Most popular girls’ names in California, 1924

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	1,958
2	Betty	1,464
3	Dorothy	1,173
4	Barbara	1,014
5	Helen	820
6	Margaret	818
7	Virginia	785
8	Patricia	655
9	Ruth	617
10	Frances	495
11	Marjorie	463
12	Jean	460
13	Doris	445
14	Alice	440
15	Shirley	418
16	Evelyn	386
17	Elizabeth	383
18	Lois	374
19	Gloria	366
20	June	356
21	Eleanor	319
22	Marie	315
23	Mildred	314
24	Lorraine	303
25	Josephine	298

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Florence	287
27	Phyllis	286
28	Maria	273
29	Rose	254
30	Norma	246
31	Irene	232
32	Esther	230
33	Beverly	225
34	Lillian	215
35	Marian	211
36	Grace	210
36	Lucille	210
38	Louise	205
39	Marilyn	198
40	Carmen	195
41	Marion	194
42	Geraldine	192
43	Dolores	191
44	Jane	187
45	Bernice	171
46	Jeanne	170
47	Anna	167
48	Catherine	166
48	Martha	166
50	Jacqueline	158
51	Beatrice	155
52	Edith	153
53	Pauline	151
54	Eva	150
55	Elaine	147
56	Edna	143
57	Juanita	141
58	Carol	138
58	Nancy	138
60	Anita	137
61	Audrey	134
62	Joyce	133
62	Vivian	133
64	Gladys	132
65	Ann	129
65	Ethel	129
65	Vera	129
68	Maxine	128
69	Katherine	126
70	Elsie	125
70	Thelma	125
72	Laura	124
72	Peggy	124
74	Kathleen	122
75	Ruby	117
76	Lucy	114
77	Charlotte	113
77	Joan	113
79	Julia	111
79	Violet	111
81	Rita	108
82	Lupe	107
83	Jessie	106
83	Kathryn	106
85	Jennie	105
86	Hazel	104
87	Ida	102
88	Carolyn	101
89	Bette	100
90	Viola	97
91	Isabel	95
92	Clara	94
92	Consuelo	94
92	Emma	94
95	Dora	92
95	Eileen	92
95	Roberta	92
98	Gertrude	91
99	Emily	90
99	Rosemary	90