Most popular girls’ names in California, 1913

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	584
2	Dorothy	510
3	Helen	376
4	Margaret	356
5	Ruth	243
6	Frances	231
7	Virginia	223
8	Elizabeth	210
9	Alice	202
10	Marie	199
11	Evelyn	187
12	Mildred	151
13	Florence	149
14	Rose	146
15	Marjorie	137
16	Edna	125
17	Eleanor	122
18	Josephine	117
19	Barbara	112
20	Bernice	110
20	Louise	110
22	Lillian	108
23	Katherine	102
24	Thelma	101
25	Grace	99

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Edith	97
27	Hazel	93
27	Jean	93
29	Esther	92
30	Doris	89
31	Irene	87
32	Anna	86
33	Betty	85
34	Catherine	83
34	Lois	83
34	Martha	83
37	Jane	81
38	Ann	78
39	Lucille	77
40	Ethel	74
40	Gladys	74
42	Gertrude	73
42	Pauline	73
44	Eva	71
45	Elsie	70
46	Marion	66
47	Vivian	65
48	Beatrice	63
49	Marian	62
50	Ruby	59
50	Vera	59
52	Charlotte	58
53	Kathryn	57
54	Emma	56
55	Agnes	55
55	Clara	55
57	Lena	54
57	Violet	54
59	Marguerite	53
60	Jessie	50
61	Laura	48
62	Alma	47
62	Bertha	47
62	Ellen	47
62	Mabel	47
66	June	46
66	Viola	46
68	Anne	45
68	Maria	45
68	Phyllis	45
71	Ida	44
71	Julia	44
73	Pearl	43
74	Jennie	42
75	Geraldine	41
75	Juanita	41
75	Patricia	41
78	Dolores	40
79	Theresa	39
80	Lorraine	38
80	Lucy	38
82	Myrtle	37
82	Nellie	37
82	Shirley	37
85	Anita	36
85	Carmen	36
85	Muriel	36
88	Isabel	35
88	Madeline	35
88	Maxine	35
91	Alberta	34
91	Blanche	34
93	Ella	33
93	Emily	33
93	Kathleen	33
93	Nancy	33
93	Velma	33
93	Wilma	33
93	Winifred	33
100	Genevieve	32
100	Sarah	32