Popular Baby Names in 1936
The most popular baby names in 1936.
| Rank | Name | Gender | Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mary | Girl | 54,374 |
| 2 | Shirley | Girl | 35,162 |
| 3 | Barbara | Girl | 31,682 |
| 4 | Betty | Girl | 25,867 |
| 5 | Patricia | Girl | 23,916 |
| 6 | Dorothy | Girl | 17,666 |
| 7 | Joan | Girl | 17,071 |
| 8 | Nancy | Girl | 16,754 |
| 9 | Margaret | Girl | 14,596 |
| 10 | Carol | Girl | 14,519 |
| 11 | Helen | Girl | 12,234 |
| 12 | Joyce | Girl | 11,988 |
| 13 | Marilyn | Girl | 11,064 |
| 14 | Virginia | Girl | 9,650 |
| 15 | Doris | Girl | 9,227 |
| 16 | Ruth | Girl | 9,217 |
| 17 | Beverly | Girl | 8,901 |
| 18 | Elizabeth | Girl | 8,860 |
| 19 | Frances | Girl | 8,789 |
| 20 | Jean | Girl | 8,536 |
| 21 | Janet | Girl | 8,081 |
| 22 | Donna | Girl | 7,932 |
| 23 | Carolyn | Girl | 7,907 |
| 24 | Martha | Girl | 7,391 |
| 25 | Phyllis | Girl | 7,374 |
| 26 | Lois | Girl | 7,232 |
| 27 | Alice | Girl | 7,201 |
| 28 | Ann | Girl | 6,666 |
| 29 | Norma | Girl | 6,633 |
| 30 | Dolores | Girl | 6,417 |
| 31 | Janice | Girl | 6,149 |
| 32 | Gloria | Girl | 6,140 |
| 33 | Marie | Girl | 6,132 |
| 34 | Evelyn | Girl | 6,108 |
| 35 | Peggy | Girl | 6,068 |
| 36 | Anna | Girl | 5,727 |
| 37 | Rose | Girl | 5,699 |
| 38 | Sandra | Girl | 5,526 |
| 39 | Marlene | Girl | 5,332 |
| 40 | Mildred | Girl | 5,052 |
| 41 | Geraldine | Girl | 4,864 |
| 42 | Jane | Girl | 4,719 |
| 43 | Judith | Girl | 4,580 |
| 44 | Catherine | Girl | 4,537 |
| 45 | Annie | Girl | 4,529 |
| 46 | Louise | Girl | 4,354 |
| 47 | Eleanor | Girl | 4,341 |
| 48 | Joanne | Girl | 4,305 |
| 49 | Marjorie | Girl | 4,279 |
| 50 | Elaine | Girl | 4,259 |
| 51 | Ruby | Girl | 4,226 |
| 52 | Patsy | Girl | 4,196 |
| 53 | Sylvia | Girl | 4,156 |
| 54 | Arlene | Girl | 3,898 |
| 55 | Joann | Girl | 3,886 |
| 56 | Wanda | Girl | 3,882 |
| 57 | Irene | Girl | 3,817 |
| 58 | Delores | Girl | 3,760 |
| 59 | Sally | Girl | 3,635 |
| 60 | Sharon | Girl | 3,573 |
| 61 | Charlotte | Girl | 3,555 |
| 62 | June | Girl | 3,515 |
| 63 | Sarah | Girl | 3,515 |
| 64 | Roberta | Girl | 3,467 |
| 65 | Bonnie | Girl | 3,373 |
| 66 | Jacqueline | Girl | 3,362 |
| 67 | Kathleen | Girl | 3,352 |
| 68 | Audrey | Girl | 3,345 |
| 69 | Rita | Girl | 3,333 |
| 70 | Loretta | Girl | 3,325 |
| 71 | Edna | Girl | 3,305 |
| 72 | Jo | Girl | 3,292 |
| 73 | Carole | Girl | 3,199 |
| 74 | Thelma | Girl | 3,197 |
| 75 | Juanita | Girl | 3,183 |
| 76 | Lorraine | Girl | 3,167 |
| 77 | Josephine | Girl | 3,141 |
| 78 | Wilma | Girl | 3,123 |
| 79 | Lillian | Girl | 3,118 |
| 80 | Florence | Girl | 3,083 |
| 81 | Yvonne | Girl | 3,038 |
| 82 | Pauline | Girl | 2,981 |
| 83 | Darlene | Girl | 2,962 |
| 84 | Gladys | Girl | 2,944 |
| 85 | Emma | Girl | 2,831 |
| 86 | Grace | Girl | 2,790 |
| 87 | Edith | Girl | 2,759 |
| 88 | Theresa | Girl | 2,758 |
| 89 | Anne | Girl | 2,756 |
| 90 | Ethel | Girl | 2,730 |
| 91 | Clara | Girl | 2,684 |
| 92 | Lucille | Girl | 2,632 |
| 93 | Marion | Girl | 2,580 |
| 94 | Jeanette | Girl | 2,552 |
| 95 | Bernice | Girl | 2,540 |
| 96 | Hazel | Girl | 2,511 |
| 97 | Linda | Girl | 2,440 |
| 98 | Kay | Girl | 2,408 |
| 99 | Ellen | Girl | 2,398 |
| 100 | Katherine | Girl | 2,355 |