Popular Baby Names
Based on US Social Security Administration data
Top Names in 1916
Rising Stars
Names with the biggest jump in popularity from 1915
Top Boy Names
| # |
Name |
Babies |
| 1 |
John
|
50,043 |
| 2 |
William
|
40,418 |
| 3 |
James
|
35,568 |
| 4 |
Robert
|
31,741 |
| 5 |
Joseph
|
23,883 |
| 6 |
Charles
|
23,612 |
| 7 |
George
|
23,381 |
| 8 |
Edward
|
17,005 |
| 9 |
Frank
|
15,291 |
| 10 |
Thomas
|
11,998 |
| 11 |
Walter
|
11,760 |
| 12 |
Paul
|
10,790 |
| 13 |
Harold
|
10,698 |
| 14 |
Henry
|
10,656 |
| 15 |
Richard
|
10,134 |
| 16 |
Raymond
|
9,565 |
| 17 |
Albert
|
9,044 |
| 18 |
Arthur
|
8,921 |
| 19 |
Harry
|
8,476 |
| 20 |
Donald
|
7,737 |
Top Girl Names
| # |
Name |
Babies |
| 1 |
Mary
|
61,438 |
| 2 |
Helen
|
32,661 |
| 3 |
Dorothy
|
27,418 |
| 4 |
Margaret
|
24,953 |
| 5 |
Ruth
|
23,189 |
| 6 |
Mildred
|
15,633 |
| 7 |
Anna
|
15,228 |
| 8 |
Elizabeth
|
14,940 |
| 9 |
Frances
|
13,746 |
| 10 |
Virginia
|
12,487 |
| 11 |
Evelyn
|
11,889 |
| 12 |
Marie
|
11,682 |
| 13 |
Alice
|
10,719 |
| 14 |
Florence
|
10,412 |
| 15 |
Rose
|
9,605 |
| 16 |
Lillian
|
9,592 |
| 17 |
Irene
|
9,035 |
| 18 |
Louise
|
8,630 |
| 19 |
Edna
|
8,625 |
| 20 |
Catherine
|
8,469 |