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Baby names of 1936

In 1936 the most given names in the United States were Mary for girls (54,374 births) and Robert for boys (58,501).

← 19351937 →1916192619461956

Top 100 girls’ names

  1. Mary54,374
  2. Shirley35,162
  3. Barbara31,682
  4. Betty25,867
  5. Patricia23,916
  6. Dorothy17,666
  7. Joan17,071
  8. Nancy16,754
  9. Margaret14,596
  10. Carol14,519
  11. Helen12,234
  12. Joyce11,988
  13. Marilyn11,064
  14. Virginia9,650
  15. Doris9,227
  16. Ruth9,217
  17. Beverly8,901
  18. Elizabeth8,860
  19. Frances8,789
  20. Jean8,536
  21. Janet8,081
  22. Donna7,932
  23. Carolyn7,907
  24. Martha7,391
  25. Phyllis7,374
  26. Lois7,232
  27. Alice7,201
  28. Ann6,666
  29. Norma6,633
  30. Dolores6,417
  31. Janice6,149
  32. Gloria6,140
  33. Marie6,132
  34. Evelyn6,108
  35. Peggy6,068
  36. Anna5,727
  37. Rose5,699
  38. Sandra5,526
  39. Marlene5,332
  40. Mildred5,052
  41. Geraldine4,864
  42. Jane4,719
  43. Judith4,580
  44. Catherine4,537
  45. Annie4,529
  46. Louise4,354
  47. Eleanor4,341
  48. Joanne4,305
  49. Marjorie4,279
  50. Elaine4,259
  51. Ruby4,226
  52. Patsy4,196
  53. Sylvia4,156
  54. Arlene3,898
  55. Joann3,886
  56. Wanda3,882
  57. Irene3,817
  58. Delores3,760
  59. Sally3,635
  60. Sharon3,573
  61. Charlotte3,555
  62. June3,515
  63. Sarah3,515
  64. Roberta3,467
  65. Bonnie3,373
  66. Jacqueline3,362
  67. Kathleen3,352
  68. Audrey3,345
  69. Rita3,333
  70. Loretta3,325
  71. Edna3,305
  72. Jo3,292
  73. Carole3,199
  74. Thelma3,197
  75. Juanita3,183
  76. Lorraine3,167
  77. Josephine3,141
  78. Wilma3,123
  79. Lillian3,118
  80. Florence3,083
  81. Yvonne3,038
  82. Pauline2,981
  83. Darlene2,962
  84. Gladys2,944
  85. Emma2,831
  86. Grace2,790
  87. Edith2,759
  88. Theresa2,758
  89. Anne2,756
  90. Ethel2,730
  91. Clara2,684
  92. Lucille2,632
  93. Marion2,580
  94. Jeanettenew2,552
  95. Bernice2,540
  96. Hazel2,511
  97. Lindanew2,440
  98. Kaynew2,408
  99. Ellen2,398
  100. Katherinenew2,355

Top 100 boys’ names

  1. Robert58,501
  2. James54,696
  3. John47,679
  4. William39,398
  5. Richard33,492
  6. Charles29,100
  7. Donald28,640
  8. Thomas18,343
  9. George18,197
  10. David17,477
  11. Joseph17,452
  12. Ronald16,918
  13. Edward14,194
  14. Kenneth12,486
  15. Paul12,306
  16. Frank10,186
  17. Raymond9,458
  18. Jerry9,270
  19. Gerald9,017
  20. Jack8,857
  21. Harold8,629
  22. Billy8,587
  23. Joe8,023
  24. Bobby7,735
  25. Larry7,612
  26. Walter7,536
  27. Carl6,591
  28. Henry6,446
  29. Eugene6,375
  30. Arthur6,264
  31. Ralph6,029
  32. Willie6,011
  33. Michael5,800
  34. Albert5,759
  35. Roger5,701
  36. Fred5,602
  37. Lawrence5,341
  38. Gary5,192
  39. Harry4,930
  40. Howard4,874
  41. Daniel4,817
  42. Roy4,817
  43. Norman4,645
  44. Louis4,419
  45. Wayne4,408
  46. Jimmy4,213
  47. Earl4,106
  48. Anthony3,978
  49. Marvin3,936
  50. Francis3,876
  51. Don3,830
  52. Clarence3,772
  53. Melvin3,730
  54. Leonard3,716
  55. Ernest3,715
  56. Peter3,714
  57. Leroy3,644
  58. Stanley3,492
  59. Dale3,394
  60. Alfred3,252
  61. Bill3,166
  62. Herbert3,117
  63. Philip3,033
  64. Franklin2,939
  65. Ray2,939
  66. Gene2,909
  67. Samuel2,893
  68. Bernard2,854
  69. Russell2,832
  70. Frederick2,817
  71. Jimmie2,742
  72. Johnny2,729
  73. Bruce2,630
  74. Dennis2,627
  75. Gordon2,567
  76. Lee2,418
  77. Bob2,408
  78. Douglas2,375
  79. Eddie2,347
  80. Glenn2,328
  81. Allen2,314
  82. Leon2,282
  83. Andrew2,276
  84. Edwin2,271
  85. Jim2,268
  86. Floyd2,229
  87. Theodore2,219
  88. Lloyd2,160
  89. Clyde2,153
  90. Clifford2,132
  91. Tommy2,107
  92. Martin2,106
  93. Vernon2,028
  94. Leo2,017
  95. Warren1,976
  96. Alvin1,970
  97. Harvey1,970
  98. Jerome1,967
  99. Stephennew1,862
  100. Lewis1,855

1936 in numbers

The Social Security data for 1936 holds 1,040,376 girls under 4,856 different names. The ten most common names covered 24% of them — in 2024 the figure is 7.1%. New to the top 100 that year:Jeanette, Linda, Kay, Katherine. Leaving it:Esther, Rosemary, Willie, Margie.

The Social Security data for 1936 holds 1,037,202 boys under 4,037 different names. The ten most common names covered 33% of them — in 2024 the figure is 8.0%. New to the top 100 that year:Stephen. Leaving it:Charlie.

Counts for years before 1937 are low: they cover only people who later obtained a Social Security number. Ranks are a better guide than raw counts for this period.