Top Names of 1936

The most popular names recorded in 1936 were Mary for girls and Robert for boys. Full top-50 lists below, from official SSA data.

Girls

#NameBabies
1Mary54,374
2Shirley35,162
3Barbara31,682
4Betty25,867
5Patricia23,916
6Dorothy17,666
7Joan17,071
8Nancy16,754
9Margaret14,596
10Carol14,519
11Helen12,234
12Joyce11,988
13Marilyn11,064
14Virginia9,650
15Doris9,227
16Ruth9,217
17Beverly8,901
18Elizabeth8,860
19Frances8,789
20Jean8,536
21Janet8,081
22Donna7,932
23Carolyn7,907
24Martha7,391
25Phyllis7,374
26Lois7,232
27Alice7,201
28Ann6,666
29Norma6,633
30Dolores6,417
31Janice6,149
32Gloria6,140
33Marie6,132
34Evelyn6,108
35Peggy6,068
36Anna5,727
37Rose5,699
38Sandra5,526
39Marlene5,332
40Mildred5,052
41Geraldine4,864
42Jane4,719
43Judith4,580
44Catherine4,537
45Annie4,529
46Louise4,354
47Eleanor4,341
48Joanne4,305
49Marjorie4,279
50Elaine4,259

Boys

#NameBabies
1Robert58,501
2James54,696
3John47,679
4William39,398
5Richard33,492
6Charles29,100
7Donald28,640
8Thomas18,343
9George18,197
10David17,477
11Joseph17,452
12Ronald16,918
13Edward14,194
14Kenneth12,486
15Paul12,306
16Frank10,186
17Raymond9,458
18Jerry9,270
19Gerald9,017
20Jack8,857
21Harold8,629
22Billy8,587
23Joe8,023
24Bobby7,735
25Larry7,612
26Walter7,536
27Carl6,591
28Henry6,446
29Eugene6,375
30Arthur6,264
31Ralph6,029
32Willie6,011
33Michael5,800
34Albert5,759
35Roger5,701
36Fred5,602
37Lawrence5,341
38Gary5,192
39Harry4,930
40Howard4,874
41Daniel4,817
42Roy4,817
43Norman4,645
44Louis4,419
45Wayne4,408
46Jimmy4,213
47Earl4,106
48Anthony3,978
49Marvin3,936
50Francis3,876