Most popular girls’ names in California, 1912

Official counts of babies given each name, ranked by NameTides (names with the same count share a rank).

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	534
2	Dorothy	406
3	Helen	321
4	Margaret	280
5	Ruth	221
6	Frances	184
7	Alice	181
8	Virginia	175
9	Evelyn	174
10	Elizabeth	172
11	Marie	157
12	Mildred	146
13	Florence	141
14	Rose	127
15	Josephine	107
16	Edith	103
17	Grace	102
18	Edna	100
19	Marjorie	98
20	Eleanor	95
21	Doris	93
21	Louise	93
23	Gladys	87
24	Lucille	86
25	Hazel	85

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Lillian	82
27	Irene	80
28	Anna	76
28	Bernice	76
28	Ethel	76
31	Esther	73
32	Barbara	72
32	Gertrude	72
32	Katherine	72
32	Thelma	72
36	Lois	71
37	Catherine	70
38	Elsie	63
39	Jean	62
40	Betty	60
41	Marion	59
42	Emma	56
42	Laura	56
44	Genevieve	53
44	Pauline	53
46	Clara	52
46	Marguerite	52
46	Martha	52
49	Ann	51
50	Mabel	50
51	Beatrice	49
52	Ruby	47
53	Marian	46
54	Agnes	43
54	Vivian	43
56	Charlotte	42
56	Eva	42
56	Isabel	42
59	Nellie	40
60	Anita	39
60	Anne	39
60	Bertha	39
60	Viola	39
64	Kathryn	38
64	Maria	38
66	Julia	37
66	Lena	37
68	Alma	36
68	Geraldine	36
68	Jane	36
68	Maxine	36
72	Ellen	35
72	Georgia	35
72	Kathleen	35
72	Patricia	35
76	Juanita	34
76	Lorraine	34
76	Roberta	34
79	Emily	33
79	Phyllis	33
81	Ida	32
81	Vera	32
81	Verna	32
84	Claire	31
84	June	31
84	Madeline	31
87	Dolores	30
87	Myrtle	30
87	Pearl	30
87	Velma	30
91	Jennie	29
91	Sarah	29
93	Eileen	28
93	Jessie	28
93	Winifred	28
96	Carmen	27
96	Olive	27
96	Victoria	27
99	Blanche	26
99	Harriet	26
99	Irma	26
99	Minnie	26
99	Violet	26
99	Wilma	26