Most popular girls’ names in District of Columbia, 1927

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	348
2	Dorothy	143
3	Betty	139
4	Margaret	130
5	Helen	118
6	Barbara	92
6	Jean	92
8	Elizabeth	90
9	Doris	79
10	Patricia	70
10	Ruth	70
12	Frances	67
13	Shirley	60
14	Virginia	55
15	Gloria	54
16	Mildred	52
17	Catherine	50
18	Alice	49
19	Marie	43
20	Evelyn	39
21	Marjorie	38
22	Thelma	35
23	Anna	32
23	Audrey	32
23	Jeanne	32

Rank	Name	Babies
23	Lillian	32
23	Lois	32
28	Louise	31
28	Rose	31
30	Lorraine	30
31	Anne	29
31	Gladys	29
31	Vivian	29
34	June	28
34	Nancy	28
36	Ethel	27
37	Edith	26
37	Eleanor	26
39	Dolores	25
39	Jane	25
41	Joan	23
41	Phyllis	23
43	Ann	22
43	Bernice	22
43	Florence	22
46	Katherine	21
47	Marion	20
48	Beverly	19
48	Elaine	19
50	Edna	18
50	Gertrude	18
50	Grace	18
50	Joyce	18
50	Pauline	18
55	Agnes	17
55	Josephine	17
55	Marian	17
55	Norma	17
55	Rosemary	17
55	Ruby	17
55	Sarah	17
62	Annie	16
62	Esther	16
62	Juanita	16
62	Kathryn	16
62	Lucille	16
62	Sylvia	16
68	Beatrice	15
68	Elsie	15
68	Jacqueline	15
71	Carolyn	14
71	Charlotte	14
71	Constance	14
74	Ellen	13
74	Geraldine	13
74	Irene	13
74	Martha	13
74	Rita	13
79	Hilda	12
79	Janet	12
79	Laura	12
79	Peggy	12
83	Christine	11
83	Emma	11
83	Estelle	11
83	Julia	11
83	Marguerite	11
83	Viola	11
83	Yvonne	11
90	Alma	10
90	Mabel	10
90	Theresa	10
93	Carrie	9
93	Emily	9
93	Harriet	9
93	Myrtle	9
93	Pearl	9
98	Alberta	8
98	Clara	8
98	Delores	8
98	Gwendolyn	8
98	Irma	8
98	Loretta	8
98	Miriam	8
98	Naomi	8
98	Nellie	8
98	Roberta	8
98	Vera	8