The 200 most popular girls’ names of 1926
5,622 different girls’ names were recorded in 1926, covering 1,185,401 births. These are the top 200.
| # | Name | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mary | 67,832 |
| 2 | Dorothy | 36,618 |
| 3 | Betty | 32,964 |
| 4 | Helen | 26,886 |
| 5 | Margaret | 23,072 |
| 6 | Ruth | 20,225 |
| 7 | Doris | 16,295 |
| 8 | Virginia | 16,161 |
| 9 | Mildred | 13,547 |
| 10 | Frances | 13,355 |
| 11 | Elizabeth | 12,837 |
| 12 | Jean | 12,168 |
| 13 | Evelyn | 11,780 |
| 14 | Shirley | 11,762 |
| 15 | Anna | 11,698 |
| 16 | Barbara | 11,079 |
| 17 | Alice | 10,956 |
| 18 | Marie | 10,629 |
| 19 | Lois | 9,816 |
| 20 | Gloria | 9,198 |
| 21 | Irene | 9,169 |
| 22 | Marjorie | 8,640 |
| 23 | Patricia | 8,586 |
| 24 | Martha | 8,556 |
| 25 | Rose | 8,509 |
| 26 | Florence | 8,178 |
| 27 | Louise | 7,979 |
| 28 | Lillian | 7,661 |
| 29 | Norma | 7,528 |
| 30 | Ruby | 7,476 |
| 31 | Catherine | 7,469 |
| 32 | Eleanor | 7,305 |
| 33 | Phyllis | 6,921 |
| 34 | Annie | 6,877 |
| 35 | Gladys | 6,634 |
| 36 | Thelma | 6,585 |
| 37 | Josephine | 6,410 |
| 38 | Edna | 6,396 |
| 39 | Pauline | 6,357 |
| 40 | June | 6,077 |
| 41 | Ethel | 5,856 |
| 42 | Edith | 5,786 |
| 43 | Lucille | 5,760 |
| 44 | Joyce | 5,704 |
| 45 | Bernice | 5,443 |
| 46 | Grace | 5,427 |
| 47 | Marion | 5,353 |
| 48 | Hazel | 5,303 |
| 49 | Dolores | 5,218 |
| 50 | Rita | 5,015 |
| 51 | Joan | 4,995 |
| 52 | Juanita | 4,981 |
| 53 | Lorraine | 4,891 |
| 54 | Geraldine | 4,812 |
| 55 | Ann | 4,779 |
| 56 | Jane | 4,641 |
| 57 | Nancy | 4,566 |
| 58 | Beatrice | 4,518 |
| 59 | Emma | 4,480 |
| 60 | Audrey | 4,477 |
| 61 | Clara | 4,464 |
| 62 | Esther | 4,453 |
| 63 | Sarah | 4,424 |
| 64 | Theresa | 4,407 |
| 65 | Marilyn | 4,370 |
| 66 | Wanda | 4,125 |
| 67 | Wilma | 4,054 |
| 68 | Elaine | 4,004 |
| 69 | Elsie | 3,910 |
| 70 | Marian | 3,859 |
| 71 | Gertrude | 3,852 |
| 72 | Katherine | 3,834 |
| 73 | Willie | 3,817 |
| 74 | Beverly | 3,775 |
| 75 | Julia | 3,688 |
| 76 | Bertha | 3,583 |
| 77 | Agnes | 3,533 |
| 78 | Charlotte | 3,512 |
| 79 | Eva | 3,494 |
| 80 | Vivian | 3,430 |
| 81 | Laura | 3,373 |
| 82 | Ida | 3,285 |
| 83 | Kathleen | 3,277 |
| 84 | Vera | 3,152 |
| 85 | Maxine | 3,150 |
| 86 | Anne | 3,109 |
| 87 | Kathryn | 3,094 |
| 88 | Jeanne | 3,063 |
| 89 | Bessie | 3,054 |
| 90 | Donna | 3,008 |
| 91 | Alma | 2,990 |
| 92 | Eileen | 2,928 |
| 93 | Jessie | 2,921 |
| 94 | Violet | 2,903 |
| 95 | Rosemary | 2,900 |
| 96 | Pearl | 2,899 |
| 97 | Viola | 2,876 |
| 98 | Ella | 2,852 |
| 99 | Lillie | 2,845 |
| 100 | Ellen | 2,768 |
| 101 | Myrtle | 2,756 |
| 102 | Nellie | 2,722 |
| 103 | Margie | 2,714 |
| 104 | Peggy | 2,621 |
| 105 | Bonnie | 2,609 |
| 106 | Lucy | 2,545 |
| 107 | Sylvia | 2,528 |
| 108 | Arlene | 2,522 |
| 109 | Mattie | 2,498 |
| 110 | Janet | 2,469 |
| 111 | Minnie | 2,449 |
| 112 | Leona | 2,429 |
| 113 | Carol | 2,427 |
| 114 | Carolyn | 2,415 |
| 115 | Maria | 2,352 |
| 116 | Georgia | 2,348 |
| 117 | Geneva | 2,329 |
| 118 | Mae | 2,261 |
| 119 | Jacqueline | 2,245 |
| 120 | Christine | 2,213 |
| 121 | Stella | 2,191 |
| 122 | Billie | 2,170 |
| 123 | Lena | 2,143 |
| 124 | Velma | 2,120 |
| 125 | Rosa | 2,115 |
| 126 | Loretta | 2,108 |
| 127 | Mabel | 2,076 |
| 128 | Genevieve | 2,031 |
| 129 | Muriel | 2,027 |
| 129 | Opal | 2,027 |
| 131 | Sara | 2,022 |
| 132 | Jennie | 2,013 |
| 133 | Harriet | 1,986 |
| 134 | Eunice | 1,942 |
| 135 | Roberta | 1,877 |
| 136 | Jeanette | 1,871 |
| 137 | Marguerite | 1,869 |
| 138 | Carrie | 1,860 |
| 139 | Hilda | 1,847 |
| 140 | Dora | 1,774 |
| 141 | Naomi | 1,757 |
| 142 | Emily | 1,729 |
| 143 | Alberta | 1,701 |
| 144 | Claire | 1,679 |
| 145 | Delores | 1,675 |
| 146 | Constance | 1,669 |
| 147 | Blanche | 1,658 |
| 148 | Beulah | 1,650 |
| 149 | Inez | 1,633 |
| 150 | Anita | 1,617 |
| 151 | Hattie | 1,601 |
| 152 | Verna | 1,586 |
| 153 | Fannie | 1,572 |
| 154 | Lula | 1,564 |
| 155 | Miriam | 1,511 |
| 156 | Rosie | 1,492 |
| 157 | Erma | 1,485 |
| 158 | Cora | 1,477 |
| 159 | Janice | 1,467 |
| 160 | Sally | 1,464 |
| 161 | Ada | 1,462 |
| 162 | Lola | 1,440 |
| 163 | Madeline | 1,397 |
| 164 | Rachel | 1,389 |
| 164 | Mable | 1,389 |
| 166 | Bette | 1,381 |
| 167 | Mamie | 1,367 |
| 168 | Flora | 1,366 |
| 169 | Laverne | 1,327 |
| 170 | Irma | 1,298 |
| 171 | Daisy | 1,288 |
| 172 | Imogene | 1,253 |
| 173 | Faye | 1,219 |
| 174 | Caroline | 1,217 |
| 175 | Eloise | 1,208 |
| 176 | Nora | 1,203 |
| 177 | Marcella | 1,185 |
| 178 | Bettie | 1,183 |
| 179 | Eula | 1,175 |
| 180 | Teresa | 1,159 |
| 180 | Rosalie | 1,159 |
| 182 | Antoinette | 1,158 |
| 183 | Olga | 1,157 |
| 184 | Susie | 1,153 |
| 185 | Rebecca | 1,144 |
| 186 | Estelle | 1,113 |
| 187 | Nina | 1,111 |
| 187 | Winifred | 1,111 |
| 189 | Maggie | 1,092 |
| 190 | Lila | 1,085 |
| 191 | Johnnie | 1,073 |
| 192 | Yvonne | 1,067 |
| 193 | Ernestine | 1,038 |
| 194 | Sadie | 1,028 |
| 195 | Lorene | 1,018 |
| 196 | Della | 1,009 |
| 197 | Regina | 997 |
| 198 | Patsy | 993 |
| 199 | Iris | 965 |
| 200 | Victoria | 963 |
Source: US Social Security Administration national baby-name files. A name given to fewer than five girls in 1926 is not published, so it is missing from both the count and the total above.