Birth year roster
Top names in 1928
The names most likely to appear on 1928 birth certificates, ranked by SSA records.
Mary and Robert led the 1928 baby-name charts, a pair that captures the naming culture of mid-century America — a timeless classic that had dominated since the 1880s and Robert, a perennial powerhouse that would anchor the decade. The full top 25 below reveals which names defined the 1928 classroom and how many have since faded or endured.
Girls
- #1Mary66,871
- #2Betty36,083
- #3Dorothy33,733
- #4Helen22,937
- #5Margaret20,295
- #6Ruth17,859
- #7Doris16,575
- #8Barbara14,872
- #9Virginia14,500
- #10Shirley14,215
- #11Patricia12,331
- #12Jean12,209
- #13Frances12,137
- #14Elizabeth11,767
- #15Mildred11,653
- #16Anna10,575
- #17Evelyn10,533
- #18Lois10,425
- #19Alice10,139
- #20Dolores9,615
- #21Marie9,286
- #22Martha8,252
- #23Norma8,166
- #24Rose8,161
- #25Gloria8,119
Boys
- #1Robert60,701
- #2John53,760
- #3James52,752
- #4William49,118
- #5Charles31,243
- #6Richard28,793
- #7Donald25,704
- #8George24,391
- #9Joseph22,322
- #10Edward18,492
- #11Thomas16,582
- #12Frank13,570
- #13Paul13,160
- #14Harold12,670
- #15Jack12,494
- #16Raymond11,946
- #17Kenneth11,167
- #18Walter10,651
- #19David9,990
- #20Eugene9,708
- #21Henry9,313
- #22Arthur8,880
- #23Albert8,812
- #24Ralph8,100
- #25Herbert8,065