Most Popular Baby Names of 1916

In 1916, Mary (61,438 births) was the most common U.S. girl name and John (50,043 births) the most common boy name.

Top 100 boy names, 1916
Rank	Name	Births
1	John	50,043
2	William	40,418
3	James	35,568
4	Robert	31,741
5	Joseph	23,883
6	Charles	23,612
7	George	23,381
8	Edward	17,005
9	Frank	15,291
10	Thomas	11,998
11	Walter	11,760
12	Paul	10,790
13	Harold	10,698
14	Henry	10,656
15	Richard	10,134
16	Raymond	9,565
17	Albert	9,044
18	Arthur	8,921
19	Harry	8,476
20	Donald	7,737
21	Ralph	7,085
22	Louis	6,817
23	Carl	6,786
24	Clarence	6,304
25	Howard	6,171
26	Jack	6,162
27	Kenneth	6,012
28	David	5,812
29	Fred	5,745
30	Willie	5,660
31	Francis	5,652
32	Earl	5,553
33	Roy	5,327
34	Stanley	5,130
35	Joe	4,911
36	Ernest	4,823
37	Anthony	4,749
38	Lawrence	4,742
39	Eugene	4,646
40	Herbert	4,463
41	Samuel	4,399
42	Leonard	4,328
43	Alfred	4,278
44	Michael	4,210
45	Elmer	3,936
46	Andrew	3,723
47	Leo	3,621
48	Norman	3,609
49	Bernard	3,476
50	Peter	3,370
51	Russell	3,330
52	Frederick	3,325
53	Edwin	3,299
54	Chester	3,212
55	Daniel	3,149
56	Herman	3,043
57	Melvin	2,984
58	Lloyd	2,926
59	Lester	2,907
60	Floyd	2,783
61	Clifford	2,767
62	Clyde	2,707
63	Leroy	2,699
64	Woodrow	2,668
65	Theodore	2,641
66	Marvin	2,529
67	Vincent	2,500
68	Charlie	2,416
69	Willard	2,413
70	Philip	2,409
71	Lewis	2,374
72	Milton	2,345
73	Ray	2,334
74	Sam	2,313
75	Vernon	2,288
76	Gerald	2,260
77	Jesse	2,230
78	Victor	2,215
79	Benjamin	2,186
80	Cecil	2,181
81	Martin	2,122
82	Alvin	2,093
83	Lee	2,016
84	Glenn	1,970
85	Leon	1,954
86	Oscar	1,916
87	Stephen	1,877
88	Edgar	1,874
89	Arnold	1,858
90	Gordon	1,792
91	Everett	1,764
92	Harvey	1,763
93	Claude	1,733
94	Wilbur	1,680
95	Sidney	1,659
96	Hugh	1,619
97	Morris	1,618
98	Wayne	1,587
99	Alexander	1,584
99	Maurice	1,584

Full Boy list for 1916

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

Full Girl list for 1916

Biggest movers since 1915

Names with at least 500 births in both years, by percent change in births.

Rising boy names, 1915 to 1916
Name	Births 1915	Births 1916	Change	Rank 1915 → 1916
Woodrow	1,966	2,668	+36%	83 → 64
Hugh	1,318	1,619	+23%	111 → 96
Jay	537	640	+19%	200 → 184
Wilson	767	912	+19%	154 → 141
Ervin	582	692	+19%	190 → 173
Felix	583	692	+19%	189 → 173
Delbert	630	743	+18%	179 → 161
Eddie	1,124	1,311	+17%	120 → 114
Wilfred	626	723	+15%	181 → 165
Phillip	628	723	+15%	180 → 165

Falling boy names, 1915 to 1916
Name	Births 1915	Births 1916	Change	Rank 1915 → 1916
Willard	2,889	2,413	-16%	58 → 69
Ellis	618	570	-8%	182 → 200
Otto	773	719	-7%	153 → 170
Clifton	820	770	-6%	144 → 156
Ben	1,263	1,191	-6%	113 → 119
Earnest	824	780	-5%	143 → 155
Ronald	763	723	-5%	155 → 165
Abraham	790	753	-5%	152 → 158
August	709	676	-5%	162 → 178
Leland	597	571	-4%	185 → 198

Rising girl names, 1915 to 1916
Name	Births 1915	Births 1916	Change	Rank 1915 → 1916
Geraldine	1,866	2,549	+37%	108 → 94
June	2,139	2,840	+33%	96 → 86
Arlene	864	1,105	+28%	193 → 172
Jeanne	828	1,050	+27%	198 → 176
Lorraine	1,323	1,671	+26%	141 → 128
Eileen	1,493	1,858	+24%	132 → 118
Janet	1,173	1,449	+24%	158 → 142
Betty	4,181	5,136	+23%	53 → 44
Marian	2,612	3,198	+22%	86 → 72
Wanda	1,233	1,505	+22%	154 → 138

Falling girl names, 1915 to 1916
Name	Births 1915	Births 1916	Change	Rank 1915 → 1916
May	974	938	-4%	175 → 190
Lola	1,420	1,372	-3%	136 → 147
Rebecca	1,169	1,132	-3%	159 → 169
Olive	1,654	1,616	-2%	123 → 132
Fannie	1,927	1,883	-2%	105 → 116
Lena	2,927	2,869	-2%	77 → 85
Maria	1,286	1,261	-2%	146 → 159
Isabelle	942	927	-2%	178 → 192
Madeline	1,670	1,644	-2%	121 → 131
Caroline	1,402	1,385	-1%	137 → 144

Top 100 boy names, 1916

Rank

Name

Births

John

50,043

William

40,418

James

35,568

31,741

23,883

23,612

23,381

17,005

15,291

11,998

Walter

11,760

Paul

10,790

Harold

10,698

Henry

10,656

Richard

10,134

Raymond

9,565

Albert

9,044

Arthur

8,921

Harry

8,476

Donald

7,737

Ralph

7,085

Louis

6,817

Carl

6,786

Clarence

6,304

Howard

6,171

Jack

6,162

Kenneth

6,012

David

5,812

Fred

5,745

Willie

5,660

Francis

5,652

Earl

5,553

Roy

5,327

Stanley

5,130

Joe

4,911

Ernest

4,823

Anthony

4,749

Lawrence

4,742

Eugene

4,646

Herbert

4,463

Samuel

4,399

Leonard

4,328

Alfred

4,278

Michael

4,210

Elmer

3,936

Andrew

3,723

Leo

3,621

Norman

3,609

Bernard

3,476

Peter

3,370

Russell

3,330

Frederick

3,325

Edwin

3,299

3,212

3,149

3,043

2,984

2,926

Lester

2,907

Floyd

2,783

Clifford

2,767

Clyde

2,707

Leroy

2,699

Woodrow

2,668

Theodore

2,641

Marvin

2,529

Vincent

2,500

Charlie

2,416

Willard

2,413

Philip

2,409

Lewis

2,374

Milton

2,345

Ray

2,334

Sam

2,313

Vernon

2,288

Gerald

2,260

Jesse

2,230

2,215

2,186

2,181

2,122

2,093

Lee

2,016

Glenn

1,970

Leon

1,954

Oscar

1,916

1,877

1,874

1,858

1,792

Everett

1,764

Harvey

1,763

Claude

1,733

Wilbur

1,680

Sidney

1,659

1,619

1,618

1,587

1,584

1,584

Top 100 girl names, 1916

Rank

Name

Births

Mary

61,438

Helen

32,661

Dorothy

27,418

Margaret

24,953

Ruth

23,189

Mildred

15,633

Anna

15,228

Elizabeth

14,940

Frances

13,746

Virginia

12,487

Evelyn

11,889

Marie

11,682

Alice

10,719

Florence

10,412

Rose

9,605

Lillian

9,592

Irene

9,035

Louise

8,630

Edna

8,625

Catherine

8,469

Josephine

8,127

Gladys

8,019

Ruby

7,686

Martha

7,610

Ethel

7,601

Grace

7,461

Eleanor

7,406

Edith

7,307

Thelma

7,290

Lucille

7,241

Hazel

7,214

Doris

7,161

Pauline

6,655

Esther

6,421

Gertrude

6,243

Annie

6,105

Marjorie

5,866

5,586

5,544

5,343

5,217

Bernice

5,183

Lois

5,149

Betty

5,136

Jean

5,081

Julia

5,066

Marion

5,033

Elsie

5,027

Bertha

4,900

4,852

4,801

4,798

4,571

Ida

4,364

Eva

4,337

Bessie

4,122

Pearl

4,073

Myrtle

3,960

Viola

3,948

Kathryn

3,933

Nellie

3,862

3,826

3,818

3,744

3,680

3,622

Rita

3,477

Jessie

3,414

Sylvia

3,414

Alma

3,403

Minnie

3,274

Marian

3,198

Willie

3,116

Barbara

3,112

Leona

3,086

Genevieve

3,063

Vivian

3,049

Marguerite

3,034

Jennie

3,010

Charlotte

2,995

Ella

2,965

Wilma

2,962

Violet

2,921

Lucy

2,877

Lena

2,869

June

2,840

Ellen

2,838

Lillie

2,825

Blanche

2,714

Juanita

2,644

Opal

2,636

Mae

2,607

Mattie

2,556

Geraldine

2,549

Phyllis

2,427

Maxine

2,424

Beulah

2,401

Theresa

2,348

Velma

2,319

100

Emily

2,213

Biggest movers since 1915

Names with at least 500 births in both years, by percent change in births.

Rising boy names, 1915 to 1916
Name	Births 1915	Births 1916	Change	Rank 1915 → 1916
Woodrow	1,966	2,668	+36%	83 → 64
Hugh	1,318	1,619	+23%	111 → 96
Jay	537	640	+19%	200 → 184
Wilson	767	912	+19%	154 → 141
Ervin	582	692	+19%	190 → 173
Felix	583	692	+19%	189 → 173
Delbert	630	743	+18%	179 → 161
Eddie	1,124	1,311	+17%	120 → 114
Wilfred	626	723	+15%	181 → 165
Phillip	628	723	+15%	180 → 165

Falling boy names, 1915 to 1916
Name	Births 1915	Births 1916	Change	Rank 1915 → 1916
Willard	2,889	2,413	-16%	58 → 69
Ellis	618	570	-8%	182 → 200
Otto	773	719	-7%	153 → 170
Clifton	820	770	-6%	144 → 156
Ben	1,263	1,191	-6%	113 → 119
Earnest	824	780	-5%	143 → 155
Ronald	763	723	-5%	155 → 165
Abraham	790	753	-5%	152 → 158
August	709	676	-5%	162 → 178
Leland	597	571	-4%	185 → 198

Rising girl names, 1915 to 1916
Name	Births 1915	Births 1916	Change	Rank 1915 → 1916
Geraldine	1,866	2,549	+37%	108 → 94
June	2,139	2,840	+33%	96 → 86
Arlene	864	1,105	+28%	193 → 172
Jeanne	828	1,050	+27%	198 → 176
Lorraine	1,323	1,671	+26%	141 → 128
Eileen	1,493	1,858	+24%	132 → 118
Janet	1,173	1,449	+24%	158 → 142
Betty	4,181	5,136	+23%	53 → 44
Marian	2,612	3,198	+22%	86 → 72
Wanda	1,233	1,505	+22%	154 → 138

Falling girl names, 1915 to 1916
Name	Births 1915	Births 1916	Change	Rank 1915 → 1916
May	974	938	-4%	175 → 190
Lola	1,420	1,372	-3%	136 → 147
Rebecca	1,169	1,132	-3%	159 → 169
Olive	1,654	1,616	-2%	123 → 132
Fannie	1,927	1,883	-2%	105 → 116
Lena	2,927	2,869	-2%	77 → 85
Maria	1,286	1,261	-2%	146 → 159
Isabelle	942	927	-2%	178 → 192
Madeline	1,670	1,644	-2%	121 → 131
Caroline	1,402	1,385	-1%	137 → 144

Top 100 boy names of 1916

Top 100 girl names of 1916

Biggest movers since 1915

Top 100 boy names of 1916

Top 100 girl names of 1916

Biggest movers since 1915