Most popular girls’ names in District of Columbia, 1924

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	345
2	Dorothy	195
3	Margaret	170
4	Helen	121
5	Betty	99
6	Elizabeth	96
7	Doris	90
8	Ruth	83
9	Catherine	77
10	Frances	74
11	Jean	68
12	Evelyn	63
13	Alice	56
14	Louise	55
14	Mildred	55
14	Patricia	55
17	Virginia	52
18	Barbara	51
19	Florence	50
19	Marie	50
21	Gloria	47
22	Anna	45
23	Thelma	43
24	June	42
25	Jane	41

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Marion	40
27	Lillian	38
27	Nancy	38
29	Shirley	37
30	Lois	35
31	Eleanor	33
32	Bernice	32
32	Gladys	32
32	Marjorie	32
35	Audrey	30
35	Katherine	30
37	Ann	28
37	Juanita	28
39	Josephine	26
39	Norma	26
41	Marguerite	25
42	Anne	24
42	Ethel	24
44	Edith	23
44	Esther	23
44	Martha	23
47	Edna	22
47	Rose	22
49	Lucille	20
49	Pauline	20
49	Vivian	20
52	Annie	19
52	Elaine	19
52	Harriet	19
52	Julia	19
52	Marian	19
52	Pearl	19
58	Jacqueline	18
58	Phyllis	18
60	Charlotte	17
60	Gertrude	17
60	Jeanne	17
60	Lorraine	17
60	Peggy	17
60	Yvonne	17
66	Beatrice	16
66	Bertha	16
68	Elsie	15
68	Ida	15
68	Theresa	15
71	Constance	14
71	Ellen	14
71	Estelle	14
71	Hazel	14
71	Janet	14
71	Ruby	14
77	Agnes	13
77	Emma	13
77	Rita	13
77	Sylvia	13
77	Viola	13
82	Alma	12
82	Joan	12
82	Kathleen	12
82	Kathryn	12
82	Laura	12
82	Sarah	12
88	Emily	11
88	Grace	11
88	Loretta	11
88	Mabel	11
88	Miriam	11
88	Rosemary	11
94	Erma	10
94	Geraldine	10
94	Irene	10
94	Lillie	10
94	Rebecca	10
99	Anita	9
99	Bessie	9
99	Blanche	9
99	Eloise	9
99	Hattie	9
99	Hilda	9
99	Joyce	9
99	Laverne	9
99	Mae	9