Most popular girls’ names in District of Columbia, 1926

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	294
2	Dorothy	138
3	Betty	123
4	Margaret	121
5	Helen	106
6	Doris	101
7	Elizabeth	95
8	Ruth	90
9	Barbara	84
10	Jean	65
11	Gloria	60
11	Shirley	60
13	Frances	59
14	Alice	55
14	Catherine	55
16	Patricia	54
17	Mildred	53
18	Evelyn	51
19	Louise	44
20	Virginia	42
21	Anna	40
22	Jane	37
23	Grace	34
24	Marie	33
24	Thelma	33

Rank	Name	Babies
24	Vivian	33
27	Rose	32
28	Florence	30
28	Jeanne	30
30	Marjorie	28
30	Martha	28
32	Marion	27
32	Nancy	27
34	Lillian	26
35	Irene	25
35	Lois	25
37	Gladys	24
37	Phyllis	24
39	Audrey	23
39	Dolores	23
39	Lucille	23
39	Marian	23
43	Ann	22
43	Josephine	22
43	Juanita	22
43	Pauline	22
47	Anne	21
47	Elaine	21
47	June	21
50	Bernice	20
50	Charlotte	20
50	Gertrude	20
50	Joan	20
54	Eleanor	19
54	Ethel	19
56	Agnes	18
56	Beatrice	18
56	Edith	18
56	Ellen	18
56	Julia	18
61	Esther	17
61	Lorraine	17
63	Kathleen	16
63	Laura	16
63	Norma	16
66	Annie	15
66	Constance	15
66	Edna	15
66	Katherine	15
66	Pearl	15
66	Rita	15
72	Marguerite	14
72	Viola	14
74	Elsie	13
74	Harriet	13
74	Joyce	13
77	Bertha	12
77	Clara	12
77	Kathryn	12
77	Marilyn	12
81	Alma	11
81	Beverly	11
81	Geraldine	11
81	Rosemary	11
81	Yvonne	11
86	Bessie	10
86	Christine	10
86	Emma	10
86	Jacqueline	10
86	Muriel	10
86	Ruby	10
86	Theresa	10
93	Blanche	9
93	Delores	9
93	Nellie	9
93	Sarah	9
97	Carolyn	8
97	Estelle	8
97	Janet	8
97	Lucy	8
97	Mabel	8
97	Peggy	8