Most popular girls’ names in District of Columbia, 1929

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	286
2	Betty	151
3	Margaret	134
4	Dorothy	105
5	Doris	100
6	Barbara	87
7	Helen	83
7	Patricia	83
9	Elizabeth	77
10	Jean	74
11	Shirley	71
12	Joan	64
13	Dolores	57
14	Frances	50
15	Nancy	45
16	Ruth	43
17	Virginia	42
18	Gloria	41
19	Evelyn	39
20	Ann	38
21	Marie	37
22	Alice	36
22	Catherine	36
24	Marjorie	35
25	Thelma	34

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Jane	33
26	Lillian	33
28	Delores	32
28	Louise	32
30	Mildred	31
30	Peggy	31
32	Anne	30
32	Jeanne	30
34	Joyce	29
35	Anna	28
35	Marion	28
37	Audrey	27
38	Juanita	26
38	June	26
40	Florence	24
40	Gladys	24
40	Lois	24
43	Bernice	23
44	Eleanor	22
44	Geraldine	22
46	Edith	21
46	Katherine	21
46	Rose	21
49	Julia	20
50	Charlotte	19
50	Lorraine	19
50	Norma	19
50	Sylvia	19
54	Joanne	18
55	Constance	17
55	Jacqueline	17
55	Martha	17
58	Beverly	16
58	Grace	16
60	Annie	15
60	Carol	15
60	Ethel	15
60	Janet	15
60	Phyllis	15
60	Rita	15
66	Edna	14
66	Josephine	14
66	Lucille	14
66	Marian	14
66	Rosemary	14
66	Ruby	14
72	Emily	13
72	Pauline	13
72	Regina	13
72	Sarah	13
76	Agnes	12
76	Eileen	12
76	Elaine	12
76	Ellen	12
76	Emma	12
76	Gertrude	12
76	Irene	12
76	Theresa	12
84	Alma	11
84	Christine	11
84	Erma	11
84	Viola	11
84	Vivian	11
89	Bertha	10
89	Elsie	10
89	Esther	10
89	Hazel	10
89	Marguerite	10
89	Roberta	10
89	Yvonne	10
96	Carolyn	9
96	Eloise	9
96	Patsy	9
99	Bessie	8
99	Claire	8
99	Ida	8
99	Jacquelyn	8
99	Winifred	8