Most popular girls’ names in Connecticut, 1922

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

RankNameBabies
1Mary836
2Helen576
3Dorothy412
4Margaret360
5Ruth299
6Anna267
7Elizabeth265
8Rose256
9Frances224
10Doris205
10Josephine205
12Shirley196
13Florence185
14Virginia176
15Marion174
16Mildred172
17Irene171
18Barbara170
18Evelyn170
20Lillian165
21Alice164
21Eleanor164
21Marie164
24Jean161
25Ann139
RankNameBabies
26Anne128
27Marjorie124
28Rita121
29Catherine120
30Louise117
31Grace110
32Betty100
32Edith100
34Jane93
35Jennie91
36Pauline90
37Gloria88
38Lucy87
39Beatrice86
40Julia85
41Theresa83
42Gertrude81
43Katherine78
44Phyllis76
45Genevieve72
46Bernice71
47Gladys70
47Sophie70
47Stella70
50Ethel67
51Agnes66
52Elsie63
53Muriel61
54Nancy60
55Charlotte58
56Constance57
57Lucille56
57Martha56
57Norma56
60Bertha53
60Lois53
62Lorraine52
63Antoinette51
64Edna50
64Laura50
66Sylvia49
67Lena48
68Janet47
69Angelina46
69Victoria46
71Eileen45
71Ida45
71Olga45
74Esther44
74Jeanne44
74Marguerite44
77Viola43
78Clara42
78Loretta42
80June41
81Pearl39
81Veronica39
83Emma38
84Claire37
85Eunice36
85Patricia36
85Wanda36
88Amelia34
88Emily34
88Geraldine34
88Hazel34
88Kathryn34
93Jeanette33
93Madeline33
95Elaine32
95Harriet32
95Thelma32
98Carolyn31
98Joan31
100Concetta30