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# Top Baby Names of 1916 

 The most popular baby names in the United States 

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## Girl Names

Top 15 in 1916

[  1  Mary  61,438 ](/mary)[  2  Helen  32,661 ](/helen)[  3  Dorothy  27,418 ](/dorothy)[  4  Margaret  24,953 ](/margaret)[  5  Ruth  23,189 ](/ruth)[  6  Mildred  15,633 ](/mildred)[  7  Anna  15,228 ](/anna)[  8  Elizabeth  14,940 ](/elizabeth)[  9  Frances  13,746 ](/frances)[  10  Virginia  12,487 ](/virginia)[  11  Evelyn  11,889 ](/evelyn)[  12  Marie  11,682 ](/marie)[  13  Alice  10,719 ](/alice)[  14  Florence  10,412 ](/florence)[  15  Rose  9,605 ](/rose) 

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## Boy Names

Top 15 in 1916

[  1  John  50,043 ](/john)[  2  William  40,418 ](/william)[  3  James  35,568 ](/james)[  4  Robert  31,741 ](/robert)[  5  Joseph  23,883 ](/joseph)[  6  Charles  23,612 ](/charles)[  7  George  23,381 ](/george)[  8  Edward  17,005 ](/edward)[  9  Frank  15,291 ](/frank)[  10  Thomas  11,998 ](/thomas)[  11  Walter  11,760 ](/walter)[  12  Paul  10,790 ](/paul)[  13  Harold  10,698 ](/harold)[  14  Henry  10,656 ](/henry)[  15  Richard  10,134 ](/richard) 

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## About 1916 Baby Name Rankings 

 These rankings show the most popular baby names in the United States for 1916, based on Social Security Administration data. The list includes all babies born in the U.S. whose names were registered with the SSA. 

Names are ranked by the number of babies given each name during the year. Click on any name to see its complete history, including popularity trends over 147 years and regional data across all 50 states. 

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