Top 100 baby girl names in the United States in 1936
See the most popular baby girl names, how many were recorded, and how each rank changed from 1935.
Top 100
| Rank | Name | Recorded count | Change from 1935 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mary | 54,377 | 0 |
| 2 | Shirley | 35,161 | 0 |
| 3 | Barbara | 31,682 | 0 |
| 4 | Betty | 25,868 | 0 |
| 5 | Patricia | 23,916 | 0 |
| 6 | Dorothy | 17,666 | 0 |
| 7 | Joan | 17,072 | 0 |
| 8 | Nancy | 16,755 | +1 |
| 9 | Margaret | 14,596 | -1 |
| 10 | Carol | 14,520 | +1 |
| 11 | Helen | 12,234 | -1 |
| 12 | Joyce | 11,988 | 0 |
| 13 | Marilyn | 11,064 | +1 |
| 14 | Virginia | 9,650 | +2 |
| 15 | Doris | 9,226 | -2 |
| 16 | Ruth | 9,217 | -1 |
| 17 | Beverly | 8,901 | +3 |
| 18 | Elizabeth | 8,860 | -1 |
| 19 | Frances | 8,789 | 0 |
| 20 | Jean | 8,536 | -2 |
| 21 | Janet | 8,080 | +1 |
| 22 | Donna | 7,932 | +1 |
| 23 | Carolyn | 7,906 | +5 |
| 24 | Martha | 7,392 | 0 |
| 25 | Phyllis | 7,374 | +2 |
| 26 | Lois | 7,232 | -5 |
| 27 | Alice | 7,201 | -2 |
| 28 | Ann | 6,666 | +2 |
| 29 | Norma | 6,633 | 0 |
| 30 | Dolores | 6,417 | -4 |
| 31 | Janice | 6,150 | +16 |
| 32 | Gloria | 6,140 | 0 |
| 33 | Marie | 6,132 | 0 |
| 34 | Evelyn | 6,108 | -3 |
| 35 | Peggy | 6,068 | +1 |
| 36 | Anna | 5,727 | -2 |
| 37 | Rose | 5,699 | 0 |
| 38 | Sandra | 5,526 | +12 |
| 39 | Marlene | 5,332 | 0 |
| 40 | Mildred | 5,051 | -5 |
| 41 | Geraldine | 4,864 | -1 |
| 42 | Jane | 4,719 | +1 |
| 43 | Judith | 4,580 | +11 |
| 44 | Catherine | 4,537 | -2 |
| 45 | Annie | 4,529 | -7 |
| 46 | Louise | 4,355 | -1 |
| 47 | Eleanor | 4,341 | +1 |
| 48 | Joanne | 4,305 | -4 |
| 49 | Marjorie | 4,279 | -3 |
| 50 | Elaine | 4,259 | +1 |
| 51 | Ruby | 4,226 | -10 |
| 52 | Patsy | 4,196 | +4 |
| 53 | Sylvia | 4,156 | +7 |
| 54 | Arlene | 3,898 | +5 |
| 55 | Joann | 3,886 | -2 |
| 56 | Wanda | 3,882 | -7 |
| 57 | Irene | 3,817 | -5 |
| 58 | Delores | 3,760 | -1 |
| 59 | Sally | 3,635 | -1 |
| 60 | Sharon | 3,573 | +36 |
| 61 | Charlotte | 3,555 | +4 |
| 62 | June | 3,515 | -7 |
| 62 | Sarah | 3,515 | -1 |
| 64 | Roberta | 3,467 | +13 |
| 65 | Bonnie | 3,374 | -3 |
| 66 | Jacqueline | 3,362 | +13 |
| 67 | Kathleen | 3,352 | +4 |
| 68 | Audrey | 3,345 | -4 |
| 69 | Rita | 3,334 | -6 |
| 70 | Loretta | 3,325 | -1 |
| 71 | Edna | 3,305 | -4 |
| 72 | Jo | 3,292 | +1 |
| 73 | Carole | 3,199 | +20 |
| 74 | Thelma | 3,196 | +2 |
| 75 | Juanita | 3,183 | -3 |
| 76 | Lorraine | 3,167 | -8 |
| 77 | Josephine | 3,141 | -2 |
| 78 | Wilma | 3,123 | -8 |
| 79 | Lillian | 3,117 | -13 |
| 80 | Florence | 3,083 | -6 |
| 81 | Yvonne | 3,038 | +17 |
| 82 | Pauline | 2,981 | -2 |
| 83 | Darlene | 2,962 | +8 |
| 84 | Gladys | 2,944 | -6 |
| 85 | Emma | 2,831 | +4 |
| 86 | Grace | 2,791 | -3 |
| 87 | Edith | 2,759 | 0 |
| 88 | Theresa | 2,758 | -2 |
| 89 | Anne | 2,756 | -5 |
| 90 | Ethel | 2,730 | -8 |
| 91 | Clara | 2,684 | -10 |
| 92 | Lucille | 2,632 | -7 |
| 93 | Marion | 2,580 | -5 |
| 94 | Jeanette | 2,552 | +10 |
| 95 | Bernice | 2,540 | -5 |
| 96 | Hazel | 2,512 | -4 |
| 97 | Linda | 2,440 | +68 |
| 98 | Kay | 2,408 | +36 |
| 99 | Ellen | 2,398 | -4 |
| 100 | Katherine | 2,355 | +3 |
Data from US Social Security Administration · through 2025.