Most popular girls’ names in District of Columbia, 1931

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	257
2	Barbara	173
3	Betty	142
4	Margaret	129
5	Patricia	113
6	Dorothy	112
7	Joan	111
8	Doris	94
9	Jean	91
10	Helen	82
11	Shirley	79
12	Elizabeth	69
13	Nancy	59
14	Dolores	58
15	Delores	52
16	Frances	48
16	Gloria	48
18	Ann	46
19	Joyce	40
19	Ruth	40
21	Alice	37
21	Catherine	37
23	Jane	36
24	Evelyn	34
24	Lorraine	34

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Mildred	32
27	Norma	31
28	Grace	29
29	Lois	28
29	Marie	28
29	Peggy	28
32	Joanne	26
32	Thelma	26
32	Virginia	26
35	Anne	25
35	June	25
37	Jacqueline	24
37	Janet	24
39	Constance	23
39	Edith	23
39	Louise	23
39	Rose	23
43	Audrey	22
43	Juanita	22
45	Florence	21
45	Jeanne	21
45	Martha	21
45	Phyllis	21
49	Anna	20
49	Marjorie	20
51	Ethel	19
51	Geraldine	19
51	Lillian	19
54	Beverly	18
54	Eleanor	18
54	Marion	18
57	Carol	17
57	Charlotte	17
57	Sylvia	17
60	Ellen	16
60	Gladys	16
60	Josephine	16
60	Katherine	16
60	Marilyn	16
60	Rita	16
66	Esther	15
66	Harriet	15
68	Kathryn	14
68	Sarah	14
68	Theresa	14
68	Vivian	14
72	Annie	13
72	Beatrice	13
72	Bertha	13
72	Edna	13
72	Marguerite	13
72	Ruby	13
78	Bernice	12
78	Clara	12
78	Elaine	12
81	Agnes	11
81	Christine	11
81	Marian	11
81	Pauline	11
85	Elsie	10
85	Julia	10
85	Loretta	10
85	Patsy	10
85	Regina	10
90	Irene	9
90	Kathleen	9
90	Lucille	9
90	Pearl	9
90	Roberta	9
90	Sally	9
90	Yvonne	9
97	Anita	8
97	Carolyn	8
97	Carrie	8
97	Cynthia	8
97	Ernestine	8
97	Hazel	8
97	Jacquelyn	8
97	Nellie	8
97	Suzanne	8