Popular Baby Names
Based on US Social Security Administration data
Top Names in 1936
Rising Stars
Names with the biggest jump in popularity from 1935
Top Boy Names
| # |
Name |
Babies |
| 1 |
Robert
|
58,501 |
| 2 |
James
|
54,696 |
| 3 |
John
|
47,679 |
| 4 |
William
|
39,398 |
| 5 |
Richard
|
33,492 |
| 6 |
Charles
|
29,100 |
| 7 |
Donald
|
28,640 |
| 8 |
Thomas
|
18,343 |
| 9 |
George
|
18,197 |
| 10 |
David
|
17,477 |
| 11 |
Joseph
|
17,452 |
| 12 |
Ronald
|
16,918 |
| 13 |
Edward
|
14,194 |
| 14 |
Kenneth
|
12,486 |
| 15 |
Paul
|
12,306 |
| 16 |
Frank
|
10,186 |
| 17 |
Raymond
|
9,458 |
| 18 |
Jerry
|
9,270 |
| 19 |
Gerald
|
9,017 |
| 20 |
Jack
|
8,857 |
Top Girl Names
| # |
Name |
Babies |
| 1 |
Mary
|
54,374 |
| 2 |
Shirley
|
35,162 |
| 3 |
Barbara
|
31,682 |
| 4 |
Betty
|
25,867 |
| 5 |
Patricia
|
23,916 |
| 6 |
Dorothy
|
17,666 |
| 7 |
Joan
|
17,071 |
| 8 |
Nancy
|
16,754 |
| 9 |
Margaret
|
14,596 |
| 10 |
Carol
|
14,519 |
| 11 |
Helen
|
12,234 |
| 12 |
Joyce
|
11,988 |
| 13 |
Marilyn
|
11,064 |
| 14 |
Virginia
|
9,650 |
| 15 |
Doris
|
9,227 |
| 16 |
Ruth
|
9,217 |
| 17 |
Beverly
|
8,901 |
| 18 |
Elizabeth
|
8,860 |
| 19 |
Frances
|
8,789 |
| 20 |
Jean
|
8,536 |