Top Baby Names of 1928
The most popular baby names for boys and girls in 1928, based on U.S. Social Security Administration data.
Top 100 Boy Names (1928)
| Rank | Name | Count |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Robert | 60,701 |
| 2 | John | 53,761 |
| 3 | James | 52,753 |
| 4 | William | 49,119 |
| 5 | Charles | 31,244 |
| 6 | Richard | 28,794 |
| 7 | Donald | 25,705 |
| 8 | George | 24,391 |
| 9 | Joseph | 22,319 |
| 10 | Edward | 18,492 |
| 11 | Thomas | 16,582 |
| 12 | Frank | 13,570 |
| 13 | Paul | 13,159 |
| 14 | Harold | 12,669 |
| 15 | Jack | 12,494 |
| 16 | Raymond | 11,947 |
| 17 | Kenneth | 11,167 |
| 18 | Walter | 10,651 |
| 19 | David | 9,992 |
| 20 | Eugene | 9,709 |
| 21 | Henry | 9,313 |
| 22 | Arthur | 8,880 |
| 23 | Albert | 8,812 |
| 24 | Ralph | 8,100 |
| 25 | Herbert | 8,065 |
| 26 | Harry | 7,604 |
| 27 | Billy | 7,310 |
| 28 | Carl | 6,946 |
| 29 | Willie | 6,817 |
| 30 | Joe | 6,682 |
| 31 | Howard | 6,496 |
| 32 | Louis | 6,297 |
| 33 | Alfred | 6,252 |
| 34 | Roy | 6,229 |
| 35 | Clarence | 6,068 |
| 36 | Fred | 6,036 |
| 37 | Earl | 5,966 |
| 38 | Lawrence | 5,596 |
| 39 | Norman | 5,590 |
| 40 | Francis | 5,516 |
| 41 | Gerald | 5,487 |
| 42 | Leonard | 5,130 |
| 43 | Ernest | 4,941 |
| 44 | Anthony | 4,718 |
| 45 | Stanley | 4,481 |
| 46 | Marvin | 4,452 |
| 47 | Daniel | 4,426 |
| 48 | Melvin | 4,249 |
| 49 | Bernard | 4,067 |
| 50 | Ronald | 3,969 |
| 51 | Leroy | 3,871 |
| 52 | Samuel | 3,844 |
| 53 | Michael | 3,598 |
| 54 | Floyd | 3,338 |
| 55 | Russell | 3,325 |
| 56 | Peter | 3,300 |
| 57 | Ray | 3,248 |
| 58 | Edwin | 3,166 |
| 59 | Lloyd | 3,158 |
| 60 | Andrew | 3,142 |
| 61 | Leo | 3,095 |
| 62 | Gene | 3,088 |
| 63 | Bill | 2,977 |
| 64 | Elmer | 2,977 |
| 65 | Bobby | 2,971 |
| 66 | Theodore | 2,917 |
| 67 | Frederick | 2,882 |
| 68 | Clifford | 2,862 |
| 69 | Wayne | 2,855 |
| 70 | Vernon | 2,852 |
| 71 | Roger | 2,774 |
| 72 | Alvin | 2,750 |
| 73 | Philip | 2,726 |
| 74 | Clyde | 2,714 |
| 75 | Dale | 2,640 |
| 76 | Glenn | 2,603 |
| 77 | Gordon | 2,596 |
| 78 | Herman | 2,588 |
| 79 | Jerry | 2,588 |
| 80 | Charlie | 2,463 |
| 81 | Leon | 2,460 |
| 82 | Vincent | 2,440 |
| 83 | Martin | 2,427 |
| 84 | Don | 2,382 |
| 85 | Warren | 2,362 |
| 86 | Lewis | 2,339 |
| 87 | Lee | 2,282 |
| 88 | Chester | 2,243 |
| 89 | Lester | 2,229 |
| 90 | Harvey | 2,187 |
| 91 | Jesse | 2,171 |
| 92 | Milton | 2,170 |
| 93 | Allen | 2,136 |
| 94 | Calvin | 2,128 |
| 95 | Bob | 2,093 |
| 96 | Gilbert | 2,048 |
| 97 | Cecil | 2,005 |
| 98 | Arnold | 1,974 |
| 99 | Victor | 1,946 |
| 100 | Jimmie | 1,924 |