Most popular girls’ names in District of Columbia, 1917

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	234
2	Dorothy	154
3	Margaret	124
4	Helen	121
5	Frances	80
6	Elizabeth	75
7	Ruth	65
8	Catherine	59
9	Evelyn	57
10	Mildred	56
11	Alice	51
12	Virginia	50
13	Marie	41
14	Doris	40
14	Lillian	40
16	Louise	36
17	Anna	34
18	Ethel	33
19	Thelma	32
20	Eleanor	30
21	Edith	29
22	Bernice	27
23	Edna	25
23	Florence	25
23	Rose	25

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Gertrude	23
27	Jean	22
27	Martha	22
29	Bertha	21
29	Marion	21
29	Marjorie	21
32	Gladys	19
32	Grace	19
34	Audrey	18
34	Esther	18
36	Ann	17
36	Jane	17
36	Katherine	17
36	Sarah	17
40	Agnes	16
40	Beatrice	16
40	Josephine	16
40	Marian	16
40	Pearl	16
40	Rita	16
46	Betty	15
46	Lucille	15
48	Anne	14
48	Elsie	14
48	Nancy	14
48	Vivian	14
52	Charlotte	13
52	Ellen	13
52	Marguerite	13
55	Clara	12
55	Hazel	12
55	Kathryn	12
55	Miriam	12
59	Irene	11
60	Barbara	10
60	Bessie	10
60	Constance	10
60	Ida	10
60	Lois	10
60	Theresa	10
60	Winifred	10
67	Annie	9
67	Emma	9
67	Estelle	9
67	Geraldine	9
67	Naomi	9
67	Nellie	9
67	Regina	9
67	Viola	9
75	Ada	8
75	Alma	8
75	Beverly	8
75	Henrietta	8
75	Janet	8
75	Julia	8
75	June	8
75	Lorraine	8
75	Lucy	8
75	Mae	8
75	Phyllis	8
75	Sylvia	8
75	Vera	8
88	Alberta	7
88	Blanche	7
88	Cecelia	7
88	Christine	7
88	Daisy	7
88	Dolores	7
88	Elaine	7
88	Hilda	7
88	Jeanne	7
88	Juanita	7
88	Minnie	7
88	Patricia	7
88	Rosetta	7