Most popular girls’ names in Connecticut, 1921

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

RankNameBabies
1Mary1,010
2Helen640
3Dorothy443
4Margaret336
5Anna305
6Ruth302
7Elizabeth280
8Frances250
9Rose244
10Josephine239
11Evelyn204
12Florence195
13Alice192
13Eleanor192
15Marion190
16Doris188
17Virginia187
18Mildred186
19Lillian183
20Irene179
21Shirley175
22Barbara173
23Catherine160
24Jean158
25Marjorie154
RankNameBabies
26Marie145
27Louise125
27Rita125
29Grace124
30Ann122
31Anne118
32Beatrice116
33Gertrude111
34Julia106
35Jane99
36Jennie98
37Edith97
38Sophie91
39Theresa90
40Betty89
40Pauline89
42Ethel85
43Phyllis81
44Katherine77
44Lucy77
46Genevieve75
47Stella74
48Gladys73
49Antoinette71
50Agnes69
50Edna69
50Lena69
53Clara68
54Muriel67
55Elsie66
56Olga65
57Bernice61
57Nancy61
59Emily58
59Lois58
59Lucille58
62Martha57
63Charlotte56
63Esther56
65Claire55
65Harriet55
67Sylvia53
68Laura52
69Gloria49
69Marguerite49
69Norma49
72Angelina48
72Bertha48
72Janet48
72Loretta48
76Lorraine47
77Eva44
78Viola43
78Wanda43
80Jeanette42
81Constance40
81Eileen40
81Ida40
84Madeline39
84Veronica39
86June38
86Patricia38
86Victoria38
89Angeline37
89Anita37
89Vivian37
92Kathleen36
92Marian36
94Arline35
94Nellie35
96Amelia34
97Adeline32
97Annette32
97Caroline32
97Emma32
97Jeanne32