Most Popular Baby Names of 1928

In 1928, Mary (66,872 births) was the most common U.S. girl name and Robert (60,701 births) the most common boy name.

Top 100 boy names, 1928
Rank	Name	Births
1	Robert	60,701
2	John	53,761
3	James	52,753
4	William	49,119
5	Charles	31,244
6	Richard	28,794
7	Donald	25,705
8	George	24,391
9	Joseph	22,319
10	Edward	18,492
11	Thomas	16,582
12	Frank	13,570
13	Paul	13,159
14	Harold	12,669
15	Jack	12,494
16	Raymond	11,947
17	Kenneth	11,167
18	Walter	10,651
19	David	9,992
20	Eugene	9,709
21	Henry	9,313
22	Arthur	8,880
23	Albert	8,812
24	Ralph	8,100
25	Herbert	8,065
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	6,297
33	Alfred	6,252
34	Roy	6,229
35	Clarence	6,068
36	Fred	6,036
37	Earl	5,966
38	Lawrence	5,596
39	Norman	5,590
40	Francis	5,516
41	Gerald	5,487
42	Leonard	5,130
43	Ernest	4,941
44	Anthony	4,718
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	3,871
52	Samuel	3,844
53	Michael	3,598
54	Floyd	3,338
55	Russell	3,325
56	Peter	3,300
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	Bill	2,977
63	Elmer	2,977
65	Bobby	2,971
66	Theodore	2,917
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	2,714
75	Dale	2,640
76	Glenn	2,603
77	Gordon	2,596
78	Herman	2,588
78	Jerry	2,588
80	Charlie	2,463
81	Leon	2,460
82	Vincent	2,440
83	Martin	2,427
84	Don	2,382
85	Warren	2,362
86	Lewis	2,339
87	Lee	2,282
88	Chester	2,243
89	Lester	2,229
90	Harvey	2,187
91	Jesse	2,171
92	Milton	2,170
93	Allen	2,136
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

Full Boy list for 1928

Top 100 girl names, 1928
Rank	Name	Births
1	Mary	66,872
2	Betty	36,083
3	Dorothy	33,733
4	Helen	22,937
5	Margaret	20,295
6	Ruth	17,859
7	Doris	16,574
8	Barbara	14,872
9	Virginia	14,500
10	Shirley	14,215
11	Patricia	12,331
12	Jean	12,209
13	Frances	12,137
14	Elizabeth	11,767
15	Mildred	11,652
16	Anna	10,575
17	Evelyn	10,533
18	Lois	10,425
19	Alice	10,139
20	Dolores	9,614
21	Marie	9,286
22	Martha	8,252
23	Norma	8,165
24	Rose	8,161
25	Gloria	8,119
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	5,331
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	4,005
69	Wilma	3,937
70	Beatrice	3,923
71	Marian	3,886
72	Charlotte	3,475
73	Elsie	3,470
74	Willie	3,443
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	2,995
88	Rosemary	2,972
89	Bonnie	2,923
90	Jeanne	2,879
91	Carolyn	2,847
92	Vera	2,842
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

Full Girl list for 1928

Biggest movers since 1927

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

Rising boy names, 1927 to 1928
Name	Births 1927	Births 1928	Change	Rank 1927 → 1928
Herbert	5,017	8,065	+61%	42 → 25
Alfred	4,756	6,252	+31%	45 → 33
Bobby	2,287	2,971	+30%	91 → 65
Larry	836	1,068	+28%	176 → 150
Ronald	3,116	3,969	+27%	63 → 50
Jimmy	993	1,226	+23%	158 → 138
Tommy	878	1,062	+21%	170 → 151
Curtis	1,590	1,920	+21%	118 → 101
Alan	808	964	+19%	178 → 157
Allan	721	844	+17%	196 → 171

Falling boy names, 1927 to 1928
Name	Births 1927	Births 1928	Change	Rank 1927 → 1928
Rudolph	1,690	1,308	-23%	110 → 134
Calvin	2,694	2,128	-21%	73 → 94
Jacob	855	718	-16%	173 → 196
Clifton	919	781	-15%	163 → 183
Irving	1,021	879	-14%	155 → 166
Sidney	1,381	1,206	-13%	127 → 142
Leo	3,536	3,095	-12%	55 → 61
Jay	871	768	-12%	171 → 185
Wesley	1,324	1,182	-11%	134 → 143
Oscar	1,635	1,464	-10%	113 → 122

Rising girl names, 1927 to 1928
Name	Births 1927	Births 1928	Change	Rank 1927 → 1928
Joanne	1,159	1,649	+42%	181 → 142
Dolores	6,769	9,614	+42%	34 → 20
Delores	2,015	2,810	+39%	128 → 94
Joan	6,032	7,854	+30%	41 → 27
Carol	2,643	3,349	+27%	106 → 77
Patsy	1,302	1,623	+25%	167 → 145
Bobbie	1,058	1,257	+19%	194 → 166
Peggy	2,857	3,382	+18%	96 → 76
Patricia	10,554	12,331	+17%	18 → 11
Sally	1,630	1,891	+16%	147 → 128

Falling girl names, 1927 to 1928
Name	Births 1927	Births 1928	Change	Rank 1927 → 1928
Lola	1,532	1,295	-15%	154 → 164
Jessie	2,858	2,423	-15%	95 → 109
Mattie	2,501	2,128	-15%	113 → 121
Stella	2,112	1,803	-15%	123 → 131
Beulah	1,657	1,421	-14%	145 → 154
Gertrude	3,508	3,011	-14%	78 → 86
Genevieve	2,032	1,746	-14%	126 → 134
Inez	1,591	1,370	-14%	149 → 160
Roberta	2,232	1,923	-14%	122 → 127
Violet	2,694	2,322	-14%	103 → 112

Top 100 boy names, 1928

Rank

Name

Births

Robert

60,701

John

53,761

James

52,753

William

49,119

Charles

31,244

Richard

28,794

25,705

24,391

22,319

18,492

16,582

13,570

13,159

Harold

12,669

Jack

12,494

Raymond

11,947

Kenneth

11,167

Walter

10,651

David

9,992

Eugene

9,709

Henry

9,313

Arthur

8,880

Albert

8,812

Ralph

8,100

Herbert

8,065

Harry

7,604

Billy

7,310

Carl

6,946

Willie

6,817

Joe

6,682

Howard

6,496

Louis

6,297

Alfred

6,252

Roy

6,229

Clarence

6,068

Fred

6,036

Earl

5,966

Lawrence

5,596

Norman

5,590

5,516

5,487

5,130

4,941

Anthony

4,718

4,481

4,452

4,426

4,249

Bernard

4,067

Ronald

3,969

Leroy

3,871

Samuel

3,844

Michael

3,598

Floyd

3,338

Russell

3,325

Peter

3,300

Ray

3,248

Edwin

3,166

3,158

3,142

3,095

3,088

Bill

2,977

Elmer

2,977

Bobby

2,971

Theodore

2,917

Frederick

2,882

2,862

2,855

2,852

2,774

2,750

2,726

Clyde

2,714

Dale

2,640

Glenn

2,603

Gordon

2,596

Herman

2,588

Jerry

2,588

2,463

2,460

2,440

2,427

Don

2,382

Warren

2,362

Lewis

2,339

Lee

2,282

Chester

2,243

Lester

2,229

Harvey

2,187

Jesse

2,171

Milton

2,170

Allen

2,136

Calvin

2,128

Bob

2,093

Gilbert

2,048

Cecil

2,005

Arnold

1,974

Victor

1,946

100

Jimmie

1,924

Top 100 girl names, 1928

Rank

Name

Births

Mary

66,872

Betty

36,083

Dorothy

33,733

Helen

22,937

Margaret

20,295

Ruth

17,859

Doris

16,574

Barbara

14,872

Virginia

14,500

Shirley

14,215

Patricia

12,331

Jean

12,209

Frances

12,137

Elizabeth

11,767

Mildred

11,652

Anna

10,575

Evelyn

10,533

Lois

10,425

Alice

10,139

Dolores

9,614

Marie

9,286

Martha

8,252

Norma

8,165

Rose

8,161

Gloria

8,119

Phyllis

7,924

Joan

7,854

Irene

7,731

Marjorie

7,632

Joyce

7,244

Louise

7,053

Florence

6,970

Catherine

6,910

Ruby

6,692

Lillian

6,577

Eleanor

6,535

Annie

6,329

Marilyn

6,066

Lorraine

5,982

Thelma

5,978

Gladys

5,791

Josephine

5,671

Nancy

5,537

June

5,517

Edna

5,473

Beverly

5,437

Marion

5,420

Pauline

5,391

Theresa

5,331

Geraldine

5,156

Lucille

5,094

Grace

4,989

Bernice

4,943

Ann

4,932

Ethel

4,928

Edith

4,846

Rita

4,810

Juanita

4,734

Hazel

4,649

Audrey

4,630

Donna

4,470

Jane

4,411

Wanda

4,318

4,244

4,106

4,096

4,017

Elaine

4,005

Wilma

3,937

Beatrice

3,923

Marian

3,886

Charlotte

3,475

Elsie

3,470

Willie

3,443

Katherine

3,398

Peggy

3,382

Carol

3,349

Vivian

3,310

Eva

3,212

Julia

3,206

Bertha

3,161

Kathleen

3,151

Laura

3,146

Maxine

3,124

Agnes

3,023

Gertrude

3,011

Ida

2,995

Rosemary

2,972

Bonnie

2,923

Jeanne

2,879

Carolyn

2,847

Vera

2,842

Anne

2,824

Delores

2,810

Janet

2,782

Billie

2,777

Jacqueline

2,739

Ellen

2,682

Kathryn

2,681

100

Ella

2,670

Biggest movers since 1927

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

Rising boy names, 1927 to 1928
Name	Births 1927	Births 1928	Change	Rank 1927 → 1928
Herbert	5,017	8,065	+61%	42 → 25
Alfred	4,756	6,252	+31%	45 → 33
Bobby	2,287	2,971	+30%	91 → 65
Larry	836	1,068	+28%	176 → 150
Ronald	3,116	3,969	+27%	63 → 50
Jimmy	993	1,226	+23%	158 → 138
Tommy	878	1,062	+21%	170 → 151
Curtis	1,590	1,920	+21%	118 → 101
Alan	808	964	+19%	178 → 157
Allan	721	844	+17%	196 → 171

Falling boy names, 1927 to 1928
Name	Births 1927	Births 1928	Change	Rank 1927 → 1928
Rudolph	1,690	1,308	-23%	110 → 134
Calvin	2,694	2,128	-21%	73 → 94
Jacob	855	718	-16%	173 → 196
Clifton	919	781	-15%	163 → 183
Irving	1,021	879	-14%	155 → 166
Sidney	1,381	1,206	-13%	127 → 142
Leo	3,536	3,095	-12%	55 → 61
Jay	871	768	-12%	171 → 185
Wesley	1,324	1,182	-11%	134 → 143
Oscar	1,635	1,464	-10%	113 → 122

Rising girl names, 1927 to 1928
Name	Births 1927	Births 1928	Change	Rank 1927 → 1928
Joanne	1,159	1,649	+42%	181 → 142
Dolores	6,769	9,614	+42%	34 → 20
Delores	2,015	2,810	+39%	128 → 94
Joan	6,032	7,854	+30%	41 → 27
Carol	2,643	3,349	+27%	106 → 77
Patsy	1,302	1,623	+25%	167 → 145
Bobbie	1,058	1,257	+19%	194 → 166
Peggy	2,857	3,382	+18%	96 → 76
Patricia	10,554	12,331	+17%	18 → 11
Sally	1,630	1,891	+16%	147 → 128

Falling girl names, 1927 to 1928
Name	Births 1927	Births 1928	Change	Rank 1927 → 1928
Lola	1,532	1,295	-15%	154 → 164
Jessie	2,858	2,423	-15%	95 → 109
Mattie	2,501	2,128	-15%	113 → 121
Stella	2,112	1,803	-15%	123 → 131
Beulah	1,657	1,421	-14%	145 → 154
Gertrude	3,508	3,011	-14%	78 → 86
Genevieve	2,032	1,746	-14%	126 → 134
Inez	1,591	1,370	-14%	149 → 160
Roberta	2,232	1,923	-14%	122 → 127
Violet	2,694	2,322	-14%	103 → 112

Top 100 boy names of 1928

Top 100 girl names of 1928

Biggest movers since 1927

Top 100 boy names of 1928

Top 100 girl names of 1928

Biggest movers since 1927