Most popular girls’ names in District of Columbia, 1925

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	346
2	Margaret	141
3	Dorothy	139
4	Helen	136
5	Betty	116
6	Elizabeth	100
7	Ruth	93
8	Doris	82
9	Jean	74
10	Gloria	68
11	Frances	62
12	Evelyn	60
13	Catherine	57
14	Thelma	53
15	Alice	49
15	Patricia	49
15	Virginia	49
18	Marie	45
18	Mildred	45
20	Barbara	44
21	Shirley	42
22	Anna	40
23	Louise	39
24	Rose	34
25	Florence	33

Rank	Name	Babies
25	Marjorie	33
27	June	32
28	Eleanor	31
28	Jane	31
28	Lillian	31
31	Bernice	30
31	Ethel	30
33	Edith	29
34	Martha	28
35	Ann	27
35	Nancy	27
37	Grace	26
38	Juanita	25
38	Marion	25
40	Jeanne	24
40	Katherine	24
40	Lois	24
43	Anne	23
43	Audrey	23
43	Gertrude	23
43	Lorraine	23
43	Norma	23
48	Edna	21
49	Esther	20
49	Marian	20
51	Julia	19
52	Gladys	18
52	Pauline	18
52	Vivian	18
55	Beatrice	17
55	Elaine	17
55	Ellen	17
58	Clara	16
58	Elsie	16
58	Rosemary	16
61	Charlotte	15
61	Pearl	15
61	Sarah	15
64	Constance	14
64	Geraldine	14
64	Lucille	14
64	Mae	14
64	Phyllis	14
69	Irene	13
69	Jacqueline	13
69	Josephine	13
69	Joyce	13
69	Kathleen	13
69	Mabel	13
69	Miriam	13
69	Peggy	13
69	Rita	13
78	Agnes	12
78	Annie	12
78	Eloise	12
78	Ida	12
78	Sylvia	12
78	Theresa	12
84	Carolyn	11
84	Marguerite	11
84	Ruby	11
87	Bertha	10
87	Dolores	10
87	Ella	10
87	Hilda	10
87	Inez	10
87	Joan	10
93	Kathryn	9
93	Leola	9
93	Lillie	9
93	Priscilla	9
93	Yvonne	9
98	Beverly	8
98	Christine	8
98	Delores	8
98	Janet	8
98	Laura	8
98	Muriel	8
98	Regina	8
98	Roberta	8
98	Sara	8
98	Teresa	8
98	Violet	8