Top 100 baby girl names in the United States in 1926
See the most popular baby girl names, how many were recorded, and how each rank changed from 1925.
Top 100
| Rank | Name | Recorded count | Change from 1925 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mary | 67,832 | 0 |
| 2 | Dorothy | 36,618 | 0 |
| 3 | Betty | 32,964 | 0 |
| 4 | Helen | 26,886 | 0 |
| 5 | Margaret | 23,072 | 0 |
| 6 | Ruth | 20,225 | 0 |
| 7 | Doris | 16,295 | +1 |
| 8 | Virginia | 16,161 | -1 |
| 9 | Mildred | 13,547 | 0 |
| 10 | Frances | 13,355 | +1 |
| 11 | Elizabeth | 12,837 | -1 |
| 12 | Jean | 12,168 | +2 |
| 13 | Evelyn | 11,780 | -1 |
| 14 | Shirley | 11,762 | +3 |
| 15 | Anna | 11,698 | -2 |
| 16 | Barbara | 11,079 | +6 |
| 17 | Alice | 10,956 | -2 |
| 18 | Marie | 10,629 | -2 |
| 19 | Lois | 9,816 | -1 |
| 20 | Gloria | 9,198 | 0 |
| 21 | Irene | 9,169 | -2 |
| 22 | Marjorie | 8,640 | -1 |
| 23 | Patricia | 8,586 | +5 |
| 24 | Martha | 8,556 | -1 |
| 25 | Rose | 8,509 | +1 |
| 26 | Florence | 8,178 | -2 |
| 27 | Louise | 7,979 | 0 |
| 28 | Lillian | 7,661 | -3 |
| 29 | Norma | 7,528 | +5 |
| 30 | Ruby | 7,476 | 0 |
| 31 | Catherine | 7,469 | -2 |
| 32 | Eleanor | 7,305 | -1 |
| 33 | Phyllis | 6,921 | +7 |
| 34 | Annie | 6,877 | -2 |
| 35 | Gladys | 6,634 | -2 |
| 36 | Thelma | 6,585 | -1 |
| 37 | Josephine | 6,410 | -1 |
| 38 | Edna | 6,396 | -1 |
| 39 | Pauline | 6,357 | -1 |
| 40 | June | 6,077 | -1 |
| 41 | Ethel | 5,856 | +2 |
| 42 | Edith | 5,786 | 0 |
| 43 | Lucille | 5,760 | -2 |
| 44 | Joyce | 5,704 | +15 |
| 45 | Bernice | 5,443 | +1 |
| 46 | Grace | 5,427 | -2 |
| 47 | Marion | 5,353 | 0 |
| 48 | Hazel | 5,303 | -3 |
| 49 | Dolores | 5,218 | +15 |
| 50 | Rita | 5,015 | -2 |
| 51 | Joan | 4,995 | +15 |
| 52 | Juanita | 4,981 | -3 |
| 53 | Lorraine | 4,891 | -2 |
| 54 | Geraldine | 4,812 | 0 |
| 55 | Ann | 4,779 | -3 |
| 56 | Jane | 4,641 | -3 |
| 57 | Nancy | 4,566 | +3 |
| 58 | Beatrice | 4,518 | -8 |
| 59 | Emma | 4,480 | -2 |
| 60 | Audrey | 4,477 | +18 |
| 61 | Clara | 4,464 | -6 |
| 62 | Esther | 4,453 | -6 |
| 63 | Sarah | 4,424 | -5 |
| 64 | Theresa | 4,407 | +16 |
| 65 | Marilyn | 4,370 | +18 |
| 66 | Wanda | 4,125 | +6 |
| 67 | Wilma | 4,054 | -5 |
| 68 | Elaine | 4,004 | +5 |
| 69 | Elsie | 3,910 | -6 |
| 70 | Marian | 3,859 | -3 |
| 71 | Gertrude | 3,852 | -1 |
| 72 | Katherine | 3,834 | -11 |
| 73 | Willie | 3,817 | -5 |
| 74 | Beverly | 3,775 | +31 |
| 75 | Julia | 3,688 | -10 |
| 76 | Bertha | 3,583 | -2 |
| 77 | Agnes | 3,533 | -8 |
| 78 | Charlotte | 3,512 | -1 |
| 79 | Eva | 3,494 | -8 |
| 80 | Vivian | 3,430 | -4 |
| 81 | Laura | 3,373 | -6 |
| 82 | Ida | 3,285 | 0 |
| 83 | Kathleen | 3,277 | -2 |
| 84 | Vera | 3,152 | +2 |
| 85 | Maxine | 3,150 | -6 |
| 86 | Anne | 3,109 | -1 |
| 87 | Kathryn | 3,094 | +1 |
| 88 | Jeanne | 3,063 | +1 |
| 89 | Bessie | 3,054 | -2 |
| 90 | Donna | 3,008 | +20 |
| 91 | Alma | 2,990 | +3 |
| 92 | Eileen | 2,928 | +4 |
| 93 | Jessie | 2,921 | +4 |
| 94 | Violet | 2,903 | -2 |
| 95 | Rosemary | 2,900 | +8 |
| 96 | Pearl | 2,899 | -6 |
| 97 | Viola | 2,876 | -13 |
| 98 | Ella | 2,852 | -5 |
| 99 | Lillie | 2,845 | -8 |
| 100 | Ellen | 2,768 | +1 |
Data from US Social Security Administration · through 2025.