Names by year · United States
The names of 1926
In 1926, the SSA recorded 2,295,906 babies with names given at least five times. Mary was the top girls' name and Robert the top boys' name.
Girls
| Rank | Name | born | in 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mary1 in 17 | 67,832 | #125 |
| 2 | Dorothy1 in 32 | 36,618 | #421 |
| 3 | Betty1 in 36 | 32,964 | #1,113 |
| 4 | Helen1 in 44 | 26,886 | #462 |
| 5 | Margaret1 in 51 | 23,072 | #112 |
| 6 | Ruth1 in 59 | 20,225 | #173 |
| 7 | Doris1 in 73 | 16,295 | #2,909 |
| 8 | Virginia1 in 73 | 16,161 | #526 |
| 9 | Mildred1 in 88 | 13,547 | #1,973 |
| 10 | Frances1 in 89 | 13,355 | #318 |
| 11 | Elizabeth1 in 92 | 12,837 | #17 |
| 12 | Jean1 in 97 | 12,168 | #2,130 |
| 13 | Evelyn1 in 101 | 11,780 | #8 |
| 14 | Shirley1 in 101 | 11,762 | #1,586 |
| 15 | Anna1 in 101 | 11,698 | #107 |
| 16 | Barbara1 in 107 | 11,079 | #968 |
| 17 | Alice1 in 108 | 10,956 | #65 |
| 18 | Marie1 in 112 | 10,629 | #618 |
| 19 | Lois1 in 121 | 9,816 | #1,670 |
| 20 | Gloria1 in 129 | 9,198 | #655 |
| 21 | Irene1 in 129 | 9,169 | #651 |
| 22 | Marjorie1 in 137 | 8,640 | #1,019 |
| 23 | Patricia1 in 138 | 8,586 | #1,336 |
| 24 | Martha1 in 139 | 8,556 | #713 |
| 25 | Rose1 in 139 | 8,509 | #114 |
Boys
| Rank | Name | born | in 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Robert1 in 18 | 61,130 | #92 |
| 2 | John1 in 20 | 56,108 | #23 |
| 3 | James1 in 21 | 53,196 | #6 |
| 4 | William1 in 21 | 51,922 | #9 |
| 5 | Charles1 in 38 | 29,521 | #48 |
| 6 | George1 in 43 | 25,910 | #126 |
| 7 | Richard1 in 44 | 25,143 | #234 |
| 8 | Joseph1 in 47 | 23,756 | #29 |
| 9 | Donald1 in 53 | 20,912 | #690 |
| 10 | Edward1 in 57 | 19,375 | #224 |
| 11 | Thomas1 in 67 | 16,592 | #34 |
| 12 | Frank1 in 77 | 14,493 | #514 |
| 13 | Paul1 in 81 | 13,653 | #262 |
| 14 | Harold1 in 83 | 13,310 | #993 |
| 15 | Raymond1 in 87 | 12,809 | #395 |
| 16 | Jack1 in 91 | 12,195 | #15 |
| 17 | Walter1 in 94 | 11,774 | #252 |
| 18 | Kenneth1 in 107 | 10,342 | #294 |
| 19 | Henry1 in 111 | 9,994 | #5 |
| 20 | Arthur1 in 117 | 9,465 | #87 |
| 21 | Albert1 in 121 | 9,146 | #614 |
| 22 | David1 in 123 | 9,041 | #35 |
| 23 | Eugene1 in 123 | 9,016 | #943 |
| 24 | Ralph1 in 131 | 8,455 | #1,048 |
| 25 | Harry1 in 135 | 8,216 | #775 |
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