Most popular girls’ names in Connecticut, 1923

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

RankNameBabies
1Mary863
2Helen558
3Dorothy435
4Margaret332
5Ruth283
6Elizabeth247
7Anna238
7Rose238
9Frances226
10Shirley216
11Doris194
12Barbara193
13Josephine192
14Virginia186
15Florence185
16Marion177
17Eleanor174
17Irene174
19Evelyn168
19Lillian168
21Marie156
21Mildred156
23Alice150
24Jean144
25Marjorie136
RankNameBabies
26Ann128
26Catherine128
28Jane126
29Rita121
30Louise118
31Betty115
32Anne113
32Gloria113
34Jennie98
35Beatrice93
35Grace93
37Gertrude90
38Edith86
39Julia81
40Sophie80
41Nancy76
42Phyllis75
43Elsie74
44Lucy73
45Ethel71
46Agnes70
47Gladys68
48Antoinette67
48Katherine67
48Lois67
51Pauline66
52Theresa65
53Muriel63
54Patricia61
55Genevieve60
56Eileen59
56June59
58Lorraine57
59Bernice56
59Stella56
61Claire55
62Janet54
63Edna52
64Jeanne51
65Olga50
66Clara49
67Elaine48
68Norma47
69Viola46
70Carolyn45
70Loretta45
70Lucille45
73Angelina44
74Lena43
75Constance42
75Esther42
77Laura41
77Marian41
79Emma40
79Sylvia40
81Bertha39
81Charlotte39
81Kathleen39
84Martha38
85Emily36
86Hazel35
86Ida35
86Jeanette35
89Veronica34
90Marguerite33
91Angeline32
91Geraldine32
91Pearl32
91Vivian32
95Madeline31
95Nellie31
95Wanda31
98Ellen30
98Eva30
98Thelma30