Most Popular Baby Names of 1926

In 1926, Mary (67,833 births) was the most common U.S. girl name and Robert (61,130 births) the most common boy name.

Top 100 boy names, 1926
Rank	Name	Births
1	Robert	61,130
2	John	56,108
3	James	53,197
4	William	51,922
5	Charles	29,521
6	George	25,909
7	Richard	25,143
8	Joseph	23,756
9	Donald	20,912
10	Edward	19,375
11	Thomas	16,592
12	Frank	14,493
13	Paul	13,653
14	Harold	13,311
15	Raymond	12,809
16	Jack	12,195
17	Walter	11,774
18	Kenneth	10,342
19	Henry	9,994
20	Arthur	9,465
21	Albert	9,146
22	David	9,041
23	Eugene	9,016
24	Ralph	8,455
25	Harry	8,215
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	4,179
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	3,359
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	2,812
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

Full Boy list for 1926

Top 100 girl names, 1926
Rank	Name	Births
1	Mary	67,833
2	Dorothy	36,618
3	Betty	32,964
4	Helen	26,885
5	Margaret	23,073
6	Ruth	20,225
7	Doris	16,295
8	Virginia	16,161
9	Mildred	13,548
10	Frances	13,355
11	Elizabeth	12,837
12	Jean	12,168
13	Evelyn	11,780
14	Shirley	11,761
15	Anna	11,698
16	Barbara	11,079
17	Alice	10,956
18	Marie	10,629
19	Lois	9,817
20	Gloria	9,199
21	Irene	9,169
22	Marjorie	8,640
23	Patricia	8,586
24	Martha	8,556
25	Rose	8,509
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	6,584
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	5,219
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	4,454
63	Sarah	4,423
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

Full Girl list for 1926

Biggest movers since 1925

Names with at least 500 births in both years, by percent change in births.

Rising boy names, 1925 to 1926
Name	Births 1925	Births 1926	Change	Rank 1925 → 1926
Bobby	1,085	1,595	+47%	150 → 116
Ronald	1,674	2,283	+36%	104 → 88
Rudolph	1,240	1,636	+32%	136 → 111
Gene	1,579	2,083	+32%	112 → 91
Bob	1,369	1,778	+30%	129 → 102
Jimmy	708	882	+25%	197 → 166
Billy	4,207	5,180	+23%	49 → 40
Jerry	1,625	1,934	+19%	107 → 97
Don	1,653	1,966	+19%	106 → 96
Billie	989	1,155	+17%	156 → 145

Falling boy names, 1925 to 1926
Name	Births 1925	Births 1926	Change	Rank 1925 → 1926
Calvin	4,301	3,014	-30%	47 → 65
Alex	903	805	-11%	165 → 179
Jacob	901	810	-10%	166 → 177
Stephen	1,482	1,335	-10%	122 → 130
Hubert	1,461	1,320	-10%	124 → 131
Leland	858	776	-10%	173 → 186
Max	1,385	1,254	-9%	128 → 137
Lee	2,537	2,313	-9%	82 → 85
Otis	958	878	-8%	159 → 168
Warren	2,945	2,701	-8%	66 → 71

Rising girl names, 1925 to 1926
Name	Births 1925	Births 1926	Change	Rank 1925 → 1926
Beverly	2,668	3,775	+41%	105 → 74
Joyce	4,364	5,704	+31%	59 → 44
Marilyn	3,419	4,370	+28%	83 → 65
Audrey	3,543	4,477	+26%	78 → 60
Dolores	4,145	5,219	+26%	64 → 49
Theresa	3,515	4,407	+25%	80 → 64
Joan	4,030	4,995	+24%	66 → 51
Donna	2,429	3,008	+24%	110 → 90
Barbara	9,155	11,079	+21%	22 → 16
Billie	1,828	2,170	+19%	141 → 122

Falling girl names, 1925 to 1926
Name	Births 1925	Births 1926	Change	Rank 1925 → 1926
Marcella	1,407	1,185	-16%	167 → 177
Genevieve	2,404	2,031	-16%	113 → 128
Viola	3,336	2,876	-14%	84 → 97
Inez	1,890	1,633	-14%	139 → 149
Bette	1,592	1,381	-13%	155 → 166
Lila	1,248	1,085	-13%	174 → 190
Blanche	1,894	1,658	-12%	138 → 147
Susie	1,311	1,153	-12%	172 → 184
Cora	1,679	1,477	-12%	150 → 158
Lorene	1,151	1,018	-12%	188 → 195

Top 100 boy names, 1926

Rank

Name

Births

Robert

61,130

John

56,108

James

53,197

William

51,922

Charles

29,521

George

25,909

Richard

25,143

23,756

20,912

19,375

16,592

14,493

13,653

Harold

13,311

Raymond

12,809

Jack

12,195

Walter

11,774

Kenneth

10,342

Henry

9,994

9,465

9,146

9,041

9,016

Ralph

8,455

Harry

8,215

6,939

6,836

6,820

6,537

Louis

6,513

Fred

6,447

Earl

6,441

Joe

6,338

Roy

6,224

Francis

5,789

Lawrence

5,582

Ernest

5,436

Leonard

5,402

Norman

5,282

Billy

5,180

Gerald

5,123

Anthony

5,058

Stanley

4,966

Herbert

4,939

Alfred

4,726

Daniel

4,516

Melvin

4,194

Samuel

4,179

Bernard

4,172

Marvin

4,111

Leroy

3,808

Russell

3,793

Floyd

3,623

Leo

3,552

Edwin

3,491

Michael

3,485

Ray

3,409

Peter

3,359

Andrew

3,344

Lloyd

3,278

Elmer

3,233

Clifford

3,190

Theodore

3,129

Frederick

3,120

Calvin

3,014

Vernon

2,953

Clyde

2,873

2,812

2,798

2,708

2,701

2,693

2,647

Bill

2,643

Glenn

2,635

Gordon

2,629

Vincent

2,543

Lester

2,539

Chester

2,534

Martin

2,493

Charlie

2,446

Lewis

2,444

Milton

2,418

Dale

2,398

Lee

2,313

Cecil

2,305

Jesse

2,298

2,283

2,260

2,128

2,083

2,033

Allen

2,021

Victor

2,016

Wallace

2,012

Don

1,966

Jerry

1,934

Benjamin

1,898

Arnold

1,882

100

Willard

1,810

Top 100 girl names, 1926

Rank

Name

Births

Mary

67,833

Dorothy

36,618

Betty

32,964

Helen

26,885

Margaret

23,073

Ruth

20,225

Doris

16,295

Virginia

16,161

Mildred

13,548

Frances

13,355

Elizabeth

12,837

Jean

12,168

Evelyn

11,780

Shirley

11,761

Anna

11,698

Barbara

11,079

Alice

10,956

Marie

10,629

Lois

9,817

Gloria

9,199

Irene

9,169

Marjorie

8,640

Patricia

8,586

Martha

8,556

Rose

8,509

Florence

8,178

Louise

7,979

Lillian

7,661

Norma

7,528

Ruby

7,476

Catherine

7,469

Eleanor

7,305

Phyllis

6,921

Annie

6,877

Gladys

6,634

Thelma

6,584

Josephine

6,410

Edna

6,396

Pauline

6,357

June

6,077

Ethel

5,856

Edith

5,786

Lucille

5,760

Joyce

5,704

Bernice

5,443

Grace

5,427

Marion

5,353

Hazel

5,303

Dolores

5,219

Rita

5,015

Joan

4,995

Juanita

4,981

Lorraine

4,891

Geraldine

4,812

Ann

4,779

Jane

4,641

Nancy

4,566

Beatrice

4,518

Emma

4,480

Audrey

4,477

Clara

4,464

Esther

4,454

Sarah

4,423

Theresa

4,407

Marilyn

4,370

Wanda

4,125

Wilma

4,054

Elaine

4,004

Elsie

3,910

Marian

3,859

Gertrude

3,852

Katherine

3,834

Willie

3,817

Beverly

3,775

Julia

3,688

Bertha

3,583

Agnes

3,533

Charlotte

3,512

Eva

3,494

Vivian

3,430

Laura

3,373

Ida

3,285

Kathleen

3,277

Vera

3,152

Maxine

3,150

Anne

3,109

Kathryn

3,094

Jeanne

3,063

Bessie

3,054

Donna

3,008

Alma

2,990

Eileen

2,928

Jessie

2,921

Violet

2,903

Rosemary

2,900

Pearl

2,899

Viola

2,876

Ella

2,852

Lillie

2,845

100

Ellen

2,768

Biggest movers since 1925

Names with at least 500 births in both years, by percent change in births.

Rising boy names, 1925 to 1926
Name	Births 1925	Births 1926	Change	Rank 1925 → 1926
Bobby	1,085	1,595	+47%	150 → 116
Ronald	1,674	2,283	+36%	104 → 88
Rudolph	1,240	1,636	+32%	136 → 111
Gene	1,579	2,083	+32%	112 → 91
Bob	1,369	1,778	+30%	129 → 102
Jimmy	708	882	+25%	197 → 166
Billy	4,207	5,180	+23%	49 → 40
Jerry	1,625	1,934	+19%	107 → 97
Don	1,653	1,966	+19%	106 → 96
Billie	989	1,155	+17%	156 → 145

Falling boy names, 1925 to 1926
Name	Births 1925	Births 1926	Change	Rank 1925 → 1926
Calvin	4,301	3,014	-30%	47 → 65
Alex	903	805	-11%	165 → 179
Jacob	901	810	-10%	166 → 177
Stephen	1,482	1,335	-10%	122 → 130
Hubert	1,461	1,320	-10%	124 → 131
Leland	858	776	-10%	173 → 186
Max	1,385	1,254	-9%	128 → 137
Lee	2,537	2,313	-9%	82 → 85
Otis	958	878	-8%	159 → 168
Warren	2,945	2,701	-8%	66 → 71

Rising girl names, 1925 to 1926
Name	Births 1925	Births 1926	Change	Rank 1925 → 1926
Beverly	2,668	3,775	+41%	105 → 74
Joyce	4,364	5,704	+31%	59 → 44
Marilyn	3,419	4,370	+28%	83 → 65
Audrey	3,543	4,477	+26%	78 → 60
Dolores	4,145	5,219	+26%	64 → 49
Theresa	3,515	4,407	+25%	80 → 64
Joan	4,030	4,995	+24%	66 → 51
Donna	2,429	3,008	+24%	110 → 90
Barbara	9,155	11,079	+21%	22 → 16
Billie	1,828	2,170	+19%	141 → 122

Falling girl names, 1925 to 1926
Name	Births 1925	Births 1926	Change	Rank 1925 → 1926
Marcella	1,407	1,185	-16%	167 → 177
Genevieve	2,404	2,031	-16%	113 → 128
Viola	3,336	2,876	-14%	84 → 97
Inez	1,890	1,633	-14%	139 → 149
Bette	1,592	1,381	-13%	155 → 166
Lila	1,248	1,085	-13%	174 → 190
Blanche	1,894	1,658	-12%	138 → 147
Susie	1,311	1,153	-12%	172 → 184
Cora	1,679	1,477	-12%	150 → 158
Lorene	1,151	1,018	-12%	188 → 195

Top 100 boy names of 1926

Top 100 girl names of 1926

Biggest movers since 1925

Top 100 boy names of 1926

Top 100 girl names of 1926

Biggest movers since 1925