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Baby Names from 1936

2,077,578 registered births | 1,037,202 boys | 1,040,376 girls

← 1935 1930s Overview 1937 →

Top 10 Baby Names of 1936

Top 10 Boy Names

1 Robert
58,501 births
2 James
54,696 births
3 John
47,679 births
4 William
39,398 births
5 Richard
33,492 births
6 Charles
29,100 births
7 Donald
28,640 births
8 Thomas
18,343 births
9 George
18,197 births
10 David
17,477 births

Top 10 Girl Names

1 Mary
54,374 births
2 Shirley
35,162 births
3 Barbara
31,682 births
4 Betty
25,867 births
5 Patricia
23,916 births
6 Dorothy
17,666 births
7 Joan
17,071 births
8 Nancy
16,754 births
9 Margaret
14,596 births
10 Carol
14,519 births

Top Unisex Names of 1936

Willie
6,011 boys 2,224 girls
Marion
1,049 boys 2,580 girls
Jimmie
2,742 boys 526 girls
Lee
2,418 boys 439 girls
Billie
823 boys 1,990 girls

Names used for both boys and girls with at least 10% minority-gender share.

Notable Risers & Fallers in 1936

Names that jumped or dropped 50+ spots in the rankings compared to the previous year.

Biggest Risers

G Linda
#165 → #97 (+68)
B Jon
#223 → #168 (+55)

New to the Top 200 in 1936

Names appearing in the top 200 for the first time ever.

Jon #168 Shelby #178 Maryann #182 Paula #185 Jackie #190 Lynn #199
1935 All Years 1937