Names by year · United States
The names of 1936
In 1936, the SSA recorded 2,077,595 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 19 | 54,377 | #125 |
| 2 | Shirley1 in 30 | 35,161 | #1,586 |
| 3 | Barbara1 in 33 | 31,682 | #968 |
| 4 | Betty1 in 40 | 25,868 | #1,113 |
| 5 | Patricia1 in 44 | 23,916 | #1,336 |
| 6 | Dorothy1 in 59 | 17,666 | #421 |
| 7 | Joan1 in 61 | 17,072 | #1,087 |
| 8 | Nancy1 in 62 | 16,755 | #967 |
| 9 | Margaret1 in 71 | 14,596 | #112 |
| 10 | Carol1 in 72 | 14,520 | #2,242 |
| 11 | Helen1 in 85 | 12,234 | #462 |
| 12 | Joyce1 in 87 | 11,988 | #1,074 |
| 13 | Marilyn1 in 94 | 11,064 | #761 |
| 14 | Virginia1 in 108 | 9,650 | #526 |
| 15 | Doris1 in 113 | 9,226 | #2,909 |
| 16 | Ruth1 in 113 | 9,217 | #173 |
| 17 | Beverly1 in 117 | 8,901 | #1,018 |
| 18 | Elizabeth1 in 117 | 8,860 | #17 |
| 19 | Frances1 in 118 | 8,789 | #318 |
| 20 | Jean1 in 122 | 8,536 | #2,130 |
| 21 | Janet1 in 129 | 8,080 | #2,791 |
| 22 | Donna1 in 131 | 7,932 | #1,965 |
| 23 | Carolyn1 in 132 | 7,906 | #1,222 |
| 24 | Martha1 in 141 | 7,392 | #713 |
| 25 | Phyllis1 in 141 | 7,374 | #12,873 |
Boys
| Rank | Name | born | in 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Robert1 in 18 | 58,500 | #92 |
| 2 | James1 in 19 | 54,694 | #6 |
| 3 | John1 in 22 | 47,683 | #23 |
| 4 | William1 in 26 | 39,398 | #9 |
| 5 | Richard1 in 31 | 33,494 | #234 |
| 6 | Charles1 in 36 | 29,101 | #48 |
| 7 | Donald1 in 36 | 28,639 | #690 |
| 8 | Thomas1 in 57 | 18,342 | #34 |
| 9 | George1 in 57 | 18,197 | #126 |
| 10 | David1 in 59 | 17,476 | #35 |
| 11 | Joseph1 in 59 | 17,453 | #29 |
| 12 | Ronald1 in 61 | 16,917 | #638 |
| 13 | Edward1 in 73 | 14,194 | #224 |
| 14 | Kenneth1 in 83 | 12,486 | #294 |
| 15 | Paul1 in 84 | 12,307 | #262 |
| 16 | Frank1 in 102 | 10,186 | #514 |
| 17 | Raymond1 in 110 | 9,459 | #395 |
| 18 | Jerry1 in 112 | 9,271 | #907 |
| 19 | Gerald1 in 115 | 9,018 | #1,206 |
| 20 | Jack1 in 117 | 8,857 | #15 |
| 21 | Harold1 in 120 | 8,628 | #993 |
| 22 | Billy1 in 121 | 8,587 | #1,068 |
| 23 | Joe1 in 129 | 8,023 | #994 |
| 24 | Bobby1 in 134 | 7,735 | #1,097 |
| 25 | Larry1 in 136 | 7,611 | #1,085 |
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