis 67 813 Donnie 66 814 Donovan 66 815 Ivory 66 816 Kendall 66 817 Kennith 66 818 Norwood 66 819 Richmond 66 820 Rudolf 66 821 Fidel 65 822 Ike 65 823 Lorin 65 824 Tim 65 825 General 64 826 Judge 64 827 Mickey 64 828 Reid 64 829 Reno 64 830 Virgle 64 831 Arlo 63 832 Arvid 63 833 Clovis 63 834 Dwain 63 835 Edison 63 836 Ewell 63 837 Maxie 63 838 Miller 63 839 Robin 63 840 Huey 62 841 Rueben 62 842 Adelbert 61 843 Brooks 61 844 Denzil 61 845 Durward 61 846 Johnson 61 847 Linus 61 848 Lonzo 61 849 Loran 61 850 Mac 61 851 Nicolas 61 852 Parker 61 853 Sumner 61 854 Vernie 61 855 Americo 60 856 Arley 60 857 Artie 60 858 Barton 60 859 Benjiman 60 860 Carmelo 60 861 Durwood 60 862 Giles 60 863 Hazel 60 864 Hunter 60 865 Isidore 60 866 Jonnie 60 867 Leonardo 60 868 Mariano 60 869 Marlyn 60 870 Milburn 60 871 Mitchel 60 872 Addison 59 873 Ellwood 59 874 Margarito 59 875 Andre 58 876 Artis 58 877 Berry 58 878 Deane 58 879 Donal 58 880 Fredric 58 881 Glynn 58 882 Hayden 58 883 Hilbert 58 884 Hosea 58 885 Leopoldo 58 886 Merwin 58 887 Refugio 58 888 Ruby 58 889 Silvio 58 890 Clint 57 891 Ezekiel 57 892 Madison 57 893 Oral 57 894 Abner 56 895 Arlin 56 896 Darold 56 897 Fernand 56 898 Gaetano 56 899 Joaquin 56 900 Lois 56 901 Norton 56 902 Agustin 55 903 Burley 55 904 Crawford 55 905 Farris 55 906 Henderson 55 907 Jon 55 908 Lauren 55 909 Leopold 55 910 Lindsey 55 911 Marie 55 912 Orvil 55 913 Rosevelt 55 914 Turner 55 915 Vester 55 916 Casper 54 917 Cleve 54 918 Donato 54 919 Dorris 54 920 Elizabeth 54 921 Gorden 54 922 Hurley 54 923 Johny 54 924 Joyce 54 925 Ken 54 926 Nevin 54 927 Terrence 54 928 Urban 54 929 Virginia 54 930 Wardell 54 931 Adolphus 53 932 Allie 53 933 Alois 53 934 Dempsey 53 935 Finis 53 936 Gerhard 53 937 Godfrey 53 938 Jamie 53 939 Kurt 53 940 Llewellyn 53 941 Oneal 53 942 Vivian 53 943 Wayland 53 944 Abram 52 945 Burnell 52 946 Dwaine 52 947 Farrell 52 948 Gearld 52 949 Hampton 52 950 Logan 52 951 Louise 52 952 Mildred 52 953 Ramiro 52 954 Tillman 52 955 Claire 51 956 Dante 51 957 Enos 51 958 Foy 51 959 Ivy 51 960 Thurston 51 961 Trinidad 51 962 Willam 51 963 Art 50 964 Arvin 50 965 Casimer 50 966 Cosmo 50 967 Delton 50 968 Desmond 50 969 Douglass 50 970 Gardner 50 971 Henery 50 972 Hiroshi 50 973 Ludwig 50 974 Minoru 50 975 Murl 50 976 Nunzio 50 977 Reese 50 978 Rollie 50 979 Sigmund 50 980 Alice 49 981 Ardell 49 982 Arvel 49 983 Author 49 984 Christ 49 985 Faustino 49 986 Federico 49 987 Gaston 49 988 Joy 49 989 Marco 49 990 Valentino 49 991 Zack 49 992 Alvan 48 993 Anna 48 994 Beryl 48 995 Dorman 48 996 Elza 48 997 Emmit 48 998 Issac 48 999 Jodie 48 1000 Jorge 48
Per 1,000: births under the name per 1,000 of that sex SSA recorded in 1926.
How spread out were the names of 1926? In 1926 the ten most given boys’ names went to 33.0% of the boys in SSA’s file and the top ten girls’ names to 22.5% of the girls; in 2025 the shares were 8.0% and 7.0%.
Share of babies given a top-10 name, 1926 marked top-10 share by year 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 1880 1900 1920 1940 1960 1980 2000 2025 Boys Girls 1926 top-10 share by year 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 1880 1900 1920 1940 1960 1980 2000 2025 Boys Girls 1926 top-10 share by year 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 1880 1905 1930 1955 1980 2005 2025 Boys Girls 1926 top-10 share by year 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 1880 1930 1980 2025 Boys Girls 1926 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 1926? Entries and exits: the top 100 of 1926 against the top 100 of 1925.
The biggest climbs of 1926 Names in the top 1,000 both years with at least 100 births in 1926.
Climbs: rank change within the top 1,000.
Next year: 1927