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Baby names of 1928

In 1928 the most given names in the United States were Mary for girls (66,872 births) and Robert for boys (60,701).

← 19271929 →1908191819381948

Top 100 girls’ names

  1. Mary66,872
  2. Betty36,083
  3. Dorothy33,733
  4. Helen22,937
  5. Margaret20,295
  6. Ruth17,859
  7. Doris16,574
  8. Barbara14,872
  9. Virginia14,500
  10. Shirley14,215
  11. Patricia12,331
  12. Jean12,209
  13. Frances12,137
  14. Elizabeth11,767
  15. Mildred11,652
  16. Anna10,575
  17. Evelyn10,533
  18. Lois10,425
  19. Alice10,139
  20. Dolores9,614
  21. Marie9,286
  22. Martha8,252
  23. Norma8,165
  24. Rose8,161
  25. Gloria8,119
  26. Phyllis7,924
  27. Joan7,854
  28. Irene7,731
  29. Marjorie7,632
  30. Joyce7,244
  31. Louise7,053
  32. Florence6,970
  33. Catherine6,910
  34. Ruby6,692
  35. Lillian6,577
  36. Eleanor6,535
  37. Annie6,329
  38. Marilyn6,066
  39. Lorraine5,982
  40. Thelma5,978
  41. Gladys5,791
  42. Josephine5,671
  43. Nancy5,537
  44. June5,517
  45. Edna5,473
  46. Beverly5,437
  47. Marion5,420
  48. Pauline5,391
  49. Theresa5,331
  50. Geraldine5,156
  51. Lucille5,094
  52. Grace4,989
  53. Bernice4,943
  54. Ann4,932
  55. Ethel4,928
  56. Edith4,846
  57. Rita4,810
  58. Juanita4,734
  59. Hazel4,649
  60. Audrey4,630
  61. Donna4,470
  62. Jane4,411
  63. Wanda4,318
  64. Sarah4,244
  65. Clara4,106
  66. Esther4,096
  67. Emma4,017
  68. Elaine4,005
  69. Wilma3,937
  70. Beatrice3,923
  71. Marian3,886
  72. Charlotte3,475
  73. Elsie3,470
  74. Willie3,443
  75. Katherine3,398
  76. Peggy3,382
  77. Carolnew3,349
  78. Vivian3,310
  79. Eva3,212
  80. Julia3,206
  81. Bertha3,161
  82. Kathleen3,151
  83. Laura3,146
  84. Maxine3,124
  85. Agnes3,023
  86. Gertrude3,011
  87. Ida2,995
  88. Rosemary2,972
  89. Bonnie2,923
  90. Jeanne2,879
  91. Carolyn2,847
  92. Vera2,842
  93. Anne2,824
  94. Deloresnew2,810
  95. Janetnew2,782
  96. Billienew2,777
  97. Jacquelinenew2,739
  98. Ellen2,682
  99. Kathryn2,681
  100. Ella2,670

Top 100 boys’ names

  1. Robert60,701
  2. John53,761
  3. James52,753
  4. William49,119
  5. Charles31,244
  6. Richard28,794
  7. Donald25,705
  8. George24,391
  9. Joseph22,319
  10. Edward18,492
  11. Thomas16,582
  12. Frank13,570
  13. Paul13,159
  14. Harold12,669
  15. Jack12,494
  16. Raymond11,947
  17. Kenneth11,167
  18. Walter10,651
  19. David9,992
  20. Eugene9,709
  21. Henry9,313
  22. Arthur8,880
  23. Albert8,812
  24. Ralph8,100
  25. Herbert8,065
  26. Harry7,604
  27. Billy7,310
  28. Carl6,946
  29. Willie6,817
  30. Joe6,682
  31. Howard6,496
  32. Louis6,297
  33. Alfred6,252
  34. Roy6,229
  35. Clarence6,068
  36. Fred6,036
  37. Earl5,966
  38. Lawrence5,596
  39. Norman5,590
  40. Francis5,516
  41. Gerald5,487
  42. Leonard5,130
  43. Ernest4,941
  44. Anthony4,718
  45. Stanley4,481
  46. Marvin4,452
  47. Daniel4,426
  48. Melvin4,249
  49. Bernard4,067
  50. Ronald3,969
  51. Leroy3,871
  52. Samuel3,844
  53. Michael3,598
  54. Floyd3,338
  55. Russell3,325
  56. Peter3,300
  57. Ray3,248
  58. Edwin3,166
  59. Lloyd3,158
  60. Andrew3,142
  61. Leo3,095
  62. Gene3,088
  63. Bill2,977
  64. Elmer2,977
  65. Bobby2,971
  66. Theodore2,917
  67. Frederick2,882
  68. Clifford2,862
  69. Wayne2,855
  70. Vernon2,852
  71. Roger2,774
  72. Alvin2,750
  73. Philip2,726
  74. Clyde2,714
  75. Dale2,640
  76. Glenn2,603
  77. Gordon2,596
  78. Herman2,588
  79. Jerry2,588
  80. Charlie2,463
  81. Leon2,460
  82. Vincent2,440
  83. Martin2,427
  84. Don2,382
  85. Warren2,362
  86. Lewis2,339
  87. Lee2,282
  88. Chester2,243
  89. Lester2,229
  90. Harvey2,187
  91. Jesse2,171
  92. Milton2,170
  93. Allen2,136
  94. Calvin2,128
  95. Bob2,093
  96. Gilbert2,048
  97. Cecil2,005
  98. Arnold1,974
  99. Victor1,946
  100. Jimmienew1,924

1928 in numbers

The Social Security data for 1928 holds 1,153,317 girls under 5,440 different names. The ten most common names covered 22% of them — in 2024 the figure is 7.1%. New to the top 100 that year:Carol, Delores, Janet, Billie, Jacqueline. Leaving it:Bessie, Eileen, Lillie, Jessie, Alma.

The Social Security data for 1928 holds 1,107,621 boys under 4,723 different names. The ten most common names covered 33% of them — in 2024 the figure is 8.0%. New to the top 100 that year:Jimmie. Leaving it:Wallace.

Counts for years before 1937 are low: they cover only people who later obtained a Social Security number. Ranks are a better guide than raw counts for this period.