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Most Popular Baby Names Of 1916

The 100 most-used girls’ and boys’ names among U.S. births in 1916 — 1,934,362 recorded births in total that year.

19151917 The 1910s as a wholeNames that peaked in 1916

Girls’ names

  1. 1Mary61,4385.9%
  2. 2Helen32,6613.1%
  3. 3Dorothy27,4182.6%
  4. 4Margaret24,9532.4%
  5. 5Ruth23,1892.2%
  6. 6Mildred15,6331.5%
  7. 7Anna15,2281.5%
  8. 8Elizabeth14,9401.4%
  9. 9Frances13,7461.3%
  10. 10Virginia12,4871.2%
  11. 11Evelyn11,8891.1%
  12. 12Marie11,6821.1%
  13. 13Alice10,7191.0%
  14. 14Florence10,4121.0%
  15. 15Rose9,6050.9%
  16. 16Lillian9,5920.9%
  17. 17Irene9,0350.9%
  18. 18Louise8,6300.8%
  19. 19Edna8,6250.8%
  20. 20Catherine8,4690.8%
  21. 21Josephine8,1270.8%
  22. 22Gladys8,0190.8%
  23. 23Ruby7,6860.7%
  24. 24Martha7,6100.7%
  25. 25Ethel7,6010.7%
  26. 26Grace7,4610.7%
  27. 27Eleanor7,4060.7%
  28. 28Edith7,3070.7%
  29. 29Thelma7,2900.7%
  30. 30Lucille7,2410.7%
  31. 31Hazel7,2140.7%
  32. 32Doris7,1610.7%
  33. 33Pauline6,6550.6%
  34. 34Esther6,4210.6%
  35. 35Gertrude6,2430.6%
  36. 36Annie6,1050.6%
  37. 37Marjorie5,8660.6%
  38. 38Beatrice5,5860.5%
  39. 39Clara5,5440.5%
  40. 40Ann5,3430.5%
  41. 41Emma5,2170.5%
  42. 42Bernice5,1830.5%
  43. 43Lois5,1490.5%
  44. 44Betty5,1360.5%
  45. 45Jean5,0810.5%
  46. 46Julia5,0660.5%
  47. 47Marion5,0330.5%
  48. 48Elsie5,0270.5%
  49. 49Bertha4,9000.5%
  50. 50Agnes4,8520.5%
  51. 51Katherine4,8010.5%
  52. 52Sarah4,7980.5%
  53. 53Anne4,5710.4%
  54. 54Ida4,3640.4%
  55. 55Eva4,3370.4%
  56. 56Bessie4,1220.4%
  57. 57Pearl4,0730.4%
  58. 58Myrtle3,9600.4%
  59. 59Viola3,9480.4%
  60. 60Kathryn3,9330.4%
  61. 61Nellie3,8620.4%
  62. 62Jane3,8260.4%
  63. 63Stella3,8180.4%
  64. 64Laura3,7440.4%
  65. 65Mabel3,6800.4%
  66. 66Vera3,6220.3%
  67. 67Rita3,4770.3%
  68. 68Jessie3,4140.3%
  69. 69Sylvia3,4140.3%
  70. 70Alma3,4030.3%
  71. 71Minnie3,2740.3%
  72. 72Marian3,1980.3%
  73. 73Willie3,1160.3%
  74. 74Barbara3,1120.3%
  75. 75Leona3,0860.3%
  76. 76Genevieve3,0630.3%
  77. 77Vivian3,0490.3%
  78. 78Marguerite3,0340.3%
  79. 79Jennie3,0100.3%
  80. 80Charlotte2,9950.3%
  81. 81Ella2,9650.3%
  82. 82Wilma2,9620.3%
  83. 83Violet2,9210.3%
  84. 84Lucy2,8770.3%
  85. 85Lena2,8690.3%
  86. 86June2,8400.3%
  87. 87Ellen2,8380.3%
  88. 88Lillie2,8250.3%
  89. 89Blanche2,7140.3%
  90. 90Juanita2,6440.3%
  91. 91Opal2,6360.3%
  92. 92Mae2,6070.2%
  93. 93Mattie2,5560.2%
  94. 94Geraldine2,5490.2%
  95. 95Phyllis2,4270.2%
  96. 96Maxine2,4240.2%
  97. 97Beulah2,4010.2%
  98. 98Theresa2,3480.2%
  99. 99Velma2,3190.2%
  100. 100Emily2,2130.2%

Boys’ names

  1. 1John50,0435.6%
  2. 2William40,4184.5%
  3. 3James35,5694.0%
  4. 4Robert31,7413.6%
  5. 5Joseph23,8832.7%
  6. 6Charles23,6122.7%
  7. 7George23,3812.6%
  8. 8Edward17,0051.9%
  9. 9Frank15,2911.7%
  10. 10Thomas11,9981.3%
  11. 11Walter11,7601.3%
  12. 12Paul10,7901.2%
  13. 13Harold10,6981.2%
  14. 14Henry10,6561.2%
  15. 15Richard10,1341.1%
  16. 16Raymond9,5651.1%
  17. 17Albert9,0441.0%
  18. 18Arthur8,9211.0%
  19. 19Harry8,4761.0%
  20. 20Donald7,7360.9%
  21. 21Ralph7,0850.8%
  22. 22Louis6,8170.8%
  23. 23Carl6,7850.8%
  24. 24Clarence6,3040.7%
  25. 25Howard6,1710.7%
  26. 26Jack6,1610.7%
  27. 27Kenneth6,0120.7%
  28. 28David5,8120.7%
  29. 29Fred5,7450.6%
  30. 30Willie5,6600.6%
  31. 31Francis5,6520.6%
  32. 32Earl5,5530.6%
  33. 33Roy5,3270.6%
  34. 34Stanley5,1300.6%
  35. 35Joe4,9110.6%
  36. 36Ernest4,8230.5%
  37. 37Anthony4,7490.5%
  38. 38Lawrence4,7420.5%
  39. 39Eugene4,6460.5%
  40. 40Herbert4,4630.5%
  41. 41Samuel4,3990.5%
  42. 42Leonard4,3280.5%
  43. 43Alfred4,2780.5%
  44. 44Michael4,2100.5%
  45. 45Elmer3,9360.4%
  46. 46Andrew3,7230.4%
  47. 47Leo3,6210.4%
  48. 48Norman3,6090.4%
  49. 49Bernard3,4760.4%
  50. 50Peter3,3700.4%
  51. 51Russell3,3300.4%
  52. 52Frederick3,3250.4%
  53. 53Edwin3,2990.4%
  54. 54Chester3,2120.4%
  55. 55Daniel3,1490.4%
  56. 56Herman3,0430.3%
  57. 57Melvin2,9840.3%
  58. 58Lloyd2,9260.3%
  59. 59Lester2,9070.3%
  60. 60Floyd2,7830.3%
  61. 61Clifford2,7670.3%
  62. 62Clyde2,7070.3%
  63. 63Leroy2,6990.3%
  64. 64Woodrow2,6680.3%
  65. 65Theodore2,6410.3%
  66. 66Marvin2,5290.3%
  67. 67Vincent2,5000.3%
  68. 68Charlie2,4160.3%
  69. 69Willard2,4130.3%
  70. 70Philip2,4090.3%
  71. 71Lewis2,3740.3%
  72. 72Milton2,3450.3%
  73. 73Ray2,3340.3%
  74. 74Sam2,3130.3%
  75. 75Vernon2,2880.3%
  76. 76Gerald2,2600.3%
  77. 77Jesse2,2300.3%
  78. 78Victor2,2150.2%
  79. 79Benjamin2,1860.2%
  80. 80Cecil2,1810.2%
  81. 81Martin2,1220.2%
  82. 82Alvin2,0930.2%
  83. 83Lee2,0160.2%
  84. 84Glenn1,9700.2%
  85. 85Leon1,9540.2%
  86. 86Oscar1,9160.2%
  87. 87Stephen1,8770.2%
  88. 88Edgar1,8740.2%
  89. 89Arnold1,8580.2%
  90. 90Gordon1,7920.2%
  91. 91Everett1,7640.2%
  92. 92Harvey1,7630.2%
  93. 93Claude1,7330.2%
  94. 94Wilbur1,6800.2%
  95. 95Sidney1,6590.2%
  96. 96Hugh1,6190.2%
  97. 97Morris1,6180.2%
  98. 98Wayne1,5870.2%
  99. 99Alexander1,5840.2%
  100. 100Maurice1,5840.2%

Percentages are each name’s share of all 1916 applications for that sex — a useful reminder of how much more concentrated naming used to be. In 1880 the top girls’ name alone accounted for several percent of all girls; today the #1 name is well under one percent.

Counts are based on U.S. births and are tracked separately for girls and boys. Names used fewer than 5 times in a year aren’t published for that year, so totals here are a floor — the shortfall is largest in the sparse early years.