Home Years 1928 The most popular baby names of 1928 In 1928 the most given names were Robert (60,701 boys) and Mary (66,871 girls); SSA’s file counts 2,260,931 babies under 10,163 name-and-sex entries (every name given to 5 or more babies of one sex).
The 1928 file: SSA national baby-name file, published May 8, 2026. SSA’s notes on the data .
The top names of 1928 Girls: top 25 of 1928 # Name Births Per 1,000 Rank 1927 1 1 Mary 66,871 58.0 #1 2 2 Betty 36,083 31.3 #3 3 3 Dorothy 33,733 29.3 #2 4 4 Helen 22,937 19.9 #4 5 5 Margaret 20,295 17.6 #5 6 6 Ruth 17,859 15.5 #6 7 7 Doris 16,575 14.4 #7 8 8 Barbara 14,872 12.9 #10 9 9 Virginia 14,500 12.6 #8 10 10 Shirley 14,215 12.3 #9 11 11 Patricia 12,331 10.7 #18 12 12 Jean 12,209 10.6 #14 13 13 Frances 12,137 10.5 #12 14 14 Elizabeth 11,767 10.2 #13 15 15 Mildred 11,653 10.1 #11 16 16 Anna 10,575 9.2 #16 17 17 Evelyn 10,533 9.1 #15 18 18 Lois 10,425 9.0 #19 19 19 Alice 10,139 8.8 #17 20 20 Dolores 9,615 8.3 #34 21 21 Marie 9,286 8.1 #20 22 22 Martha 8,252 7.2 #24 23 23 Norma 8,166 7.1 #26 24 24 Rose 8,161 7.1 #23 25 25 Gloria 8,119 7.0 #22
Girls #26 to #100 # Name Births 26 Phyllis 7,924 27 Joan 7,854 28 Irene 7,731 29 Marjorie 7,632 30 Joyce 7,244 31 Louise 7,053 32 Florence 6,970 33 Catherine 6,910 34 Ruby 6,692 35 Lillian 6,577 36 Eleanor 6,535 37 Annie 6,329 38 Marilyn 6,066 39 Lorraine 5,982 40 Thelma 5,978 41 Gladys 5,791 42 Josephine 5,671 43 Nancy 5,537 44 June 5,517 45 Edna 5,473 46 Beverly 5,437 47 Marion 5,420 48 Pauline 5,391 49 Theresa 5,330 50 Geraldine 5,156 51 Lucille 5,094 52 Grace 4,989 53 Bernice 4,943 54 Ann 4,932 55 Ethel 4,928 56 Edith 4,846 57 Rita 4,810 58 Juanita 4,734 59 Hazel 4,649 60 Audrey 4,630 61 Donna 4,470 62 Jane 4,411 63 Wanda 4,318 64 Sarah 4,244 65 Clara 4,106 66 Esther 4,096 67 Emma 4,017 68 Elaine 4,004 69 Wilma 3,937 70 Beatrice 3,922 71 Marian 3,886 72 Charlotte 3,475 73 Elsie 3,470 74 Willie 3,444 75 Katherine 3,398 76 Peggy 3,382 77 Carol 3,349 78 Vivian 3,310 79 Eva 3,212 80 Julia 3,206 81 Bertha 3,161 82 Kathleen 3,151 83 Laura 3,146 84 Maxine 3,124 85 Agnes 3,023 86 Gertrude 3,011 87 Ida 2,994 88 Rosemary 2,972 89 Bonnie 2,923 90 Jeanne 2,879 91 Carolyn 2,847 92 Vera 2,841 93 Anne 2,824 94 Delores 2,810 95 Janet 2,782 96 Billie 2,777 97 Jacqueline 2,739 98 Ellen 2,682 99 Kathryn 2,681 100 Ella 2,670
Girls #101 to #1,000 # Name Births 101 Bessie 2,661 102 Eileen 2,644 103 Viola 2,623 104 Lillie 2,621 105 Maria 2,565 106 Arlene 2,521 107 Alma 2,496 108 Margie 2,437 109 Jessie 2,423 110 Pearl 2,367 111 Nellie 2,346 112 Lucy 2,322 113 Violet 2,322 114 Velma 2,290 115 Georgia 2,289 116 Myrtle 2,243 117 Ramona 2,239 118 Minnie 2,227 119 Sylvia 2,222 120 Christine 2,177 121 Mattie 2,128 122 Leona 2,085 123 Loretta 1,996 124 Geneva 1,981 125 Rosa 1,970 126 Jeanette 1,944 127 Roberta 1,923 128 Sally 1,891 129 Sara 1,873 130 Mae 1,808 131 Lena 1,803 132 Stella 1,803 133 Harriet 1,785 134 Genevieve 1,746 135 Mabel 1,742 136 Claire 1,734 137 Anita 1,725 138 Eunice 1,721 139 Muriel 1,661 140 Carrie 1,653 141 Naomi 1,652 142 Joanne 1,649 143 Jennie 1,642 144 Dora 1,640 145 Patsy 1,623 146 Opal 1,591 147 Marguerite 1,584 148 Hilda 1,574 149 Janice 1,565 150 Emily 1,559 151 Alberta 1,555 152 Verna 1,458 153 Blanche 1,427 154 Beulah 1,421 155 Cora 1,393 156 Rosie 1,385 157 Erma 1,382 158 Lula 1,376 159 Hattie 1,375 160 Inez 1,370 161 Fannie 1,361 162 Constance 1,319 163 Imogene 1,314 164 Lola 1,295 165 Laverne 1,293 166 Bobbie 1,257 167 Madeline 1,253 168 Miriam 1,250 169 Daisy 1,245 170 Rosalie 1,236 171 Ada 1,213 172 Teresa 1,212 173 Flora 1,201 174 Marcella 1,194 175 Caroline 1,189 176 Darlene 1,186 177 Rachel 1,180 178 Mamie 1,178 179 Jo 1,168 180 Mable 1,152 181 Yvonne 1,133 182 Johnnie 1,128 183 Rebecca 1,121 184 Irma 1,102 185 Colleen 1,099 186 Bettie 1,098 187 Estelle 1,094 188 Joy 1,091 189 Eula 1,088 190 Eloise 1,082 191 Nora 1,082 192 Faye 1,078 193 Ernestine 1,057 194 Susie 1,051 195 Lila 1,034 196 Antoinette 1,027 197 Nina 1,023 198 Maggie 1,020 199 Carmen 1,017 200 Iris 1,010 201 Joann 1,001 202 Bette 1,000 203 Gwendolyn 988 204 Regina 956 205 Winifred 955 206 Olga 934 207 Lorene 929 208 Rosemarie 913 209 Della 897 210 Sadie 895 211 Jeannette 889 212 Priscilla 887 213 Angelina 872 214 Melba 868 215 Charlene 854 216 Henrietta 847 217 Victoria 833 218 Katie 826 219 Lydia 815 220 Susan 812 221 Essie 806 222 Fern 806 223 Olive 790 224 Annette 780 225 Sue 780 226 Therese 776 227 Amelia 755 228 Ollie 754 229 Freda 748 230 Jewel 743 231 Reba 729 232 Adeline 721 233 Nettie 711 234 Janie 709 235 Sophie 708 236 May 705 237 Veronica 695 238 Natalie 687 239 Nadine 679 240 Angeline 674 241 Bettye 663 242 Luella 662 243 Lela 659 244 Lottie 658 245 Connie 657 246 Ora 655 247 Jewell 652 248 Isabel 651 249 Deloris 647 250 Iva 643 251 Dorthy 641 252 Judith 641 253 Lucile 638 254 Adele 637 255 Goldie 636 256 Sallie 635 257 Dorothea 630 258 Fay 628 259 Angela 621 260 Diane 616 261 Ina 612 262 Lenora 608 263 Cleo 606 264 Selma 598 265 Addie 591 266 Leola 589 267 Etta 583 268 Suzanne 583 269 Corinne 582 270 Cecelia 579 271 Francis 571 272 Cecilia 570 273 Clarice 568 274 Annabelle 566 275 Elva 560 276 Paula 558 277 Jimmie 555 278 Linda 555 279 Celia 549 280 Mavis 547 281 Marcia 540 282 Estella 535 283 Isabelle 533 284 Effie 529 285 Ola 527 286 Ila 524 287 Elinor 523 288 Myra 521 289 Glenna 519 290 Alta 515 291 Lee 513 292 Patty 512 293 Frankie 510 294 Arline 508 295 Helene 506 296 Bernadine 505 297 Rhoda 504 298 Gracie 503 299 Willa 500 300 Carmela 499 301 Nell 498 302 Aileen 487 303 Elvira 481 304 Lizzie 475 305 Cynthia 472 306 Jacquelyn 468 307 Earline 466 308 Pat 457 309 Eleanore 454 310 Elnora 452 311 Olivia 442 312 Nelda 440 313 Virgie 438 314 Jackie 436 315 Robert 434 316 Guadalupe 433 317 Renee 433 318 Rena 429 319 James 427 320 Lou 425 321 Elma 424 322 Jeannine 424 323 John 424 324 Mona 422 325 Nannie 420 326 Sybil 419 327 Rosetta 417 328 Lenore 415 329 Yolanda 411 330 Diana 407 331 Eugenia 407 332 Leah 405 333 Margery 400 334 Carmella 399 335 Flossie 397 336 Bertie 396 337 Matilda 396 338 Loraine 393 339 Dolly 390 340 Polly 390 341 Pearlie 388 342 Avis 387 343 Dixie 387 344 Marianne 387 345 Ruthie 385 346 Dona 381 347 Consuelo 379 348 Harriett 379 349 Claudia 376 350 Frieda 372 351 Bernadette 371 352 Christina 371 353 Zelma 371 354 Lupe 370 355 Amy 366 356 Odessa 365 357 Josie 364 358 Winnie 364 359 Concetta 362 360 Aurora 361 361 Wilda 361 362 Maryann 360 363 Rosella 360 364 Mollie 358 365 Neva 354 366 Eddie 353 367 Dollie 349 368 Lorna 348 369 William 348 370 Lily 345 371 Lavonne 340 372 Earnestine 335 373 Myrna 335 374 Corrine 334 375 Tommie 334 376 Nola 330 377 Cecile 328 378 Beverley 321 379 Betsy 317 380 Margarita 316 381 Molly 315 382 Cornelia 312 383 Letha 307 384 Millie 303 385 Antonia 302 386 Robbie 300 387 Delia 297 388 Lora 296 389 Alicia 293 390 Merle 293 391 Madge 292 392 Maude 292 393 Gilda 291 394 Aline 290 395 Allie 290 396 Beth 290 397 Earlene 285 398 Joanna 285 399 Maureen 284 400 Ophelia 283 401 Reva 282 402 Jerry 281 403 Florine 280 404 Hope 279 405 Leila 279 406 Leatrice 277 407 Alyce 276 408 Melva 276 409 Iona 275 410 Hannah 273 411 Ilene 272 412 Charles 271 413 Lilly 271 414 Nona 271 415 Berniece 270 416 Helena 270 417 Roslyn 270 418 Georgie 267 419 Corine 266 420 Charmaine 265 421 Edythe 261 422 Lorena 259 423 Queen 258 424 Louella 255 425 Jaunita 253 426 Mercedes 252 427 Emogene 251 428 Carole 250 429 Elena 250 430 Marietta 248 431 Amanda 247 432 Judy 245 433 Delphine 242 434 Sheila 242 435 Elouise 241 436 Lelia 241 437 Marceline 241 438 Adelaide 240 439 Eliza 239 440 Lessie 239 441 Madelyn 239 442 Callie 237 443 Greta 235 444 Sandra 235 445 Dorris 234 446 Jannie 233 447 Pansy 233 448 Zelda 233 449 Allene 232 450 Clare 231 451 George 230 452 Lorine 229 453 Esperanza 228 454 Ester 228 455 Evangeline 227 456 Ima 227 457 Bennie 226 458 Millicent 226 459 Leota 225 460 Philomena 225 461 Iola 224 462 Gene 223 463 Kay 223 464 Winona 223 465 Doreen 221 466 Hester 218 467 Monica 218 468 Freddie 217 469 Leta 214 470 Zella 213 471 Faith 212 472 Joe 212 473 Ione 210 474 Alene 207 475 Beryl 207 476 Johanna 207 477 Maudie 205 478 Josefina 204 479 Julie 204 480 Germaine 203 481 Ardis 202 482 Dessie 201 483 Katharine 201 484 Richard 201 485 Juana 200 486 Retha 199 487 Francisca 198 488 Claudine 197 489 Maurine 197 490 Roxie 197 491 Tillie 197 492 Althea 196 493 Bonita 196 494 Marjory 195 495 Sophia 195 496 Syble 195 497 Janis 194 498 Bobby 193 499 Rae 193 500 Lucia 192 501 Manuela 192 502 Charlie 188 503 Dawn 188 504 Gwen 188 505 Rosalyn 186 506 Angie 185 507 Jenny 185 508 Glenda 184 509 Sonia 184 510 Elda 183 511 Georgette 183 512 Marylou 183 513 Joseph 182 514 Petra 182 515 Twila 182 516 Camille 181 517 Gussie 179 518 Valerie 179 519 Isabella 178 520 Dortha 177 521 Gretchen 177 522 Phoebe 177 523 Vilma 177 524 Oma 176 525 Vada 175 526 Velda 175 527 Wilhelmina 174 528 Edwina 173 529 Gail 173 530 Verda 173 531 Delma 172 532 Isabell 172 533 Madeleine 172 534 Shirlee 172 535 Leora 171 536 Donald 170 537 Nita 170 538 Floy 167 539 Alfreda 166 540 Belva 166 541 Laurel 165 542 Verla 165 543 Charline 164 544 Vida 164 545 Alva 163 546 Doretha 163 547 Hallie 163 548 Margret 163 549 Hellen 161 550 Rosalee 161 551 Vernice 161 552 Erna 160 553 Marlys 160 554 Sharon 160 555 Arleen 159 556 Billy 159 557 Elsa 158 558 Augusta 157 559 Aurelia 157 560 Birdie 157 561 Enid 157 562 Lucinda 157 563 Rowena 157 564 Elisabeth 156 565 Louisa 156 566 Yvette 156 567 Dorotha 155 568 Elisa 155 569 Lauretta 155 570 Magdalene 154 571 Minerva 153 572 Valeria 153 573 Reta 152 574 Vernell 152 575 Janette 151 576 Rhea 151 577 Rosalind 151 578 Theodora 150 579 Elise 149 580 Fanny 149 581 Freida 147 582 Johnie 147 583 Harriette 146 584 Myrtis 146 585 Pearline 146 586 Socorro 146 587 Carolina 145 588 Dovie 143 589 Juliette 143 590 Oleta 143 591 Thomas 143 592 Justine 142 593 Terry 142 594 Alvina 141 595 Lavon 141 596 Sammie 141 597 Mazie 139 598 Ouida 139 599 Romona 139 600 Edward 138 601 Theda 138 602 Tina 137 603 Veda 137 604 Agatha 135 605 Ava 135 606 Hortense 135 607 Ofelia 135 608 Billye 134 609 Gertie 134 610 Nan 134 611 Elvera 133 612 Lue 133 613 Rubye 133 614 Margarette 132 615 Celeste 131 616 Kate 131 617 Larue 131 618 Deborah 130 619 Florene 130 620 Camilla 129 621 Zola 129 622 Madonna 128 623 Mozelle 128 624 Tessie 128 625 Celestine 127 626 Ardith 126 627 Roma 126 628 Alpha 125 629 Blanch 125 630 Catharine 125 631 Lavern 125 632 Linnie 124 633 Stephanie 124 634 Berta 123 635 Georgiana 123 636 Noreen 123 637 Paul 123 638 Una 123 639 Kitty 122 640 Lura 122 641 Ursula 122 642 Darleen 120 643 Leonora 120 644 Myrtice 120 645 Carlene 119 646 Gayle 119 647 Marianna 119 648 Eldora 117 649 Garnet 117 650 Adrienne 116 651 Albertha 116 652 Filomena 116 653 Gerry 115 654 Lynn 115 655 Jeane 114 656 Lona 114 657 Martina 114 658 Cassie 113 659 Ona 113 660 Roselyn 113 661 Caryl 112 662 Maryjane 112 663 Treva 112 664 Emilia 111 665 Vesta 111 666 Adela 110 667 Eleanora 110 668 Georgianna 110 669 Ethelyn 109 670 Idella 109 671 Pattie 109 672 Lavina 108 673 Artie 107 674 Daphne 107 675 Easter 107 676 Jayne 107 677 Margarett 107 678 Mayme 107 679 Andrea 106 680 Clementine 106 681 Frank 106 682 Ladonna 106 683 Peggie 105 684 Rosina 105 685 Adell 104 686 Angelita 104 687 Kathrine 104 688 Raymond 104 689 Antonette 103 690 Katheryn 103 691 Lettie 103 692 Dottie 102 693 Leslie 102 694 Magdalena 102 695 Albina 101 696 Annabell 101 697 Laverna 101 698 Leone 101 699 Marilynn 101 700 Marvel 101 701 Mina 101 702 Vergie 101 703 Carmel 100 704 Catalina 100 705 Gearldine 100 706 Ira 100 707 Magnolia 100 708 Novella 100 709 Pamela 100 710 Alda 99 711 Elna 99 712 Marlene 99 713 Mittie 99 714 Orpha 99 715 Amalia 98 716 Bobbye 98 717 Norene 98 718 Evelyne 97 719 Hettie 97 720 Maybelle 97 721 Cecil 96 722 Christene 96 723 Jack 96 724 Elizebeth 95 725 Lovie 95 726 Luz 95 727 Meredith 95 728 Neoma 95 729 Odell 95 730 Ray 95 731 Arthur 94 732 Francine 94 733 Mickey 94 734 Rubie 94 735 Willia 94 736 Belle 93 737 Carla 93 738 Jeraldine 93 739 Abbie 92 740 Cleta 92 741 Elmira 92 742 Concepcion 91 743 Crystal 91 744 Donnie 91 745 Gay 91 746 Harold 91 747 Loyce 91 748 Marcelle 91 749 Romaine 91 750 Delois 90 751 Felicia 90 752 Lilia 90 753 Melvina 90 754 Norine 90 755 Raquel 90 756 Ivy 89 757 Leonor 89 758 Walter 89 759 Audry 88 760 Charleen 88 761 Denise 88 762 Jonnie 88 763 Rosaline 88 764 Tressie 88 765 Cathrine 87 766 Darline 87 767 Dorcas 87 768 Elease 87 769 Ferne 87 770 Georgina 87 771 Lucretia 87 772 Wynona 87 773 Annamae 86 774 Dale 86 775 Estell 86 776 Herminia 86 777 Jeanie 86 778 Berneice 85 779 Bernita 85 780 Emilie 85 781 Carmelita 84 782 Elida 84 783 Nova 84 784 Vernie 84 785 Vincenza 84 786 Ardella 83 787 Delphia 83 788 Jeannie 83 789 Lida 83 790 Sonya 83 791 Ana 82 792 Annetta 82 793 Eloisa 82 794 Adella 81 795 Era 81 796 Henry 81 797 Jacquelin 81 798 Rosanna 81 799 Zora 81 800 Cathryn 80 801 Claudie 80 802 Eve 80 803 Mozell 80 804 Vivien 80 805 Almeda 79 806 Cordelia 79 807 Dorene 79 808 Georgene 79 809 Imelda 79 810 Lavada 79 811 Leatha 79 812 Lulu 79 813 Maud 79 814 Roseann 79 815 Zona 79 816 Anastasia 78 817 Audra 78 818 Karen 78 819 Marlyn 78 820 Maxie 78 821 Beatriz 77 822 Hazle 77 823 Kenneth 77 824 Luetta 77 825 Annabel 76 826 Christeen 76 827 Palma 76 828 Trinidad 76 829 Vina 76 830 Willodean 76 831 Clyde 75 832 Ernestina 75 833 Eugene 75 834 Lina 75 835 Luvenia 75 836 Sherry 75 837 Susanne 75 838 Tomasa 75 839 Winnifred 75 840 Alvera 74 841 Elenora 74 842 Josefa 74 843 Ossie 74 844 Vita 74 845 Amparo 73 846 Bella 73 847 Estela 73 848 Freeda 73 849 Lea 73 850 Lyla 73 851 Natalia 73 852 Patti 73 853 Rutha 73 854 Cherie 72 855 Cruz 72 856 Evie 72 857 Ines 72 858 Mandy 72 859 Nathalie 72 860 Nila 72 861 Velva 72 862 Adelle 71 863 Aletha 71 864 Benita 71 865 Bernardine 71 866 Bethel 71 867 Earl 71 868 Lonnie 71 869 Sofia 71 870 Doloris 70 871 Evalyn 70 872 Florida 70 873 Idell 70 874 Johnny 70 875 Kattie 70 876 Leonore 70 877 Marilou 70 878 Nanette 70 879 Nedra 70 880 Ocie 70 881 Ardell 69 882 Dana 69 883 Esta 69 884 Luisa 69 885 Madie 69 886 Naoma 69 887 Willene 69 888 Ardelle 68 889 Cherry 68 890 David 68 891 Jeanine 68 892 Joline 68 893 Joye 68 894 Maurice 68 895 Merna 68 896 Cathleen 67 897 Elmer 67 898 Felicitas 67 899 Juliet 67 900 Nada 67 901 Rachael 67 902 Adelina 66 903 Altha 66 904 Bridget 66 905 Carroll 66 906 Corene 66 907 Garnett 66 908 Hortencia 66 909 Hortensia 66 910 Libby 66 911 Malinda 66 912 Maryellen 66 913 Paulina 66 914 Rosamond 66 915 Santa 66 916 Toni 66 917 Waneta 66 918 Bulah 65 919 Dorathy 65 920 Gaynell 65 921 Golda 65 922 Savannah 65 923 Sibyl 65 924 Albert 64 925 Beaulah 64 926 Chloe 64 927 Dena 64 928 Evangelina 64 929 Fred 64 930 Jeanetta 64 931 Jocelyn 64 932 Leanna 64 933 Viva 64 934 Zoe 64 935 Zula 64 936 Arvilla 63 937 Elois 63 938 Juliana 63 939 Lavinia 63 940 Lawanda 63 941 Lennie 63 942 Lidia 63 943 Lita 63 944 Louis 63 945 Mafalda 63 946 Marina 63 947 Aida 62 948 Lolita 62 949 Melvin 62 950 Myrle 62 951 Octavia 62 952 Theo 62 953 Verona 62 954 Augustine 61 955 Bettylou 61 956 Carl 61 957 Carma 61 958 Jettie 61 959 Lyda 61 960 Mardell 61 961 Vonda 61 962 Dean 60 963 Harry 60 964 Marva 60 965 Sidney 60 966 Susanna 60 967 Adelia 59 968 Colette 59 969 Delfina 59 970 Delilah 59 971 Elvie 59 972 Rosalia 59 973 Sondra 59 974 Erlinda 58 975 Eulalia 58 976 Jamie 58 977 Louvenia 58 978 Marilee 58 979 Meta 58 980 Rozella 58 981 Ruthe 58 982 Verdie 58 983 Alverta 57 984 Clarissa 57 985 Eda 57 986 Elinore 57 987 Emmer 57 988 Emmie 57 989 Mathilda 57 990 Nella 57 991 Phylis 57 992 Rosia 57 993 Wava 57 994 Ceola 56 995 Dorine 56 996 Elayne 56 997 Ellie 56 998 Hildred 56 999 Howard 56 1000 Jolene 56
Boys: top 25 of 1928 # Name Births Per 1,000 Rank 1927 1 1 Robert 60,701 54.8 #1 2 2 John 53,760 48.5 #2 3 3 James 52,752 47.6 #3 4 4 William 49,118 44.4 #4 5 5 Charles 31,243 28.2 #5 6 6 Richard 28,793 26.0 #6 7 7 Donald 25,704 23.2 #8 8 8 George 24,391 22.0 #7 9 9 Joseph 22,322 20.1 #9 10 10 Edward 18,492 16.7 #10 11 11 Thomas 16,582 15.0 #11 12 12 Frank 13,570 12.3 #12 13 13 Paul 13,160 11.9 #13 14 14 Harold 12,670 11.4 #14 15 15 Jack 12,494 11.3 #16 16 16 Raymond 11,946 10.8 #15 17 17 Kenneth 11,167 10.1 #18 18 18 Walter 10,651 9.6 #17 19 19 David 9,990 9.0 #21 20 20 Eugene 9,708 8.8 #20 21 21 Henry 9,313 8.4 #19 22 22 Arthur 8,880 8.0 #22 23 23 Albert 8,812 8.0 #23 24 24 Ralph 8,100 7.3 #24 25 25 Herbert 8,065 7.3 #42
Boys #26 to #100 # Name Births 26 Harry 7,604 27 Billy 7,310 28 Carl 6,946 29 Willie 6,817 30 Joe 6,682 31 Howard 6,496 32 Louis 6,299 33 Alfred 6,252 34 Roy 6,229 35 Clarence 6,068 36 Fred 6,036 37 Earl 5,966 38 Lawrence 5,597 39 Norman 5,590 40 Francis 5,516 41 Gerald 5,487 42 Leonard 5,131 43 Ernest 4,941 44 Anthony 4,719 45 Stanley 4,481 46 Marvin 4,452 47 Daniel 4,426 48 Melvin 4,249 49 Bernard 4,067 50 Ronald 3,969 51 Leroy 3,872 52 Samuel 3,844 53 Michael 3,598 54 Floyd 3,338 55 Russell 3,325 56 Peter 3,299 57 Ray 3,248 58 Edwin 3,166 59 Lloyd 3,158 60 Andrew 3,142 61 Leo 3,095 62 Gene 3,088 63 Elmer 2,977 64 Bill 2,976 65 Bobby 2,972 66 Theodore 2,916 67 Frederick 2,882 68 Clifford 2,862 69 Wayne 2,855 70 Vernon 2,852 71 Roger 2,774 72 Alvin 2,750 73 Philip 2,726 74 Clyde 2,713 75 Dale 2,640 76 Glenn 2,603 77 Gordon 2,596 78 Herman 2,588 79 Jerry 2,588 80 Charlie 2,463 81 Leon 2,460 82 Vincent 2,440 83 Martin 2,428 84 Don 2,382 85 Warren 2,361 86 Lewis 2,339 87 Lee 2,282 88 Chester 2,243 89 Lester 2,229 90 Harvey 2,186 91 Jesse 2,171 92 Milton 2,170 93 Allen 2,137 94 Calvin 2,128 95 Bob 2,093 96 Gilbert 2,048 97 Cecil 2,005 98 Arnold 1,974 99 Victor 1,946 100 Jimmie 1,924
Boys #101 to #1,000 # Name Births 101 Curtis 1,920 102 Douglas 1,912 103 Johnnie 1,868 104 Wallace 1,845 105 Eddie 1,807 106 Benjamin 1,805 107 Roland 1,779 108 Jose 1,770 109 Sam 1,759 110 Jerome 1,750 111 Manuel 1,646 112 Bruce 1,628 113 Willard 1,628 114 Edgar 1,600 115 Glen 1,595 116 Claude 1,533 117 Johnny 1,529 118 Marion 1,515 119 Maurice 1,494 120 Junior 1,493 121 Hubert 1,488 122 Oscar 1,464 123 Everett 1,427 124 Jessie 1,419 125 Max 1,405 126 Virgil 1,404 127 Wilbur 1,400 128 Leslie 1,380 129 Hugh 1,374 130 Stephen 1,335 131 Homer 1,320 132 Patrick 1,320 133 Billie 1,317 134 Rudolph 1,308 135 Tom 1,305 136 Dean 1,287 137 Jim 1,237 138 Jimmy 1,226 139 Keith 1,223 140 Nicholas 1,216 141 Duane 1,212 142 Sidney 1,206 143 Wesley 1,181 144 Morris 1,157 145 Luther 1,153 146 Franklin 1,103 147 Horace 1,098 148 Willis 1,085 149 Phillip 1,078 150 Larry 1,068 151 Tommy 1,062 152 Alexander 1,048 153 Earnest 1,043 154 Delbert 1,023 155 Lyle 999 156 Ben 987 157 Alan 964 158 Salvatore 963 159 Dennis 957 160 Tony 955 161 Oliver 933 162 Steve 925 163 Edmund 911 164 Dan 908 165 Otis 884 166 Irving 879 167 Guy 866 168 Julius 863 169 Archie 860 170 Juan 858 171 Allan 844 172 Dick 834 173 Clayton 833 174 Bennie 832 175 Ted 826 176 Alton 816 177 Angelo 811 178 Orville 811 179 Alex 799 180 Clinton 789 181 Leland 789 182 Matthew 784 183 Clifton 781 184 Jesus 775 185 Jay 769 186 Merle 764 187 Mike 761 188 Lowell 758 189 Ivan 755 190 Antonio 746 191 Freddie 744 192 Wilbert 741 193 Ira 728 194 Nathaniel 728 195 Marshall 727 196 Jacob 718 197 Lonnie 708 198 Neil 696 199 Irvin 687 200 Ramon 683 201 Nelson 681 202 Dewey 675 203 Ervin 672 204 Myron 667 205 Malcolm 666 206 Wendell 658 207 Elbert 656 208 Carroll 655 209 Mark 652 210 Darrell 647 211 Wilfred 636 212 Julian 633 213 Perry 633 214 Pete 614 215 Loren 612 216 Jackie 606 217 Nick 604 218 Rufus 602 219 Karl 599 220 Norbert 599 221 Sylvester 599 222 Gerard 594 223 Rodney 589 224 Carlos 583 225 Emil 582 226 Bobbie 581 227 Eldon 579 228 Doyle 578 229 Laurence 573 230 Forrest 572 231 Seymour 568 232 Troy 562 233 Aaron 561 234 Carlton 551 235 Fredrick 548 236 Nathan 548 237 Byron 546 238 Ellis 544 239 Johnie 543 240 Loyd 540 241 Isaac 534 242 Rex 519 243 Burton 518 244 Mack 518 245 Bert 517 246 Grady 511 247 Sherman 511 248 Roosevelt 509 249 Irwin 508 250 Owen 505 251 Murray 504 252 Francisco 498 253 Ruben 491 254 Harley 484 255 Percy 483 256 Ross 483 257 Pedro 481 258 Elwood 479 259 Mario 477 260 Dominick 474 261 Grover 472 262 Otto 469 263 Felix 468 264 Lynn 468 265 Benny 460 266 Emmett 456 267 Dwight 454 268 Tommie 452 269 Boyd 445 270 Amos 439 271 Conrad 438 272 Harlan 435 273 Wilson 434 274 Aubrey 429 275 Laverne 428 276 August 421 277 Sheldon 421 278 Joel 415 279 Edmond 406 280 Abraham 401 281 Reginald 401 282 Stuart 395 283 Erwin 394 284 Austin 389 285 Louie 389 286 Teddy 388 287 Garland 387 288 Cornelius 384 289 Preston 381 290 Dominic 378 291 Neal 377 292 Dallas 375 293 Raul 375 294 Maynard 374 295 Morton 371 296 Pat 360 297 Adam 359 298 Wade 355 299 Steven 350 300 Roscoe 344 301 Adolph 341 302 Jasper 336 303 Alfonso 335 304 Delmar 332 305 Sammie 331 306 Elton 330 307 Carmen 329 308 Millard 328 309 Jean 327 310 Dave 324 311 Rudy 324 312 Elvin 323 313 Will 323 314 Luis 322 315 Charley 321 316 Moses 318 317 Mitchell 314 318 Roberto 312 319 Grant 309 320 Merlin 307 321 Reuben 303 322 Thurman 302 323 Armand 300 324 Ned 299 325 Wilmer 298 326 Lionel 297 327 Timothy 297 328 Salvador 296 329 Sanford 295 330 Mary 294 331 Randolph 293 332 Clair 286 333 Rocco 286 334 Emanuel 285 335 Alfredo 281 336 Russel 281 337 Marlin 280 338 Monroe 280 339 Patsy 280 340 Sammy 280 341 Weldon 279 342 Merrill 278 343 Danny 277 344 Cleveland 276 345 Harrison 274 346 Odell 274 347 Ollie 268 348 Simon 267 349 Christopher 266 350 Alonzo 265 351 Noel 265 352 Lavern 264 353 Rolland 264 354 Wiley 263 355 Gus 262 356 Earle 260 357 Gregory 260 358 Royce 260 359 Andy 258 360 Clement 258 361 Wilburn 258 362 Hollis 256 363 Hoover 256 364 Marcus 256 365 Elijah 255 366 Gabriel 255 367 Darwin 252 368 Buddy 251 369 Ed 251 370 Shirley 249 371 Wilford 249 372 Darrel 244 373 Jackson 244 374 Jake 243 375 Travis 243 376 Forest 242 377 Cleo 241 378 Kermit 241 379 Armando 240 380 Buford 240 381 Clark 240 382 Claud 238 383 Elmo 235 384 Cyril 234 385 Norris 234 386 Vito 234 387 Lamar 233 388 Stewart 232 389 Guadalupe 231 390 Adrian 230 391 Woodrow 230 392 Sterling 229 393 Emery 228 394 Emory 228 395 Gary 227 396 Alphonse 226 397 Miguel 226 398 Rodolfo 226 399 Coy 225 400 Harris 225 401 Lorenzo 224 402 Van 223 403 Eric 221 404 Miles 220 405 Roman 220 406 Mervin 218 407 Solomon 218 408 Terry 218 409 Huey 216 410 Bud 215 411 Eli 215 412 Rafael 215 413 Carmine 214 414 Herschel 211 415 Barney 208 416 Alva 207 417 Vern 207 418 Rene 206 419 Winston 206 420 Linwood 201 421 Milford 201 422 Jess 198 423 Truman 198 424 Winfred 198 425 Randall 196 426 Carol 195 427 Enrique 194 428 Arturo 193 429 Hal 193 430 Lenard 193 431 Basil 191 432 Frankie 191 433 Al 190 434 Levi 189 435 Emerson 188 436 Scott 188 437 Bertram 187 438 Odis 187 439 Hector 186 440 Delmer 185 441 Pasquale 185 442 Ward 183 443 Roderick 182 444 Royal 182 445 Dudley 181 446 Elias 181 447 Gale 181 448 Hershel 181 449 Vance 180 450 Saul 179 451 Emilio 178 452 Gilberto 177 453 Jeff 177 454 Lindy 177 455 Gail 176 456 Lyman 176 457 Hiram 174 458 Noah 174 459 Pablo 174 460 Ulysses 174 461 Freeman 173 462 Wilton 173 463 Normand 172 464 Alden 171 465 Thaddeus 171 466 Bruno 170 467 Burl 170 468 Booker 169 469 Elliott 169 470 Everette 169 471 Riley 168 472 Spencer 168 473 Ricardo 167 474 Silas 167 475 Alberto 166 476 Chris 164 477 Domingo 164 478 Olen 164 479 Anton 163 480 Denver 161 481 Carrol 160 482 Cletus 160 483 Ellsworth 160 484 Tomas 159 485 Milo 157 486 Nolan 157 487 Edsel 156 488 Ferdinand 156 489 Jules 154 490 Mathew 154 491 Phil 153 492 Orval 152 493 Houston 150 494 Major 150 495 Arlie 149 496 Luke 149 497 Buster 148 498 Augustine 147 499 Fernando 146 500 Augustus 145 501 Carlo 145 502 Columbus 145 503 Newton 145 504 Frederic 144 505 Jerald 144 506 Omer 144 507 Ernesto 143 508 Barry 141 509 Hoyt 141 510 Santiago 141 511 Sol 141 512 Frances 140 513 Ignacio 140 514 Vaughn 139 515 Jewel 138 516 Orlando 137 517 Angel 136 518 Blaine 135 519 Clay 135 520 Davis 135 521 Hobert 134 522 Julio 134 523 Marcel 134 524 Verne 134 525 Elroy 132 526 Gaylord 132 527 Hugo 132 528 Morgan 131 529 Evan 130 530 Fletcher 130 531 Lincoln 130 532 Raymon 130 533 Dana 129 534 Eduardo 129 535 Felipe 129 536 Harland 129 537 Anderson 128 538 Dalton 128 539 Kelly 128 540 Kent 128 541 Sebastian 128 542 Joesph 127 543 Mckinley 127 544 Noble 127 545 Bryan 126 546 Merton 124 547 Aloysius 123 548 Ambrose 123 549 Donnie 123 550 Nickolas 123 551 Wilber 123 552 Dorothy 122 553 Hilton 122 554 Andres 121 555 Emile 121 556 Isiah 121 557 Justin 121 558 Isaiah 120 559 Reed 120 560 Betty 119 561 Valentine 119 562 Elwin 118 563 Joshua 118 564 Mose 118 565 Olin 118 566 Stanford 118 567 Benito 117 568 Ezra 117 569 Graham 117 570 Sherwood 117 571 Lemuel 116 572 Maxwell 116 573 Micheal 116 574 Oren 116 575 Vicente 116 576 Winford 116 577 Jonathan 115 578 Alphonso 114 579 Arden 114 580 Beverly 114 581 Christian 114 582 Harmon 114 583 Theron 113 584 Arther 112 585 Jeremiah 112 586 Santos 112 587 Rodger 111 588 Bernie 110 589 Bradley 110 590 Foster 110 591 Junius 110 592 Waldo 110 593 Jefferson 109 594 Coleman 108 595 Emmitt 108 596 Mason 108 597 Ora 108 598 Dewitt 107 599 Porter 107 600 Quentin 107 601 Daryl 106 602 Palmer 105 603 Brian 104 604 Doris 104 605 Dwayne 104 606 Domenic 102 607 Elden 102 608 Carson 101 609 Galen 101 610 Ottis 100 611 Rogers 100 612 Rubin 100 613 Ernie 99 614 Otha 99 615 Raphael 99 616 Rollin 99 617 Benedict 98 618 Casimir 98 619 Rosario 98 620 Rupert 98 621 Adolfo 97 622 Granville 97 623 Lacy 97 624 Lucien 97 625 Lucius 97 626 Merlyn 97 627 Shelby 97 628 Sydney 97 629 Bennett 96 630 Clarance 96 631 Donn 96 632 Glendon 96 633 Ivory 96 634 Lupe 96 635 Monte 96 636 Aron 95 637 Avery 95 638 Bernice 95 639 Elvis 95 640 Gregorio 95 641 Rayford 95 642 Alford 94 643 Eldred 94 644 Gustave 94 645 Judson 94 646 Romeo 94 647 Alvie 93 648 Boyce 93 649 Donovan 93 650 Mickey 93 651 Raleigh 93 652 Asa 92 653 Dexter 92 654 Domenick 92 655 Eldridge 92 656 Santo 92 657 Theo 92 658 Walker 92 659 Talmadge 91 660 Warner 91 661 Hayward 90 662 Taylor 90 663 Connie 89 664 Darold 89 665 Duncan 89 666 Elzie 89 667 Jordan 89 668 Merritt 89 669 Abe 88 670 Fay 88 671 Haywood 88 672 Helen 88 673 Jewell 88 674 Kennith 88 675 Leeroy 88 676 Donal 87 677 Guillermo 87 678 Hermon 87 679 Hyman 87 680 Jason 87 681 Margaret 87 682 Meredith 87 683 Felton 86 684 Guido 86 685 Abel 85 686 Bradford 85 687 Craig 85 688 Loy 85 689 Margarito 85 690 Dorsey 84 691 Gayle 84 692 Kay 84 693 Milan 84 694 Albin 83 695 Bryant 83 696 Carleton 83 697 Dee 83 698 Dillard 83 699 Enoch 83 700 Lawerence 83 701 Florian 82 702 Aurelio 81 703 Dante 81 704 Elliot 81 705 King 81 706 Myles 81 707 Pearl 81 708 Alvis 80 709 Freddy 80 710 Giles 80 711 Verlin 80 712 Werner 80 713 Aldo 79 714 Alejandro 79 715 Bertrand 79 716 Cyrus 79 717 Edd 79 718 Hobart 79 719 Maxie 79 720 Walton 79 721 Zane 79 722 Arlo 78 723 Benton 78 724 Carter 78 725 Clare 78 726 Jennings 78 727 June 78 728 Loyal 78 729 Nicolas 78 730 Norwood 78 731 Omar 78 732 Cruz 77 733 Dewayne 77 734 Haskell 77 735 Fidel 76 736 Lois 76 737 Napoleon 76 738 Barton 75 739 Bryce 75 740 Buck 75 741 Dwain 75 742 Winfield 75 743 Denzil 74 744 Garfield 74 745 Kendall 74 746 Kyle 74 747 Norton 74 748 Parker 74 749 Reynold 74 750 Seth 74 751 Waymon 74 752 Arvid 73 753 Blair 73 754 Burt 73 755 Elwyn 73 756 Glynn 73 757 Lambert 73 758 Meyer 73 759 Ramiro 73 760 Reid 73 761 Rosevelt 73 762 Rudolf 73 763 Dock 72 764 Hardy 72 765 Israel 72 766 Stanton 72 767 Andre 71 768 Bonnie 71 769 Clem 71 770 Emmet 71 771 Lindbergh 71 772 Newell 71 773 Sandy 71 774 Theadore 71 775 Denny 70 776 Jonas 70 777 Leander 70 778 Prince 70 779 Antone 69 780 Dempsey 69 781 Denis 69 782 Jerold 69 783 Murry 69 784 Regis 69 785 Webster 69 786 Arlen 68 787 Christ 68 788 Damon 68 789 Garth 68 790 Hans 68 791 Joaquin 68 792 Kevin 68 793 Lonzo 68 794 Lucian 68 795 Ruth 68 796 Berry 67 797 Carlyle 67 798 Cloyd 67 799 Elisha 67 800 Ignatius 67 801 Jon 67 802 Joyce 67 803 Matt 67 804 Urban 67 805 Verl 67 806 Agustin 66 807 Arlin 66 808 Audrey 66 809 Isadore 66 810 Johnson 66 811 Mahlon 66 812 Shelton 66 813 Williams 66 814 Estel 65 815 Fritz 65 816 Gaetano 65 817 Melton 65 818 Angus 64 819 Cleve 64 820 Constantine 64 821 Dorman 64 822 Lauren 64 823 Merwin 64 824 Ronnie 64 825 Rowland 64 826 Americo 63 827 Claire 63 828 Claudie 63 829 Early 63 830 Hillard 63 831 Lucious 63 832 Mariano 63 833 Terrence 63 834 Wyatt 63 835 Dwaine 62 836 Franklyn 62 837 Garrett 62 838 Jonnie 62 839 Kurt 62 840 Obie 62 841 Oswald 62 842 Otho 62 843 Refugio 62 844 Virgle 62 845 Willian 62 846 Federico 61 847 Henderson 61 848 Henery 61 849 Howell 61 850 Ike 61 851 Lon 61 852 Merl 61 853 Trinidad 61 854 Arvil 60 855 Carey 60 856 Dayton 60 857 Gaston 60 858 Issac 60 859 Lindsey 60 860 Norval 60 861 Oran 60 862 Art 59 863 Artis 59 864 Auther 59 865 Brooks 59 866 Chauncey 59 867 Kirby 59 868 Pierce 59 869 Sonny 59 870 Wardell 59 871 Willam 59 872 Abner 58 873 Allison 58 874 Brady 58 875 Clovis 58 876 Edison 58 877 Elmore 58 878 Evans 58 879 Johny 58 880 Jorge 58 881 Louise 58 882 Verle 58 883 Fredric 57 884 General 57 885 Gustav 57 886 Hilbert 57 887 Marlyn 57 888 Orvil 57 889 Tracy 57 890 Val 57 891 Cleon 56 892 Delton 56 893 Emmit 56 894 Garnett 56 895 Hayden 56 896 Isidore 56 897 Oral 56 898 Orin 56 899 Orrin 56 900 Sumner 56 901 Verlyn 56 902 Annie 55 903 Carmelo 55 904 Clearence 55 905 Deane 55 906 Eliseo 55 907 Hunter 55 908 Marcelino 55 909 Milburn 55 910 Rollie 55 911 Vester 55 912 Virginia 55 913 Addison 54 914 Ardell 54 915 Arvin 54 916 Casper 54 917 Durwood 54 918 Gearld 54 919 Harrell 54 920 Mac 54 921 Pierre 54 922 Quinton 54 923 Reese 54 924 Robin 54 925 Ruby 54 926 Smith 54 927 Adolphus 53 928 Berton 53 929 Hilario 53 930 Lawson 53 931 Lindsay 53 932 Lorin 53 933 Malcom 53 934 Malvin 53 935 Marcos 53 936 Nunzio 53 937 Raoul 53 938 Alois 52 939 Colin 52 940 Ewell 52 941 Furman 52 942 Loran 52 943 Mildred 52 944 Miller 52 945 Murphy 52 946 Reynaldo 52 947 Thad 52 948 Thurston 52 949 Wilfrid 52 950 Adolf 51 951 Anna 51 952 Beryl 51 953 Burnell 51 954 Curtiss 51 955 Eloy 51 956 Fernand 51 957 Fidencio 51 958 Ismael 51 959 Llewellyn 51 960 Quincy 51 961 Sylvan 51 962 Wayland 51 963 Burdette 50 964 Casimer 50 965 Crawford 50 966 Ezell 50 967 Ford 50 968 Foy 50 969 Jerrold 50 970 Leamon 50 971 Leonardo 50 972 Leopoldo 50 973 Lorenza 50 974 Richmond 50 975 Rueben 50 976 Thornton 50 977 Tim 50 978 Verner 50 979 Vernie 50 980 Abram 49 981 Arland 49 982 Arvel 49 983 Author 49 984 Benjiman 49 985 Evert 49 986 Harvie 49 987 Leigh 49 988 Lucio 49 989 Lynwood 49 990 Madison 49 991 Valentino 49 992 Dolores 48 993 Durward 48 994 Enos 48 995 Ethel 48 996 Gino 48 997 Gust 48 998 Hurley 48 999 Ivy 48 1000 Jere 48
Per 1,000: births under the name per 1,000 of that sex SSA recorded in 1928.
How spread out were the names of 1928? In 1928 the ten most given boys’ names went to 33.2% of the boys in SSA’s file and the top ten girls’ names to 22.4% of the girls; in 2025 the shares were 8.0% and 7.0%.
Share of babies given a top-10 name, 1928 marked top-10 share by year 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 1880 1900 1920 1940 1960 1980 2000 2025 Boys Girls 1928 top-10 share by year 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 1880 1900 1920 1940 1960 1980 2000 2025 Boys Girls 1928 top-10 share by year 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 1880 1905 1930 1955 1980 2005 2025 Boys Girls 1928 top-10 share by year 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 1880 1930 1980 2025 Boys Girls 1928 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 1928? Entries and exits: the top 100 of 1928 against the top 100 of 1927.
The biggest climbs of 1928 Names in the top 1,000 both years with at least 100 births in 1928.
Climbs: rank change within the top 1,000.
Next year: 1929