Most popular girls’ names in Florida, 1917

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	581
2	Margaret	198
3	Annie	179
4	Dorothy	172
5	Helen	159
6	Ruth	154
7	Thelma	133
8	Mildred	132
9	Elizabeth	128
10	Edna	122
11	Louise	119
12	Alice	115
13	Willie	109
14	Frances	100
15	Ruby	97
16	Hazel	96
16	Martha	96
18	Marie	90
19	Gladys	86
20	Evelyn	85
20	Virginia	85
22	Rosa	82
23	Lillie	80
24	Ethel	78
25	Doris	74

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Edith	70
26	Lucille	70
28	Beatrice	69
28	Myrtle	69
28	Sarah	69
31	Lillian	67
31	Lois	67
33	Minnie	66
34	Mattie	65
35	Julia	61
36	Bernice	60
36	Josephine	60
38	Florence	59
38	Inez	59
40	Alma	58
40	Bessie	58
40	Clara	58
40	Irene	58
40	Juanita	58
45	Ella	56
45	Emma	56
45	Jessie	56
48	Eva	54
48	Ida	54
50	Carrie	53
51	Essie	51
51	Hattie	51
53	Anna	50
54	Bertha	49
55	Gertrude	47
56	Catherine	46
56	Rose	46
58	Grace	44
58	Nellie	44
58	Susie	44
61	Alberta	43
62	Marjorie	42
63	Agnes	40
64	Esther	39
64	Mae	39
64	Mamie	39
64	Marguerite	39
64	Pauline	39
64	Vera	39
64	Viola	39
71	Betty	38
71	Daisy	38
73	Laura	37
73	Pearl	37
75	Eunice	36
75	Katherine	36
77	Cora	33
77	Lula	33
79	Mable	32
80	Marion	31
81	Johnnie	30
81	Mabel	30
81	Maggie	30
81	Nancy	30
85	Eleanor	29
85	Sara	29
87	Elsie	27
87	Eula	27
87	Leola	27
90	Barbara	26
90	Blanche	26
90	Dora	26
93	Effie	25
93	Ernestine	25
93	Estelle	25
93	Jennie	25
93	Naomi	25
98	Audrey	23
98	Geraldine	23
98	Kathryn	23
98	Leona	23
98	Roberta	23