Most popular girls’ names in District of Columbia, 1918

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	247
2	Dorothy	158
3	Margaret	146
4	Helen	137
5	Ruth	104
6	Elizabeth	91
7	Frances	80
8	Virginia	64
9	Evelyn	63
10	Mildred	58
11	Doris	55
12	Alice	52
13	Florence	43
14	Anna	42
14	Marie	42
16	Catherine	41
16	Eleanor	41
18	Thelma	39
19	Louise	37
20	Edith	34
20	Gertrude	34
22	Betty	31
22	Jane	31
24	Lillian	30
25	Barbara	29

Rank	Name	Babies
25	Marion	29
27	Marjorie	28
28	Martha	26
29	Rose	25
30	Jean	24
31	Marguerite	23
32	Edna	22
32	Ethel	22
32	June	22
32	Pauline	22
36	Ann	21
36	Anne	21
36	Charlotte	21
39	Audrey	20
39	Ellen	20
39	Grace	20
39	Katherine	20
39	Marian	20
44	Bernice	19
44	Esther	19
44	Lorraine	19
44	Rita	19
48	Agnes	17
48	Beatrice	17
50	Josephine	16
50	Sarah	16
50	Shirley	16
53	Lucille	15
54	Annie	14
54	Bertha	14
54	Constance	14
54	Laura	14
54	Pearl	14
59	Elsie	13
59	Julia	13
61	Geraldine	12
61	Ida	12
61	Mabel	12
61	Norma	12
61	Vivian	12
66	Alma	11
66	Carolyn	11
66	Eloise	11
66	Emma	11
66	Irene	11
66	Jeanne	11
66	Kathryn	11
66	Sylvia	11
66	Theresa	11
66	Winifred	11
76	Alberta	10
76	Clara	10
76	Eileen	10
76	Gladys	10
76	Juanita	10
76	Myrtle	10
76	Naomi	10
76	Patricia	10
84	Ella	9
84	Emily	9
84	Genevieve	9
84	Hilda	9
84	Inez	9
84	Kathleen	9
84	Miriam	9
91	Elaine	8
91	Hazel	8
91	Phyllis	8
91	Regina	8
91	Violet	8
96	Bessie	7
96	Beverly	7
96	Dolores	7
96	Eva	7
96	Georgia	7
96	Mae	7
96	Sara	7
96	Selma	7
96	Victoria	7
96	Viola	7