Most popular girls’ names in District of Columbia, 1910

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

RankNameBabies
1Mary80
2Margaret72
3Helen52
4Dorothy50
5Elizabeth34
6Ruth29
7Catherine28
8Ethel25
8Evelyn25
10Louise24
11Frances23
12Lillian20
13Marion18
14Alice16
14Bertha16
14Marie16
14Virginia16
18Mildred15
18Thelma15
18Viola15
21Edna14
22Clara13
22Elsie13
24Beatrice12
24Edith12
RankNameBabies
24Eleanor12
24Grace12
28Gladys11
29Anna10
29Florence10
29Josephine10
32Gertrude9
32Marjorie9
34Rose8
35Anne7
35Bernice7
35Charlotte7
35Esther7
35Hazel7
35Mae7
35Nellie7
35Sarah7
43Ann6
43Betty6
43Julia6
43Myrtle6
47Agnes5
47Annie5
47Audrey5
47Christine5
47Hilda5
47Ida5
47Inez5
47Jeannette5
47Marian5
47May5