The 200 most popular girls’ names of 1916
5,161 different girls’ names were recorded in 1916, covering 1,044,334 births. These are the top 200.
| # | Name | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mary | 61,438 |
| 2 | Helen | 32,661 |
| 3 | Dorothy | 27,418 |
| 4 | Margaret | 24,953 |
| 5 | Ruth | 23,189 |
| 6 | Mildred | 15,633 |
| 7 | Anna | 15,228 |
| 8 | Elizabeth | 14,940 |
| 9 | Frances | 13,746 |
| 10 | Virginia | 12,487 |
| 11 | Evelyn | 11,889 |
| 12 | Marie | 11,682 |
| 13 | Alice | 10,719 |
| 14 | Florence | 10,412 |
| 15 | Rose | 9,605 |
| 16 | Lillian | 9,592 |
| 17 | Irene | 9,035 |
| 18 | Louise | 8,630 |
| 19 | Edna | 8,625 |
| 20 | Catherine | 8,469 |
| 21 | Josephine | 8,127 |
| 22 | Gladys | 8,019 |
| 23 | Ruby | 7,686 |
| 24 | Martha | 7,610 |
| 25 | Ethel | 7,601 |
| 26 | Grace | 7,461 |
| 27 | Eleanor | 7,406 |
| 28 | Edith | 7,307 |
| 29 | Thelma | 7,290 |
| 30 | Lucille | 7,241 |
| 31 | Hazel | 7,214 |
| 32 | Doris | 7,161 |
| 33 | Pauline | 6,655 |
| 34 | Esther | 6,421 |
| 35 | Gertrude | 6,243 |
| 36 | Annie | 6,105 |
| 37 | Marjorie | 5,866 |
| 38 | Beatrice | 5,586 |
| 39 | Clara | 5,544 |
| 40 | Ann | 5,343 |
| 41 | Emma | 5,217 |
| 42 | Bernice | 5,183 |
| 43 | Lois | 5,149 |
| 44 | Betty | 5,136 |
| 45 | Jean | 5,081 |
| 46 | Julia | 5,066 |
| 47 | Marion | 5,033 |
| 48 | Elsie | 5,027 |
| 49 | Bertha | 4,900 |
| 50 | Agnes | 4,852 |
| 51 | Katherine | 4,801 |
| 52 | Sarah | 4,798 |
| 53 | Anne | 4,571 |
| 54 | Ida | 4,364 |
| 55 | Eva | 4,337 |
| 56 | Bessie | 4,122 |
| 57 | Pearl | 4,073 |
| 58 | Myrtle | 3,960 |
| 59 | Viola | 3,948 |
| 60 | Kathryn | 3,933 |
| 61 | Nellie | 3,862 |
| 62 | Jane | 3,826 |
| 63 | Stella | 3,818 |
| 64 | Laura | 3,744 |
| 65 | Mabel | 3,680 |
| 66 | Vera | 3,622 |
| 67 | Rita | 3,477 |
| 68 | Jessie | 3,414 |
| 68 | Sylvia | 3,414 |
| 70 | Alma | 3,403 |
| 71 | Minnie | 3,274 |
| 72 | Marian | 3,198 |
| 73 | Willie | 3,116 |
| 74 | Barbara | 3,112 |
| 75 | Leona | 3,086 |
| 76 | Genevieve | 3,063 |
| 77 | Vivian | 3,049 |
| 78 | Marguerite | 3,034 |
| 79 | Jennie | 3,010 |
| 80 | Charlotte | 2,995 |
| 81 | Ella | 2,965 |
| 82 | Wilma | 2,962 |
| 83 | Violet | 2,921 |
| 84 | Lucy | 2,877 |
| 85 | Lena | 2,869 |
| 86 | June | 2,840 |
| 87 | Ellen | 2,838 |
| 88 | Lillie | 2,825 |
| 89 | Blanche | 2,714 |
| 90 | Juanita | 2,644 |
| 91 | Opal | 2,636 |
| 92 | Mae | 2,607 |
| 93 | Mattie | 2,556 |
| 94 | Geraldine | 2,549 |
| 95 | Phyllis | 2,427 |
| 96 | Maxine | 2,424 |
| 97 | Beulah | 2,401 |
| 98 | Theresa | 2,348 |
| 99 | Velma | 2,319 |
| 100 | Emily | 2,213 |
| 101 | Sophie | 2,198 |
| 102 | Nancy | 2,166 |
| 103 | Carrie | 2,159 |
| 104 | Kathleen | 2,154 |
| 105 | Hilda | 2,075 |
| 106 | Harriet | 2,067 |
| 107 | Inez | 2,057 |
| 108 | Georgia | 1,992 |
| 108 | Sara | 1,992 |
| 110 | Eunice | 1,964 |
| 111 | Norma | 1,921 |
| 112 | Geneva | 1,919 |
| 113 | Loretta | 1,903 |
| 114 | Cora | 1,899 |
| 115 | Hattie | 1,889 |
| 116 | Fannie | 1,883 |
| 117 | Ada | 1,860 |
| 118 | Eileen | 1,858 |
| 119 | Audrey | 1,853 |
| 120 | Rosa | 1,793 |
| 121 | Christine | 1,787 |
| 122 | Estelle | 1,772 |
| 123 | Alberta | 1,765 |
| 124 | Dora | 1,725 |
| 125 | Verna | 1,713 |
| 126 | Olga | 1,685 |
| 127 | Lula | 1,676 |
| 128 | Lorraine | 1,671 |
| 129 | Mamie | 1,653 |
| 130 | Naomi | 1,649 |
| 131 | Madeline | 1,644 |
| 132 | Olive | 1,616 |
| 133 | Sadie | 1,529 |
| 134 | Muriel | 1,524 |
| 135 | Jeanette | 1,522 |
| 136 | Mable | 1,520 |
| 137 | Daisy | 1,511 |
| 138 | Wanda | 1,505 |
| 139 | Lucile | 1,483 |
| 140 | Miriam | 1,460 |
| 141 | Flora | 1,459 |
| 142 | Janet | 1,449 |
| 143 | Lottie | 1,389 |
| 144 | Caroline | 1,385 |
| 145 | Erma | 1,378 |
| 146 | Dolores | 1,374 |
| 147 | Lola | 1,372 |
| 148 | Winifred | 1,365 |
| 149 | Irma | 1,353 |
| 150 | Victoria | 1,340 |
| 151 | Anita | 1,339 |
| 152 | Fern | 1,332 |
| 153 | Rachel | 1,328 |
| 154 | Nora | 1,314 |
| 155 | Susie | 1,313 |
| 155 | Roberta | 1,313 |
| 157 | Maggie | 1,277 |
| 158 | Henrietta | 1,264 |
| 159 | Maria | 1,261 |
| 160 | Shirley | 1,245 |
| 161 | Elaine | 1,236 |
| 162 | Sally | 1,221 |
| 163 | Carolyn | 1,216 |
| 164 | Eula | 1,210 |
| 165 | Della | 1,172 |
| 166 | Adeline | 1,168 |
| 167 | Amelia | 1,159 |
| 168 | Lydia | 1,148 |
| 169 | Rebecca | 1,132 |
| 170 | Nina | 1,130 |
| 171 | Nettie | 1,125 |
| 172 | Arlene | 1,105 |
| 173 | Jeannette | 1,082 |
| 174 | Patricia | 1,078 |
| 175 | Antoinette | 1,063 |
| 176 | Jeanne | 1,050 |
| 177 | Lorene | 1,043 |
| 178 | Goldie | 1,039 |
| 179 | Dorothea | 1,036 |
| 180 | Cleo | 1,031 |
| 181 | Rosie | 1,030 |
| 182 | Marcella | 1,002 |
| 183 | Isabel | 1,000 |
| 184 | Rosemary | 996 |
| 185 | Bonnie | 992 |
| 186 | Veronica | 976 |
| 187 | Eloise | 953 |
| 188 | Freda | 948 |
| 189 | Angeline | 940 |
| 190 | May | 938 |
| 191 | Katie | 935 |
| 192 | Isabelle | 927 |
| 193 | Ollie | 925 |
| 194 | Regina | 921 |
| 195 | Margie | 915 |
| 196 | Sallie | 912 |
| 197 | Essie | 904 |
| 198 | Adele | 902 |
| 199 | Lela | 888 |
| 200 | Cecelia | 883 |
Source: US Social Security Administration national baby-name files. A name given to fewer than five girls in 1916 is not published, so it is missing from both the count and the total above.