Top 100 baby girl names in the United States in 1916
See the most popular baby girl names, how many were recorded, and how each rank changed from 1915.
Top 100
| Rank | Name | Recorded count | Change from 1915 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mary | 61,438 | 0 |
| 2 | Helen | 32,661 | 0 |
| 3 | Dorothy | 27,418 | 0 |
| 4 | Margaret | 24,953 | 0 |
| 5 | Ruth | 23,189 | 0 |
| 6 | Mildred | 15,633 | 0 |
| 7 | Anna | 15,228 | 0 |
| 8 | Elizabeth | 14,940 | 0 |
| 9 | Frances | 13,746 | 0 |
| 10 | Virginia | 12,487 | +2 |
| 11 | Evelyn | 11,889 | -1 |
| 12 | Marie | 11,682 | -1 |
| 13 | Alice | 10,719 | 0 |
| 14 | Florence | 10,412 | 0 |
| 15 | Rose | 9,605 | +1 |
| 16 | Lillian | 9,592 | -1 |
| 17 | Irene | 9,035 | 0 |
| 18 | Louise | 8,630 | 0 |
| 19 | Edna | 8,625 | +1 |
| 20 | Catherine | 8,469 | -1 |
| 21 | Josephine | 8,127 | +1 |
| 22 | Gladys | 8,019 | -1 |
| 23 | Ruby | 7,686 | +1 |
| 24 | Martha | 7,610 | +1 |
| 25 | Ethel | 7,601 | -2 |
| 26 | Grace | 7,461 | +1 |
| 27 | Eleanor | 7,406 | +1 |
| 28 | Edith | 7,307 | +3 |
| 29 | Thelma | 7,290 | +1 |
| 30 | Lucille | 7,241 | -1 |
| 31 | Hazel | 7,214 | -5 |
| 32 | Doris | 7,161 | +2 |
| 33 | Pauline | 6,655 | -1 |
| 34 | Esther | 6,421 | -1 |
| 35 | Gertrude | 6,243 | 0 |
| 36 | Annie | 6,105 | 0 |
| 37 | Marjorie | 5,866 | +2 |
| 38 | Beatrice | 5,586 | -1 |
| 39 | Clara | 5,544 | -1 |
| 40 | Ann | 5,343 | +3 |
| 41 | Emma | 5,217 | -1 |
| 42 | Bernice | 5,183 | 0 |
| 43 | Lois | 5,149 | +4 |
| 44 | Betty | 5,136 | +9 |
| 45 | Jean | 5,081 | +3 |
| 46 | Julia | 5,066 | -2 |
| 47 | Marion | 5,033 | +3 |
| 48 | Elsie | 5,027 | -7 |
| 49 | Bertha | 4,900 | -3 |
| 50 | Agnes | 4,852 | -5 |
| 51 | Katherine | 4,801 | -2 |
| 52 | Sarah | 4,798 | -1 |
| 53 | Anne | 4,571 | -1 |
| 54 | Ida | 4,364 | 0 |
| 55 | Eva | 4,337 | 0 |
| 56 | Bessie | 4,122 | +1 |
| 57 | Pearl | 4,073 | -1 |
| 58 | Myrtle | 3,960 | 0 |
| 59 | Viola | 3,948 | 0 |
| 60 | Kathryn | 3,933 | 0 |
| 61 | Nellie | 3,862 | +2 |
| 62 | Jane | 3,826 | +7 |
| 63 | Stella | 3,818 | +1 |
| 64 | Laura | 3,744 | -3 |
| 65 | Mabel | 3,680 | -3 |
| 66 | Vera | 3,622 | -1 |
| 67 | Rita | 3,477 | +4 |
| 68 | Jessie | 3,414 | -2 |
| 68 | Sylvia | 3,414 | -1 |
| 70 | Alma | 3,403 | 0 |
| 71 | Minnie | 3,274 | -3 |
| 72 | Marian | 3,198 | +14 |
| 73 | Willie | 3,116 | -1 |
| 74 | Barbara | 3,112 | +9 |
| 75 | Leona | 3,086 | -1 |
| 76 | Genevieve | 3,063 | 0 |
| 77 | Vivian | 3,049 | +1 |
| 78 | Marguerite | 3,034 | +6 |
| 79 | Jennie | 3,010 | -6 |
| 80 | Charlotte | 2,995 | +1 |
| 81 | Ella | 2,965 | -6 |
| 82 | Wilma | 2,962 | -2 |
| 83 | Violet | 2,921 | -1 |
| 84 | Lucy | 2,877 | -5 |
| 85 | Lena | 2,869 | -8 |
| 86 | June | 2,840 | +10 |
| 87 | Ellen | 2,838 | +1 |
| 88 | Lillie | 2,825 | -4 |
| 89 | Blanche | 2,714 | -2 |
| 90 | Juanita | 2,644 | +2 |
| 91 | Opal | 2,636 | -1 |
| 92 | Mae | 2,607 | -3 |
| 93 | Mattie | 2,556 | -2 |
| 94 | Geraldine | 2,549 | +14 |
| 95 | Phyllis | 2,427 | +5 |
| 96 | Maxine | 2,424 | +2 |
| 97 | Beulah | 2,401 | -2 |
| 98 | Theresa | 2,348 | -5 |
| 99 | Velma | 2,319 | -5 |
| 100 | Emily | 2,213 | -1 |
Data from US Social Security Administration · through 2025.