100 Most popular girl names of 1916, USA

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Updated: May 22nd, 2024

The list of most popular female names in US prevalent in 1916 with their respective percentage. View girl name from popular names trending in America in 1916.

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Boy
Girl
Rank
Name
Occ.
Perc.
Change
1
Mary
61438
5.66
-
2
Helen
32662
3.01
-
3
Dorothy
27418
2.53
-
4
Margaret
24953
2.3
-
5
Ruth
23189
2.14
-
6
Mildred
15633
1.44
-
7
Anna
15228
1.4
-
8
Elizabeth
14940
1.38
-
9
Frances
13746
1.27
-
10
Virginia
12487
1.15
+2
11
Evelyn
11889
1.1
-1
12
Marie
11682
1.08
-1
13
Alice
10719
0.99
-
14
Florence
10412
0.96
-
15
Rose
9605
0.88
+1
16
Lillian
9592
0.88
-1
17
Irene
9035
0.83
-
18
Louise
8630
0.79
-
19
Edna
8625
0.79
+1
20
Catherine
8469
0.78
-1
21
Josephine
8127
0.75
+1
22
Gladys
8019
0.74
-1
23
Ruby
7686
0.71
+1
24
Martha
7610
0.7
+1
25
Ethel
7601
0.7
-2
26
Grace
7461
0.69
+1
27
Eleanor
7406
0.68
+1
28
Edith
7307
0.67
+3
29
Thelma
7290
0.67
+1
30
Lucille
7241
0.67
-1
31
Hazel
7214
0.66
-5
32
Doris
7161
0.66
+2
33
Pauline
6655
0.61
-1
34
Esther
6421
0.59
-1
35
Gertrude
6243
0.58
-
36
Annie
6105
0.56
-
37
Marjorie
5866
0.54
+2
38
Beatrice
5586
0.51
-1
39
Clara
5544
0.51
-1
40
Ann
5343
0.49
+3
41
Emma
5217
0.48
-1
42
Bernice
5183
0.48
-
43
Lois
5149
0.47
+4
44
Betty
5136
0.47
+9
45
Jean
5081
0.47
+3
46
Julia
5066
0.47
-2
47
Marion
5033
0.46
+3
48
Elsie
5027
0.46
-7
49
Bertha
4900
0.45
-3
50
Agnes
4853
0.45
-5
51
Katherine
4801
0.44
-2
52
Sarah
4798
0.44
-1
53
Anne
4571
0.42
-1
54
Ida
4364
0.4
-
55
Eva
4337
0.4
-
56
Bessie
4122
0.38
+1
57
Pearl
4073
0.38
-1
58
Myrtle
3960
0.36
-
59
Viola
3948
0.36
-
60
Kathryn
3933
0.36
-
61
Nellie
3862
0.36
+2
62
Jane
3826
0.35
+7
63
Stella
3818
0.35
+1
64
Laura
3744
0.34
-3
65
Mabel
3680
0.34
-3
66
Vera
3622
0.33
-1
67
Rita
3477
0.32
+4
68
Jessie
3414
0.31
-2
68
Sylvia
3414
0.31
-1
70
Alma
3403
0.31
-
71
Minnie
3274
0.3
-3
72
Marian
3198
0.29
+14
73
Willie
3116
0.29
-1
74
Barbara
3112
0.29
+9
75
Leona
3086
0.28
-1
76
Genevieve
3063
0.28
-
77
Vivian
3049
0.28
+1
78
Marguerite
3034
0.28
+6
79
Jennie
3010
0.28
-6
80
Charlotte
2995
0.28
+1
81
Ella
2965
0.27
-6
82
Wilma
2962
0.27
-2
83
Violet
2921
0.27
-1
84
Lucy
2877
0.26
-5
85
Lena
2869
0.26
-8
86
June
2840
0.26
+10
87
Ellen
2838
0.26
+1
88
Lillie
2825
0.26
-4
89
Blanche
2714
0.25
-2
90
Juanita
2644
0.24
+2
91
Opal
2636
0.24
-1
92
Mae
2607
0.24
-3
93
Mattie
2556
0.24
-2
94
Geraldine
2549
0.23
+14
95
Phyllis
2427
0.22
+5
96
Maxine
2424
0.22
+2
97
Beulah
2401
0.22
-2
98
Theresa
2348
0.22
-5
99
Velma
2319
0.21
-5
100
Emily
2213
0.2
-1
101
Sophie
2198
0.2
-4
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See also

100 Most Popular Boy Names in USA (1916)

Sources

  1. Social Security, https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames/index.html