Most popular girls’ names in Connecticut, 1927

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	668
2	Dorothy	426
3	Helen	368
4	Barbara	331
5	Shirley	280
6	Jean	278
7	Margaret	254
8	Elizabeth	239
9	Anna	219
9	Ruth	219
11	Marie	193
12	Theresa	192
13	Rose	187
14	Doris	179
15	Frances	173
16	Irene	172
17	Florence	169
18	Virginia	166
19	Eleanor	165
20	Marion	159
21	Evelyn	156
21	Josephine	156
23	Gloria	153
24	Alice	147
25	Betty	136

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Lillian	135
27	Lorraine	126
28	Patricia	121
29	Jane	110
29	Lois	110
31	Mildred	109
32	Ann	107
33	Rita	105
34	Catherine	104
35	Joan	97
36	Phyllis	93
37	Nancy	86
38	Anne	85
38	Louise	85
40	Marjorie	83
41	Beverly	80
42	Grace	72
43	June	70
43	Lucille	70
45	Marilyn	69
45	Norma	69
47	Jennie	68
47	Pauline	68
49	Dolores	64
50	Jeanne	62
51	Beatrice	61
51	Claire	61
53	Edith	60
54	Antoinette	58
55	Ethel	57
55	Gladys	57
57	Lucy	55
58	Agnes	53
59	Janet	52
60	Joyce	50
60	Katherine	50
62	Genevieve	48
63	Audrey	47
63	Martha	47
65	Gertrude	46
66	Charlotte	45
66	Julia	45
66	Sophie	45
69	Elaine	43
69	Harriet	43
71	Esther	41
71	Geraldine	41
71	Marguerite	41
71	Muriel	41
75	Madeline	39
76	Bernice	38
76	Elsie	38
78	Edna	35
78	Jacqueline	35
80	Arlene	34
80	Ellen	34
80	Kathleen	34
83	Constance	33
84	Blanche	32
84	Lena	32
84	Rosemary	32
84	Teresa	32
88	Angelina	31
88	Carolyn	31
88	Priscilla	31
88	Sylvia	31
92	Anita	30
92	Carmella	30
92	Emily	30
92	Laura	30
92	Stella	30
92	Viola	30
98	Caroline	29
98	Eileen	29
98	Hazel	29
98	Jeanette	29
98	Jeannette	29