Most popular girls’ names in District of Columbia, 1923

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	350
2	Dorothy	182
3	Margaret	147
4	Helen	109
5	Doris	76
6	Betty	75
7	Elizabeth	74
8	Ruth	73
9	Mildred	69
10	Frances	61
11	Catherine	60
12	Evelyn	59
13	Barbara	57
14	Jean	53
14	Virginia	53
16	Thelma	43
17	Alice	40
17	Louise	40
19	Anna	39
20	Florence	38
20	Gloria	38
20	Shirley	38
23	Gladys	37
23	Lillian	37
23	Patricia	37

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Marjorie	36
27	Ethel	34
28	Marie	33
29	Jane	31
29	Lois	31
31	June	30
32	Emma	27
32	Marion	27
32	Nancy	27
35	Josephine	26
36	Eleanor	25
37	Martha	24
37	Rita	24
39	Anne	23
39	Lorraine	23
41	Edith	22
41	Edna	22
41	Juanita	22
41	Katherine	22
41	Sarah	22
46	Grace	21
46	Vivian	21
48	Ellen	20
48	Geraldine	20
48	Marian	20
48	Rose	20
52	Bernice	19
52	Jeanne	19
52	Julia	19
52	Pearl	19
56	Agnes	18
56	Ann	18
56	Audrey	18
56	Lucille	18
56	Marguerite	18
61	Elsie	17
61	Gertrude	17
63	Annie	16
63	Beatrice	16
63	Elaine	16
63	Phyllis	16
63	Sylvia	16
68	Kathleen	15
69	Eileen	14
69	Jacqueline	14
69	Laura	14
69	Rosemary	14
73	Esther	13
73	Viola	13
75	Blanche	12
75	Irene	12
75	Norma	12
75	Pauline	12
79	Bertha	11
79	Constance	11
79	Dolores	11
79	Kathryn	11
79	Mae	11
79	Ruby	11
85	Carolyn	10
85	Charlotte	10
85	Emily	10
85	Hazel	10
85	Janet	10
85	Joan	10
85	Lillie	10
85	Nellie	10
85	Roberta	10
94	Alma	9
94	Bessie	9
94	Beverly	9
94	Eunice	9
94	Ida	9
94	Joyce	9
94	Mamie	9
94	Miriam	9