Top 100 baby girl names in the United States in 1928
See the most popular baby girl names, how many were recorded, and how each rank changed from 1927.
Top 100
| Rank | Name | Recorded count | Change from 1927 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mary | 66,871 | 0 |
| 2 | Betty | 36,083 | +1 |
| 3 | Dorothy | 33,733 | -1 |
| 4 | Helen | 22,937 | 0 |
| 5 | Margaret | 20,295 | 0 |
| 6 | Ruth | 17,859 | 0 |
| 7 | Doris | 16,575 | 0 |
| 8 | Barbara | 14,872 | +2 |
| 9 | Virginia | 14,500 | -1 |
| 10 | Shirley | 14,215 | -1 |
| 11 | Patricia | 12,331 | +7 |
| 12 | Jean | 12,209 | +2 |
| 13 | Frances | 12,137 | -1 |
| 14 | Elizabeth | 11,767 | -1 |
| 15 | Mildred | 11,653 | -4 |
| 16 | Anna | 10,575 | 0 |
| 17 | Evelyn | 10,533 | -2 |
| 18 | Lois | 10,425 | +1 |
| 19 | Alice | 10,139 | -2 |
| 20 | Dolores | 9,615 | +14 |
| 21 | Marie | 9,286 | -1 |
| 22 | Martha | 8,252 | +2 |
| 23 | Norma | 8,166 | +3 |
| 24 | Rose | 8,161 | -1 |
| 25 | Gloria | 8,119 | -3 |
| 26 | Phyllis | 7,924 | +3 |
| 27 | Joan | 7,854 | +14 |
| 28 | Irene | 7,731 | -7 |
| 29 | Marjorie | 7,632 | -4 |
| 30 | Joyce | 7,244 | +5 |
| 31 | Louise | 7,053 | -4 |
| 32 | Florence | 6,970 | -4 |
| 33 | Catherine | 6,910 | -2 |
| 34 | Ruby | 6,692 | -4 |
| 35 | Lillian | 6,577 | -3 |
| 36 | Eleanor | 6,535 | -3 |
| 37 | Annie | 6,329 | -1 |
| 38 | Marilyn | 6,066 | +8 |
| 39 | Lorraine | 5,982 | +5 |
| 40 | Thelma | 5,978 | -2 |
| 41 | Gladys | 5,791 | -4 |
| 42 | Josephine | 5,671 | -3 |
| 43 | Nancy | 5,537 | +13 |
| 44 | June | 5,517 | -1 |
| 45 | Edna | 5,473 | -5 |
| 46 | Beverly | 5,437 | +11 |
| 47 | Marion | 5,420 | +4 |
| 48 | Pauline | 5,391 | -6 |
| 49 | Theresa | 5,330 | +3 |
| 50 | Geraldine | 5,156 | +8 |
| 51 | Lucille | 5,094 | -6 |
| 52 | Grace | 4,989 | -2 |
| 53 | Bernice | 4,943 | -4 |
| 54 | Ann | 4,932 | +5 |
| 55 | Ethel | 4,928 | -8 |
| 56 | Edith | 4,846 | -8 |
| 57 | Rita | 4,810 | -3 |
| 58 | Juanita | 4,734 | -3 |
| 59 | Hazel | 4,649 | -6 |
| 60 | Audrey | 4,630 | +2 |
| 61 | Donna | 4,470 | +9 |
| 62 | Jane | 4,411 | -2 |
| 63 | Wanda | 4,318 | +3 |
| 64 | Sarah | 4,244 | -3 |
| 65 | Clara | 4,106 | -2 |
| 66 | Esther | 4,096 | -2 |
| 67 | Emma | 4,017 | -3 |
| 68 | Elaine | 4,004 | +1 |
| 69 | Wilma | 3,937 | -1 |
| 70 | Beatrice | 3,922 | -3 |
| 71 | Marian | 3,886 | +3 |
| 72 | Charlotte | 3,475 | +3 |
| 73 | Elsie | 3,470 | -1 |
| 74 | Willie | 3,444 | -3 |
| 75 | Katherine | 3,398 | -2 |
| 76 | Peggy | 3,382 | +20 |
| 77 | Carol | 3,349 | +29 |
| 78 | Vivian | 3,310 | -1 |
| 79 | Eva | 3,212 | 0 |
| 80 | Julia | 3,206 | -4 |
| 81 | Bertha | 3,161 | -1 |
| 82 | Kathleen | 3,151 | +1 |
| 83 | Laura | 3,146 | -2 |
| 84 | Maxine | 3,124 | +3 |
| 85 | Agnes | 3,023 | -4 |
| 86 | Gertrude | 3,011 | -8 |
| 87 | Ida | 2,994 | -3 |
| 88 | Rosemary | 2,972 | -2 |
| 89 | Bonnie | 2,923 | +11 |
| 90 | Jeanne | 2,879 | -5 |
| 91 | Carolyn | 2,847 | +8 |
| 92 | Vera | 2,841 | -3 |
| 93 | Anne | 2,824 | -1 |
| 94 | Delores | 2,810 | +34 |
| 95 | Janet | 2,782 | +16 |
| 96 | Billie | 2,777 | +13 |
| 97 | Jacqueline | 2,739 | +18 |
| 98 | Ellen | 2,682 | -5 |
| 99 | Kathryn | 2,681 | -9 |
| 100 | Ella | 2,670 | -2 |
Data from US Social Security Administration · through 2025.