Most popular girls’ names in Delaware, 1920

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

RankNameBabies
1Mary165
2Dorothy106
3Margaret81
4Elizabeth77
5Helen76
6Anna54
7Mildred53
8Eleanor45
9Alice44
10Frances42
11Ruth41
12Florence39
13Virginia38
14Marie35
15Evelyn27
16Catherine26
16Irene26
18Grace25
19Edith24
19Thelma24
21Betty23
21Hazel23
21Louise23
21Martha23
25Gladys22
RankNameBabies
26Doris21
27Ann20
27Anne20
27Ethel20
30Barbara19
30Lillian19
32Clara18
32Edna18
32Emma18
32Pauline18
36Jean17
36Rose17
38Agnes16
38Hilda16
38Sarah16
41Gertrude15
41Marian15
41Sara15
44Elsie14
44Stella14
46Jane13
47Josephine12
47Mabel12
47Regina12
47Rita12
51Blanche11
51Charlotte11
53Ida10
53Kathryn10
53Marguerite10
53Myrtle10
53Theresa10
58Bertha9
58Cora9
58Ellen9
58Esther9
58Jeanette9
58Julia9
58Marjorie9
58Violet9
66Audrey8
66Beatrice8
66Bernice8
66Ella8
66Harriet8
66Janet8
66Katherine8
66Laura8
66Lucy8
66Marion8
66Pearl8
77Bessie7
77Eva7
77Jennie7
77Madeline7
77Naomi7
77Olive7
77Sophie7
84Alberta6
84Fannie6
84Jeannette6
84Kathleen6
84Lucille6
84Lydia6
84Maude6
84Rhoda6
84Shirley6
84Vera6
84Viola6
84Wanda6
96Alma5
96Beulah5
96Carolyn5
96Emily5
96Geraldine5
96Madelyn5
96Mae5
96Nancy5
96Nellie5
96Patricia5
96Roberta5
96Sylvia5
96Vivian5