Most Common Boy Names in 1916

This is a list of the thousand most common names for baby boys born in the United States in the year 1916.

Names

Rank	Name	# Male Births
1	John	50,043
2	William	40,418
3	James	35,568
4	Robert	31,741
5	Joseph	23,883
6	Charles	23,612
7	George	23,381
8	Edward	17,005
9	Frank	15,291
10	Thomas	11,998
11	Walter	11,760
12	Paul	10,790
13	Harold	10,698
14	Henry	10,656
15	Richard	10,134
16	Raymond	9,565
17	Albert	9,044
18	Arthur	8,921
19	Harry	8,476
20	Donald	7,737
21	Ralph	7,086
22	Louis	6,817
23	Carl	6,786
24	Clarence	6,304
25	Howard	6,171
26	Jack	6,162
27	Kenneth	6,012
28	David	5,813
29	Fred	5,745
30	Willie	5,660
31	Francis	5,652
32	Earl	5,553
33	Roy	5,327
34	Stanley	5,130
35	Joe	4,911
36	Ernest	4,823
37	Anthony	4,749
38	Lawrence	4,742
39	Eugene	4,646
40	Herbert	4,463
41	Samuel	4,399
42	Leonard	4,328
43	Alfred	4,278
44	Michael	4,210
45	Elmer	3,936
46	Andrew	3,723
47	Leo	3,621
48	Norman	3,609
49	Bernard	3,476
50	Peter	3,370
51	Russell	3,330
52	Frederick	3,325
53	Edwin	3,299
54	Chester	3,212
55	Daniel	3,149
56	Herman	3,043
57	Melvin	2,984
58	Lloyd	2,926
59	Lester	2,907
60	Floyd	2,783
61	Clifford	2,767
62	Clyde	2,707
63	Leroy	2,699
64	Woodrow	2,668
65	Theodore	2,641
66	Marvin	2,529
67	Vincent	2,500
68	Charlie	2,416
69	Willard	2,413
70	Philip	2,409
71	Lewis	2,374
72	Milton	2,345
73	Ray	2,334
74	Sam	2,313
75	Vernon	2,288
76	Gerald	2,260
77	Jesse	2,230
78	Victor	2,215
79	Benjamin	2,186
80	Cecil	2,181
81	Martin	2,122
82	Alvin	2,093
83	Lee	2,016
84	Glenn	1,970
85	Leon	1,954
86	Oscar	1,916
87	Stephen	1,877
88	Edgar	1,874
89	Arnold	1,858
90	Gordon	1,792
91	Everett	1,764
92	Harvey	1,763
93	Claude	1,733
94	Wilbur	1,680
95	Sidney	1,659
96	Hugh	1,619
97	Morris	1,618
98	Wayne	1,587
99	Alexander	1,584
99	Maurice	1,584
101	Allen	1,572
102	Warren	1,549
103	Homer	1,506
104	Virgil	1,496
105	Max	1,493
106	Gilbert	1,441
107	Nicholas	1,419
108	Steve	1,399
109	Irving	1,373
110	Marion	1,357
111	Julius	1,355
111	Leslie	1,355
113	Hubert	1,348
114	Eddie	1,311
115	Johnnie	1,306
116	Luther	1,287
117	Jessie	1,269
118	Roland	1,201
119	Ben	1,191
120	Curtis	1,174
121	Dale	1,161
122	Glen	1,156
123	Jacob	1,132
124	Wallace	1,126
125	Mike	1,114
126	Horace	1,106
127	Oliver	1,103
128	Alex	1,094
129	Roger	1,087
130	Franklin	1,073
131	Orville	1,063
132	Tony	1,054
133	Manuel	1,049
134	Edmund	1,032
135	Wesley	1,026
136	Willis	990
137	Rudolph	988
138	Jerome	985
139	Emil	970
139	Tom	970
141	Wilson	912
142	Otis	908
143	Nathan	904
144	Guy	903
145	Jerry	885
146	Angelo	864
147	Bill	854
148	Matthew	825
149	Ira	820
150	Salvatore	819
151	Douglas	815
152	Archie	806
152	Lyle	806
154	Patrick	802
155	Earnest	780
156	Clifton	770
157	Calvin	766
158	Abraham	753
158	Clayton	753
160	Don	744
161	Delbert	743
162	Bruce	740
163	Marshall	739
164	Irvin	724
165	Ivan	723
165	Phillip	723
165	Ronald	723
165	Wilfred	723
169	Bennie	720
170	Otto	719
171	Wilbert	716
172	Sylvester	715
173	Ervin	692
173	Felix	692
175	Jose	686
176	Karl	685
177	Jim	684
178	August	676
179	Jimmie	667
180	Clinton	662
180	Elbert	662
182	Nick	656
183	Forrest	652
184	Jay	640
185	Adolph	633
186	Isaac	629
187	Julian	625
188	Nelson	619
189	Adam	609
190	Alton	604
190	Merle	604
192	Dan	594
193	Grover	590
193	Nathaniel	590
195	Aaron	583
196	Pete	582
197	Rufus	577
198	Leland	571
198	Mark	571
200	Ellis	570
201	Dominick	567
201	Lonnie	567
203	Bert	556
204	Antonio	551
205	Carroll	541
206	Dennis	532
207	Dominic	530
208	Lowell	529
209	Grady	527
210	Elwood	526
211	Percy	524
212	Gene	517
213	Wendell	515
214	Myron	514
215	Dean	504
216	Emmett	500
217	Roscoe	494
218	Johnie	493
219	Owen	488
220	Jess	485
220	Mack	485
222	Erwin	484
223	Amos	478
224	Keith	476
224	Malcolm	476
226	Byron	471
227	Laurence	470
228	Loyd	467
229	Sherman	463
230	Charley	461
230	Rex	461
232	Johnny	458
233	Ross	457
234	Harley	454
235	Ted	453
236	Allan	446
237	Troy	442
238	Austin	441
238	Reuben	441
240	Perry	439
241	Fredrick	437
242	Norbert	436
243	Loren	434
243	Murray	434
245	Aubrey	429
246	Eldon	424
247	Preston	418
248	Cornelius	402
249	Millard	398
250	Dwight	397
251	Carlton	395
252	Boyd	384
253	Hyman	379
253	Mario	379
255	Seymour	376
256	Neil	375
257	Tommie	372
258	Steven	367
259	Edmond	365
259	Garland	365
261	Elmo	363
262	Jake	362
262	Will	362
264	Billy	361
265	Gerard	359
266	Burton	358
266	Jasper	358
268	Dewey	357
269	Louie	354
270	Bruno	353
270	Conrad	353
272	Simon	352
273	Grant	351
274	Mitchell	346
275	Wilmer	343
276	Freddie	340
277	Juan	338
278	Clark	336
279	Anton	334
280	Clement	333
280	Moses	333
282	Dave	329
283	Cyril	328
283	Roosevelt	328
283	Wade	328
286	Elton	322
287	Lynn	320
287	Morton	320
289	Cleo	319
290	Solomon	317
291	Thurman	316
292	Rocco	315
293	Claud	308
294	Alphonse	306
294	Emanuel	306
296	Bob	304
297	Clair	301
297	Larry	301
299	Forest	300
299	Monroe	300
301	Harrison	298
302	Ollie	295
303	Booker	294
303	Harlan	294
305	Andy	291
305	Maynard	291
307	Gus	288
308	Neal	283
309	Doyle	282
309	Joel	282
311	Orval	280
312	Marcus	278
313	Carmen	276
313	Earle	276
315	Alonzo	274
315	Ed	274
315	Russel	274
318	Isadore	273
319	Eli	271
320	Jesus	270
320	Merrill	270
322	Thaddeus	268
323	Emery	266
324	Barney	265
324	Elvin	265
324	Roman	265
327	Kermit	263
327	Randolph	263
329	Abe	260
329	Alva	260
329	Christopher	260
332	Stuart	259
333	Patsy	256
334	Dallas	255
335	Sol	254
336	Cleveland	252
336	Ellsworth	252
338	Alan	251
339	Ferdinand	246
339	Timothy	246
341	Basil	244
341	Buford	244
341	Irwin	244
344	Laverne	243
344	Pasquale	243
344	Reginald	243
347	Adrian	242
348	Armand	240
349	Odell	237
349	Rodney	237
349	Ruben	237
352	Carlos	234
353	Elijah	232
354	Herschel	231
355	Emory	229
355	Noah	229
357	Coy	228
358	Ned	227
358	Ramon	227
360	Wilburn	226
361	Emerson	225
361	Stewart	225
361	Wilford	225
364	Delmar	223
365	Darrell	222
365	Saul	222
365	Vito	222
368	Dick	221
369	Merlin	220
370	Buster	219
370	Truman	219
372	Billie	217
372	Mathew	217
372	Miles	217
375	Duane	215
375	Sanford	215
377	Levi	214
378	Alfonso	212
378	Weldon	212
380	Ward	211
381	Meyer	210
381	Tommy	210
381	Vern	210
384	Hollis	207
385	Lionel	205
385	Sydney	205
387	Foster	204
388	Harris	203
388	Norris	203
390	Frederic	202
390	Sterling	202
392	Hugo	200
392	Pedro	200
394	Aloysius	199
394	Junior	199
396	Benny	196
396	Milford	196
398	Winston	194
399	Milo	193
400	Newton	192
400	Winfred	192
402	Lyman	190
402	Odis	190
402	Silas	190
405	Travis	189
406	Carmine	186
406	Jeff	186
408	Hiram	185
408	Van	185
410	Dudley	184
411	Francisco	183
411	Luke	183
413	Evan	182
414	Casimir	181
414	Micheal	181
414	Noel	181
417	Rolland	180
418	Ambrose	179
418	Isidore	179
420	Olen	178
421	Jackson	177
421	Pat	177
421	Vance	177
421	Wiley	177
425	Lorenzo	176
425	Omer	176
427	Alden	174
427	Gabriel	174
427	Royal	174
430	Freeman	173
431	Jimmy	172
431	Mervin	172
433	Cletus	171
434	Spencer	169
435	Lamar	167
436	Riley	166
437	Mary	164
437	Olin	164
439	Elias	163
440	Jean	162
441	Dorsey	160
441	Ulysses	160
443	Elliott	158
443	Houston	158
443	Noble	158
446	Randall	156
447	Bertram	155
447	Eric	155
447	Marlin	155
447	Morgan	155
447	Shirley	155
452	Christian	154
452	Sammie	154
452	Waldo	154
455	Bud	153
455	Ezra	153
455	Fay	153
455	Hershel	153
455	Ora	153
455	Wilton	153
461	Arlie	152
462	Gail	151
462	Lucius	151
464	Burl	150
464	Darwin	150
464	Nolan	150
464	Sigmund	150
468	Fletcher	149
468	Linwood	149
470	Augustus	148
470	Chris	148
472	Lucien	147
472	Maxwell	147
472	Scott	147
475	Benedict	146
475	Teddy	146
477	Gregory	144
477	Verne	144
479	Everette	143
479	Lavern	143
481	Dewitt	140
482	Junius	139
483	Mose	138
484	Delmer	137
485	Emile	136
485	Mason	136
485	Palmer	136
488	Anderson	135
488	Lemuel	135
488	Sheldon	135
491	Columbus	134
491	Rubin	134
491	Sebastian	134
494	Clay	133
494	Hal	133
494	Salvador	133
497	Gustave	132
498	Lincoln	131
498	Porter	131
500	Major	130
501	Albin	128
502	Antone	127
502	Carlo	127
502	Jules	127
505	Wilber	125
505	Winfield	125
507	Cyrus	124
507	Valentine	124
509	Alfredo	123
509	Dock	123
509	Elden	123
509	Hoyt	123
509	Justin	123
509	Royce	123
515	Al	122
515	Vaughn	122
517	Dalton	121
517	Lucian	121
517	Orlando	121
520	Coleman	120
520	Harmon	120
520	Israel	120
523	Blaine	119
524	Durward	118
524	Lenard	118
524	Romeo	118
524	Theron	118
528	Denver	117
528	Merton	117
528	Oren	117
528	Raphael	117
528	Rene	117
533	Granville	116
534	Carrol	115
534	Davis	115
534	Harland	115
537	Domenic	114
537	Gale	114
537	Rosario	114
540	Carson	113
541	Aldo	112
542	Jewel	111
542	Lacy	111
542	Warner	111
545	Elroy	110
545	Isaiah	110
547	Graham	109
547	Jefferson	109
547	Jeremiah	109
547	Nickolas	109
551	Phil	108
552	Frances	107
552	Oswald	107
552	Rupert	107
555	Avery	106
555	Edd	106
555	Hobert	106
558	Casimer	105
558	Luis	105
558	Matt	105
558	Walton	105
562	Alois	104
562	Walker	104
564	Rudy	103
565	Elwin	102
565	Gaylord	102
565	Hilton	102
565	King	102
565	Ottis	102
565	Raleigh	102
571	Enoch	101
571	Ford	101
571	Taylor	101
574	Alphonso	100
574	Arvid	100
574	Jonathan	100
574	Orin	100
574	Reed	100
574	Shelby	100
574	Webster	100
581	Asa	99
581	Emilio	99
581	Guadalupe	99
581	Joshua	99
585	Armando	98
585	Carol	98
585	Florian	98
585	Garfield	98
585	Haywood	98
585	Napoleon	98
591	Domingo	97
591	Gustav	97
593	Augustine	96
593	Judson	96
593	Newell	96
593	Theo	96
597	Buck	95
597	Merritt	95
597	Rollin	95
600	Elzie	94
600	Jewell	94
600	Joesph	94
600	Orrin	94
604	Bernice	93
604	Guido	93
606	Clarance	92
606	Clem	92
606	Darrel	92
606	Haskell	92
606	Omar	92
606	Urban	92
612	Hector	91
612	Mortimer	91
612	Otha	91
615	Ike	90
615	Kelly	90
617	Arther	89
617	Carlyle	89
617	Miguel	89
620	Abner	88
620	Bernie	88
620	Dee	88
620	Hobart	88
620	Lambert	88
620	Ludwig	88
620	Otho	88
627	Carleton	87
628	Elmore	86
628	Santo	86
630	Clare	85
630	Dana	85
630	Hans	85
630	Prince	85
630	Terry	85
630	Wm	85
636	Edison	84
636	Eldred	84
636	Jonas	84
636	Seth	84
636	Sylvan	84
641	Carter	83
641	Fritz	83
641	Helen	83
641	Jason	83
641	Oral	83
641	Rowland	83
647	Raul	82
647	Roderick	82
647	Verlin	82
650	Arden	81
650	Eldridge	81
650	Elisha	81
650	Evans	81
650	Isiah	81
650	Oran	81
650	Raymon	81
657	Casper	80
657	Felton	80
657	Hilbert	80
657	Loy	80
657	Reynold	80
662	Bennett	79
662	Bonnie	79
662	Hazel	79
662	Leopold	79
662	Logan	79
662	Mahlon	79
662	Milan	79
662	Olaf	79
662	Werner	79
671	Alvis	78
671	Americo	78
671	Connie	78
671	Evert	78
671	Ignatius	78
671	Tomas	78
677	Benton	77
677	Loyal	77
677	Sherwood	77
680	Beverly	76
680	Emmitt	76
680	Gaetano	76
680	Hamilton	76
680	Stanford	76
685	Domenick	75
685	Galen	75
685	Hermon	75
685	Julio	75
685	Watson	75
690	Aron	74
690	Bertrand	74
690	Marcel	74
690	Mckinley	74
690	Merl	74
695	Ellwood	73
695	Ivory	73
695	Rafael	73
698	Alvie	72
698	Bradford	72
698	Carmelo	72
698	Constantine	72
698	Dante	72
698	Dorothy	72
698	Gary	72
698	Lois	72
698	Obie	72
698	Tracy	72
708	Addison	71
708	Berry	71
708	Boyce	71
708	Henderson	71
708	Jennings	71
708	Norval	71
708	Silvio	71
715	Bradley	70
715	Chas	70
715	Emmet	70
715	Johnson	70
715	Lawerence	70
715	Milburn	70
715	Pearl	70
715	Rogers	70
715	Rudolf	70
724	Arne	69
724	Buddy	69
724	Dexter	69
724	Howell	69
724	June	69
724	Llewellyn	69
724	Marcellus	69
724	Meredith	69
724	Murphy	69
724	Vester	69
734	Adolphus	68
734	Alberto	68
734	Alford	68
734	Benson	68
734	Chauncey	68
734	Claudie	68
734	Lorin	68
734	Madison	68
734	Pablo	68
734	Turner	68
744	Allison	67
744	Blair	67
744	Brady	67
744	Garnett	67
744	Hardy	67
744	Leander	67
750	Arlo	66
750	Benjiman	66
750	Burt	66
750	Crawford	66
750	Duncan	66
750	Eino	66
750	Talmadge	66
757	Adelbert	65
757	Claire	65
757	Cloyd	65
757	Dayton	65
757	Early	65
757	Fredric	65
763	Carey	64
763	Clemens	64
763	Frankie	64
763	Jones	64
763	Melville	64
763	Orland	64
763	Regis	64
763	Ruby	64
771	Allie	63
771	Angel	63
771	Angus	63
771	Clovis	63
771	General	63
771	Lonzo	63
771	Melton	63
771	Norwood	63
771	Roberto	63
771	Winford	63
781	Abel	62
781	Cleve	62
781	Elliot	62
781	Garrett	62
781	Hayward	62
781	Kyle	62
781	Norton	62
781	Parker	62
781	Vernie	62
790	Archibald	61
790	Damon	61
790	Elvis	61
790	Hayden	61
790	Hughes	61
790	Ivy	61
790	Lindsey	61
797	Brooks	60
797	Ewald	60
797	Lucious	60
797	Reino	60
797	Smith	60
797	Vivian	60
803	Gayle	59
803	Gerhard	59
803	Kent	59
803	Murl	59
803	Reinhold	59
803	Richmond	59
803	Trinidad	59
810	Abram	58
810	Beryl	58
810	Bobbie	58
810	Bryant	58
810	Fernando	58
810	Gardner	58
810	Hillard	58
810	Judge	58
810	Nels	58
810	Thornton	58
810	Vergil	58
810	Virgle	58
810	Woodroe	58
810	Worth	58
824	Andres	57
824	Craig	57
824	Ernesto	57
824	Franklyn	57
824	Gregorio	57
824	Lawson	57
824	Masao	57
824	Murry	57
824	Pierce	57
824	Tatsuo	57
834	Clint	56
834	Elwyn	56
834	Estel	56
834	Hosea	56
834	Tim	56
834	Verl	56
840	Adolf	55
840	Alvah	55
840	Arvel	55
840	Audrey	55
840	Bernhard	55
840	Ernie	55
840	Ernst	55
840	Hudson	55
840	Josh	55
840	Kirby	55
840	Lon	55
840	Mac	55
840	Orvil	55
840	Ruth	55
840	Waymon	55
840	Williams	55
856	Attilio	54
856	Caesar	54
856	Felipe	54
856	Giles	54
856	Jerald	54
856	Lafayette	54
856	Margaret	54
856	Miller	54
864	Denzil	53
864	Garth	53
864	Junious	53
864	Ocie	53
864	Odie	53
864	Quentin	53
864	Reece	53
864	Rollie	53
864	Rosevelt	53
864	Sammy	53
864	Santiago	53
864	Tillman	53
864	Zigmund	53
877	Burdette	52
877	Cliff	52
877	Glendon	52
877	Myles	52
877	Reese	52
877	Sumner	52
883	Arch	51
883	Furman	51
883	Merwin	51
883	Nat	51
883	Stanton	51
888	Bailey	50
888	Durwood	50
888	Whitney	50
888	Wylie	50
892	Almon	49
892	Ansel	49
892	Artis	49
892	Axel	49
892	Barton	49
892	Bobby	49
892	Donovan	49
892	Elgin	49
892	Elza	49
892	Emmit	49
892	Gaston	49
892	Gerrit	49
892	Huston	49
892	Ishmael	49
892	Issac	49
892	Kendall	49
892	Linus	49
892	Mariano	49
892	Moe	49
892	Reno	49
892	Sandy	49
892	Theadore	49
892	Vernal	49
892	Verner	49
892	Yoshio	49
917	Ashley	48
917	Einar	48
917	Ennis	48
917	Golden	48
917	Newman	48
922	Alma	47
922	Arvil	47
922	Doris	47
922	Enos	47
922	Enrique	47
922	Eunice	47
922	Garold	47
922	Green	47
922	Hunter	47
922	Jonnie	47
922	Manford	47
922	Manley	47
922	Mitchel	47
922	Olan	47
922	Santos	47
922	Thad	47
922	Verle	47
939	Arno	46
939	Cameron	46
939	Casey	46
939	Foy	46
939	Harlow	46
939	Kay	46
939	Loran	46
939	Lovell	46
939	Stanislaus	46
939	Waldemar	46
939	Wellington	46
939	Welton	46
939	Wyatt	46
952	Bartholomew	45
952	Brown	45
952	Bryan	45
952	Conley	45
952	Ewell	45
952	Ezekiel	45
952	Gerhardt	45
952	Hiroshi	45
952	Maxie	45
952	Ransom	45
952	Rolla	45
952	Shelton	45
964	Benito	44
964	Finis	44
964	Josiah	44
964	Leeroy	44
964	Lynwood	44
964	Manning	44
964	Mildred	44
964	Myrl	44
972	Burnell	43
972	Chalmer	43
972	Danny	43
972	Dell	43
972	Garnet	43
972	Glynn	43
972	Lauren	43
972	Prentice	43
972	Rodger	43
972	Selmer	43
972	Weston	43
972	Williard	43
984	Arley	42
984	Armin	42
984	Arvin	42
984	Berlin	42
984	Cary	42
984	Colin	42
984	Earlie	42
984	Erling	42
984	Joy	42
984	Lindsay	42
984	Mathias	42
984	Oris	42
984	Thurston	42
984	Tyrus	42
998	Armond	41
998	Baxter	41
998	Burnice	41
998	Dillard	41
998	Enrico	41
998	Farris	41
998	Finley	41
998	Fulton	41
998	Harlen	41
998	Huey	41
998	Rexford	41
998	Rueben	41
998	Therman	41
998	Wheeler	41
998	Wyman	41