The 200 most popular girls’ names of 1936

4,856 different girls’ names were recorded in 1936, covering 1,040,390 births. These are the top 200.

#	Name	Births
1	Mary	54,377
2	Shirley	35,161
3	Barbara	31,682
4	Betty	25,868
5	Patricia	23,916
6	Dorothy	17,666
7	Joan	17,072
8	Nancy	16,755
9	Margaret	14,596
10	Carol	14,520
11	Helen	12,234
12	Joyce	11,988
13	Marilyn	11,064
14	Virginia	9,650
15	Doris	9,226
16	Ruth	9,217
17	Beverly	8,901
18	Elizabeth	8,860
19	Frances	8,789
20	Jean	8,536
21	Janet	8,080
22	Donna	7,932
23	Carolyn	7,906
24	Martha	7,392
25	Phyllis	7,374
26	Lois	7,232
27	Alice	7,201
28	Ann	6,666
29	Norma	6,633
30	Dolores	6,417
31	Janice	6,150
32	Gloria	6,140
33	Marie	6,132
34	Evelyn	6,108
35	Peggy	6,068
36	Anna	5,727
37	Rose	5,699
38	Sandra	5,526
39	Marlene	5,332
40	Mildred	5,051
41	Geraldine	4,864
42	Jane	4,719
43	Judith	4,580
44	Catherine	4,537
45	Annie	4,529
46	Louise	4,355
47	Eleanor	4,341
48	Joanne	4,305
49	Marjorie	4,279
50	Elaine	4,259
51	Ruby	4,226
52	Patsy	4,196
53	Sylvia	4,156
54	Arlene	3,898
55	Joann	3,886
56	Wanda	3,882
57	Irene	3,817
58	Delores	3,760
59	Sally	3,635
60	Sharon	3,573
61	Charlotte	3,555
62	Sarah	3,515
62	June	3,515
64	Roberta	3,467
65	Bonnie	3,374
66	Jacqueline	3,362
67	Kathleen	3,352
68	Audrey	3,345
69	Rita	3,334
70	Loretta	3,325
71	Edna	3,305
72	Jo	3,292
73	Carole	3,199
74	Thelma	3,196
75	Juanita	3,183
76	Lorraine	3,167
77	Josephine	3,141
78	Wilma	3,123
79	Lillian	3,117
80	Florence	3,083
81	Yvonne	3,038
82	Pauline	2,981
83	Darlene	2,962
84	Gladys	2,944
85	Emma	2,831
86	Grace	2,791
87	Edith	2,759
88	Theresa	2,758
89	Anne	2,756
90	Ethel	2,730
91	Clara	2,684
92	Lucille	2,632
93	Marion	2,580
94	Jeanette	2,552
95	Bernice	2,540
96	Hazel	2,512
97	Linda	2,440
98	Kay	2,408
99	Ellen	2,398
100	Katherine	2,355
101	Margie	2,342
101	Gail	2,342
103	Eileen	2,320
104	Anita	2,304
105	Julia	2,278
106	Laura	2,255
107	Esther	2,253
108	Willie	2,224
109	Sue	2,222
110	Susan	2,153
111	Rosemary	2,148
112	Diane	2,146
113	Kathryn	2,110
114	Marian	2,059
115	Vivian	2,015
116	Eva	2,002
117	Billie	1,990
118	Judy	1,987
119	Bobbie	1,986
120	Maria	1,981
121	Beatrice	1,955
122	Bertha	1,913
123	Elsie	1,874
124	Lillie	1,866
125	Annette	1,851
126	Ella	1,836
127	Maxine	1,828
128	Georgia	1,823
128	Sara	1,823
130	Ida	1,802
131	Christine	1,723
132	Karen	1,718
133	Constance	1,697
134	Connie	1,681
135	Nellie	1,665
136	Bessie	1,645
137	Alma	1,610
138	Marcia	1,595
139	Agnes	1,592
140	Jessie	1,586
141	Jeanne	1,534
142	Vera	1,513
143	Mattie	1,504
144	Joy	1,483
145	Charlene	1,482
146	Rosa	1,454
147	Lucy	1,446
148	Minnie	1,430
149	Myrna	1,396
150	Glenda	1,366
151	Suzanne	1,350
152	Pat	1,344
153	Geneva	1,335
154	Harriet	1,332
155	Maureen	1,329
156	Gertrude	1,316
157	Sheila	1,312
158	Rosemarie	1,300
159	Naomi	1,281
160	Myrtle	1,240
161	Leona	1,235
162	Faye	1,215
163	Rachel	1,208
164	Rebecca	1,200
165	Viola	1,188
166	Carrie	1,183
167	Velma	1,180
168	Dora	1,163
169	Violet	1,153
170	Mae	1,136
171	Emily	1,123
172	Pearl	1,120
173	Rosie	1,111
174	Dixie	1,105
175	Lula	1,099
176	Claire	1,083
177	Caroline	1,075
178	Shelby	1,071
179	Eunice	1,062
180	Alberta	1,031
181	Cora	1,008
182	Maryann	996
183	Patty	986
184	Cynthia	983
185	Paula	982
186	Stella	967
187	Lola	960
188	Jeannette	955
189	Verna	950
190	Jackie	948
191	Gwendolyn	944
192	Hattie	938
193	Nina	937
193	Johnnie	937
195	Lena	891
196	Deloris	862
197	Ramona	859
198	Colleen	853
199	Carmen	847
200	Rosalie	845

Source: US Social Security Administration national baby-name files. A name given to fewer than five girls in 1936 is not published, so it is missing from both the count and the total above.

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