The 200 most popular girls’ names of 1928
5,440 different girls’ names were recorded in 1928, covering 1,153,318 births. These are the top 200.
| # | Name | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mary | 66,871 |
| 2 | Betty | 36,083 |
| 3 | Dorothy | 33,733 |
| 4 | Helen | 22,937 |
| 5 | Margaret | 20,295 |
| 6 | Ruth | 17,859 |
| 7 | Doris | 16,575 |
| 8 | Barbara | 14,872 |
| 9 | Virginia | 14,500 |
| 10 | Shirley | 14,215 |
| 11 | Patricia | 12,331 |
| 12 | Jean | 12,209 |
| 13 | Frances | 12,137 |
| 14 | Elizabeth | 11,767 |
| 15 | Mildred | 11,653 |
| 16 | Anna | 10,575 |
| 17 | Evelyn | 10,533 |
| 18 | Lois | 10,425 |
| 19 | Alice | 10,139 |
| 20 | Dolores | 9,615 |
| 21 | Marie | 9,286 |
| 22 | Martha | 8,252 |
| 23 | Norma | 8,166 |
| 24 | Rose | 8,161 |
| 25 | Gloria | 8,119 |
| 26 | Phyllis | 7,924 |
| 27 | Joan | 7,854 |
| 28 | Irene | 7,731 |
| 29 | Marjorie | 7,632 |
| 30 | Joyce | 7,244 |
| 31 | Louise | 7,053 |
| 32 | Florence | 6,970 |
| 33 | Catherine | 6,910 |
| 34 | Ruby | 6,692 |
| 35 | Lillian | 6,577 |
| 36 | Eleanor | 6,535 |
| 37 | Annie | 6,329 |
| 38 | Marilyn | 6,066 |
| 39 | Lorraine | 5,982 |
| 40 | Thelma | 5,978 |
| 41 | Gladys | 5,791 |
| 42 | Josephine | 5,671 |
| 43 | Nancy | 5,537 |
| 44 | June | 5,517 |
| 45 | Edna | 5,473 |
| 46 | Beverly | 5,437 |
| 47 | Marion | 5,420 |
| 48 | Pauline | 5,391 |
| 49 | Theresa | 5,330 |
| 50 | Geraldine | 5,156 |
| 51 | Lucille | 5,094 |
| 52 | Grace | 4,989 |
| 53 | Bernice | 4,943 |
| 54 | Ann | 4,932 |
| 55 | Ethel | 4,928 |
| 56 | Edith | 4,846 |
| 57 | Rita | 4,810 |
| 58 | Juanita | 4,734 |
| 59 | Hazel | 4,649 |
| 60 | Audrey | 4,630 |
| 61 | Donna | 4,470 |
| 62 | Jane | 4,411 |
| 63 | Wanda | 4,318 |
| 64 | Sarah | 4,244 |
| 65 | Clara | 4,106 |
| 66 | Esther | 4,096 |
| 67 | Emma | 4,017 |
| 68 | Elaine | 4,004 |
| 69 | Wilma | 3,937 |
| 70 | Beatrice | 3,922 |
| 71 | Marian | 3,886 |
| 72 | Charlotte | 3,475 |
| 73 | Elsie | 3,470 |
| 74 | Willie | 3,444 |
| 75 | Katherine | 3,398 |
| 76 | Peggy | 3,382 |
| 77 | Carol | 3,349 |
| 78 | Vivian | 3,310 |
| 79 | Eva | 3,212 |
| 80 | Julia | 3,206 |
| 81 | Bertha | 3,161 |
| 82 | Kathleen | 3,151 |
| 83 | Laura | 3,146 |
| 84 | Maxine | 3,124 |
| 85 | Agnes | 3,023 |
| 86 | Gertrude | 3,011 |
| 87 | Ida | 2,994 |
| 88 | Rosemary | 2,972 |
| 89 | Bonnie | 2,923 |
| 90 | Jeanne | 2,879 |
| 91 | Carolyn | 2,847 |
| 92 | Vera | 2,841 |
| 93 | Anne | 2,824 |
| 94 | Delores | 2,810 |
| 95 | Janet | 2,782 |
| 96 | Billie | 2,777 |
| 97 | Jacqueline | 2,739 |
| 98 | Ellen | 2,682 |
| 99 | Kathryn | 2,681 |
| 100 | Ella | 2,670 |
| 101 | Bessie | 2,661 |
| 102 | Eileen | 2,644 |
| 103 | Viola | 2,623 |
| 104 | Lillie | 2,621 |
| 105 | Maria | 2,565 |
| 106 | Arlene | 2,521 |
| 107 | Alma | 2,496 |
| 108 | Margie | 2,437 |
| 109 | Jessie | 2,423 |
| 110 | Pearl | 2,367 |
| 111 | Nellie | 2,346 |
| 112 | Lucy | 2,322 |
| 112 | Violet | 2,322 |
| 114 | Velma | 2,290 |
| 115 | Georgia | 2,289 |
| 116 | Myrtle | 2,243 |
| 117 | Ramona | 2,239 |
| 118 | Minnie | 2,227 |
| 119 | Sylvia | 2,222 |
| 120 | Christine | 2,177 |
| 121 | Mattie | 2,128 |
| 122 | Leona | 2,085 |
| 123 | Loretta | 1,996 |
| 124 | Geneva | 1,981 |
| 125 | Rosa | 1,970 |
| 126 | Jeanette | 1,944 |
| 127 | Roberta | 1,923 |
| 128 | Sally | 1,891 |
| 129 | Sara | 1,873 |
| 130 | Mae | 1,808 |
| 131 | Lena | 1,803 |
| 131 | Stella | 1,803 |
| 133 | Harriet | 1,785 |
| 134 | Genevieve | 1,746 |
| 135 | Mabel | 1,742 |
| 136 | Claire | 1,734 |
| 137 | Anita | 1,725 |
| 138 | Eunice | 1,721 |
| 139 | Muriel | 1,661 |
| 140 | Carrie | 1,653 |
| 141 | Naomi | 1,652 |
| 142 | Joanne | 1,649 |
| 143 | Jennie | 1,642 |
| 144 | Dora | 1,640 |
| 145 | Patsy | 1,623 |
| 146 | Opal | 1,591 |
| 147 | Marguerite | 1,584 |
| 148 | Hilda | 1,574 |
| 149 | Janice | 1,565 |
| 150 | Emily | 1,559 |
| 151 | Alberta | 1,555 |
| 152 | Verna | 1,458 |
| 153 | Blanche | 1,427 |
| 154 | Beulah | 1,421 |
| 155 | Cora | 1,393 |
| 156 | Rosie | 1,385 |
| 157 | Erma | 1,382 |
| 158 | Lula | 1,376 |
| 159 | Hattie | 1,375 |
| 160 | Inez | 1,370 |
| 161 | Fannie | 1,361 |
| 162 | Constance | 1,319 |
| 163 | Imogene | 1,314 |
| 164 | Lola | 1,295 |
| 165 | Laverne | 1,293 |
| 166 | Bobbie | 1,257 |
| 167 | Madeline | 1,253 |
| 168 | Miriam | 1,250 |
| 169 | Daisy | 1,245 |
| 170 | Rosalie | 1,236 |
| 171 | Ada | 1,213 |
| 172 | Teresa | 1,212 |
| 173 | Flora | 1,201 |
| 174 | Marcella | 1,194 |
| 175 | Caroline | 1,189 |
| 176 | Darlene | 1,186 |
| 177 | Rachel | 1,180 |
| 178 | Mamie | 1,178 |
| 179 | Jo | 1,168 |
| 180 | Mable | 1,152 |
| 181 | Yvonne | 1,133 |
| 182 | Johnnie | 1,128 |
| 183 | Rebecca | 1,121 |
| 184 | Irma | 1,102 |
| 185 | Colleen | 1,099 |
| 186 | Bettie | 1,098 |
| 187 | Estelle | 1,094 |
| 188 | Joy | 1,091 |
| 189 | Eula | 1,088 |
| 190 | Nora | 1,082 |
| 190 | Eloise | 1,082 |
| 192 | Faye | 1,078 |
| 193 | Ernestine | 1,057 |
| 194 | Susie | 1,051 |
| 195 | Lila | 1,034 |
| 196 | Antoinette | 1,027 |
| 197 | Nina | 1,023 |
| 198 | Maggie | 1,020 |
| 199 | Carmen | 1,017 |
| 200 | Iris | 1,010 |
Source: US Social Security Administration national baby-name files. A name given to fewer than five girls in 1928 is not published, so it is missing from both the count and the total above.