Most popular girls’ names in District of Columbia, 1919

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	274
2	Dorothy	162
2	Margaret	162
4	Helen	129
5	Elizabeth	112
6	Frances	87
7	Ruth	86
8	Evelyn	69
9	Virginia	66
10	Mildred	60
11	Doris	52
12	Catherine	46
13	Alice	43
14	Edith	42
15	Marion	40
16	Eleanor	38
16	Marie	38
16	Thelma	38
19	Anna	36
20	Bernice	35
20	Lillian	35
22	Jean	33
23	Betty	32
24	Barbara	31
24	Gladys	31

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Florence	30
26	Louise	30
28	Ellen	27
28	Vivian	27
30	Ethel	26
31	Beatrice	25
32	Charlotte	24
32	Gertrude	24
34	Anne	22
34	Lorraine	22
36	Josephine	21
36	Martha	21
38	Jane	20
38	Katherine	20
40	Elsie	19
40	Esther	19
40	Lucille	19
40	Marjorie	19
44	Ann	18
44	Grace	18
44	Nancy	18
47	Rose	17
47	Sylvia	17
49	Annie	16
49	Audrey	16
49	Mabel	16
49	Marian	16
49	Phyllis	16
49	Shirley	16
55	Edna	14
55	Geraldine	14
55	Lois	14
55	Mae	14
55	Miriam	14
60	Agnes	13
60	Marguerite	13
60	Patricia	13
60	Rita	13
60	Sarah	13
65	Carrie	12
65	Eileen	12
65	Eva	12
65	Norma	12
69	Hazel	11
69	Jeanne	11
69	Laura	11
72	Bertha	10
72	Georgia	10
72	Julia	10
72	Lucy	10
72	Pauline	10
72	Rosalie	10
78	Bessie	9
78	Christine	9
78	Clara	9
78	Ella	9
78	June	9
78	Olive	9
78	Viola	9
85	Alma	8
85	Beulah	8
85	Blanche	8
85	Emily	8
85	Emma	8
85	Jeanette	8
85	Loretta	8
85	Myrtle	8
93	Inez	7
93	Irene	7
93	Kathryn	7
93	Muriel	7
93	Nellie	7
93	Pearl	7
93	Winifred	7
100	Ada	6
100	Adele	6
100	Cecelia	6
100	Elaine	6
100	Elisabeth	6
100	Estelle	6
100	Ida	6
100	Janet	6
100	Janice	6
100	Kathleen	6
100	Lottie	6
100	Nettie	6
100	Roberta	6