Top 100 baby boy names in the United States in 1928
See the most popular baby boy names, how many were recorded, and how each rank changed from 1927.
Top 100
| Rank | Name | Recorded count | Change from 1927 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Robert | 60,701 | 0 |
| 2 | John | 53,760 | 0 |
| 3 | James | 52,752 | 0 |
| 4 | William | 49,118 | 0 |
| 5 | Charles | 31,243 | 0 |
| 6 | Richard | 28,793 | 0 |
| 7 | Donald | 25,704 | +1 |
| 8 | George | 24,391 | -1 |
| 9 | Joseph | 22,322 | 0 |
| 10 | Edward | 18,492 | 0 |
| 11 | Thomas | 16,582 | 0 |
| 12 | Frank | 13,570 | 0 |
| 13 | Paul | 13,160 | 0 |
| 14 | Harold | 12,670 | 0 |
| 15 | Jack | 12,494 | +1 |
| 16 | Raymond | 11,946 | -1 |
| 17 | Kenneth | 11,167 | +1 |
| 18 | Walter | 10,651 | -1 |
| 19 | David | 9,990 | +2 |
| 20 | Eugene | 9,708 | 0 |
| 21 | Henry | 9,313 | -2 |
| 22 | Arthur | 8,880 | 0 |
| 23 | Albert | 8,812 | 0 |
| 24 | Ralph | 8,100 | 0 |
| 25 | Herbert | 8,065 | +17 |
| 26 | Harry | 7,604 | -1 |
| 27 | Billy | 7,310 | +4 |
| 28 | Carl | 6,946 | -2 |
| 29 | Willie | 6,817 | -2 |
| 30 | Joe | 6,682 | 0 |
| 31 | Howard | 6,496 | -3 |
| 32 | Louis | 6,299 | -3 |
| 33 | Alfred | 6,252 | +12 |
| 34 | Roy | 6,229 | 0 |
| 35 | Clarence | 6,068 | -3 |
| 36 | Fred | 6,036 | -1 |
| 37 | Earl | 5,966 | -4 |
| 38 | Lawrence | 5,597 | -1 |
| 39 | Norman | 5,590 | 0 |
| 40 | Francis | 5,516 | -4 |
| 41 | Gerald | 5,487 | -3 |
| 42 | Leonard | 5,131 | -2 |
| 43 | Ernest | 4,941 | -2 |
| 44 | Anthony | 4,719 | -1 |
| 45 | Stanley | 4,481 | -1 |
| 46 | Marvin | 4,452 | +1 |
| 47 | Daniel | 4,426 | -1 |
| 48 | Melvin | 4,249 | 0 |
| 49 | Bernard | 4,067 | +1 |
| 50 | Ronald | 3,969 | +13 |
| 51 | Leroy | 3,872 | 0 |
| 52 | Samuel | 3,844 | -3 |
| 53 | Michael | 3,598 | -1 |
| 54 | Floyd | 3,338 | -1 |
| 55 | Russell | 3,325 | -1 |
| 56 | Peter | 3,299 | +3 |
| 57 | Ray | 3,248 | +3 |
| 58 | Edwin | 3,166 | -1 |
| 59 | Lloyd | 3,158 | -1 |
| 60 | Andrew | 3,142 | -4 |
| 61 | Leo | 3,095 | -6 |
| 62 | Gene | 3,088 | +10 |
| 63 | Elmer | 2,977 | -2 |
| 64 | Bill | 2,976 | +5 |
| 65 | Bobby | 2,972 | +26 |
| 66 | Theodore | 2,916 | -4 |
| 67 | Frederick | 2,882 | -3 |
| 68 | Clifford | 2,862 | -3 |
| 69 | Wayne | 2,855 | -2 |
| 70 | Vernon | 2,852 | +1 |
| 71 | Roger | 2,774 | +13 |
| 72 | Alvin | 2,750 | -6 |
| 73 | Philip | 2,726 | +2 |
| 74 | Clyde | 2,713 | -6 |
| 75 | Dale | 2,640 | +6 |
| 76 | Glenn | 2,603 | 0 |
| 77 | Gordon | 2,596 | -3 |
| 78 | Herman | 2,588 | -8 |
| 78 | Jerry | 2,588 | +15 |
| 80 | Charlie | 2,463 | 0 |
| 81 | Leon | 2,460 | -3 |
| 82 | Vincent | 2,440 | -5 |
| 83 | Martin | 2,428 | +4 |
| 84 | Don | 2,382 | +6 |
| 85 | Warren | 2,361 | -6 |
| 86 | Lewis | 2,339 | -4 |
| 87 | Lee | 2,282 | -1 |
| 88 | Chester | 2,243 | -3 |
| 89 | Lester | 2,229 | -6 |
| 90 | Harvey | 2,186 | +4 |
| 91 | Jesse | 2,171 | -2 |
| 92 | Milton | 2,170 | -4 |
| 93 | Allen | 2,137 | +2 |
| 94 | Calvin | 2,128 | -21 |
| 95 | Bob | 2,093 | +5 |
| 96 | Gilbert | 2,048 | +3 |
| 97 | Cecil | 2,005 | -5 |
| 98 | Arnold | 1,974 | -1 |
| 99 | Victor | 1,946 | -1 |
| 100 | Jimmie | 1,924 | +8 |
Data from US Social Security Administration · through 2025.