Most popular girls’ names in Georgia, 1916

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

RankNameBabies
1Mary1,948
2Annie887
3Ruby639
4Willie554
5Louise474
6Ruth470
7Frances451
8Mattie444
9Margaret430
10Mildred427
11Dorothy410
12Martha387
13Elizabeth371
14Sarah351
15Helen336
16Lillie323
17Ethel322
18Evelyn321
19Gladys316
20Thelma295
21Edna279
22Emma273
23Rosa266
24Bessie256
25Minnie255
RankNameBabies
26Lillian254
27Lois252
28Marie232
29Hazel231
30Carrie230
30Sara230
32Fannie222
33Mamie219
34Alice218
34Grace218
36Jessie213
36Lucille213
38Hattie210
39Nellie201
40Virginia199
41Julia197
42Clara196
42Irene196
44Beatrice193
45Eva192
46Ida191
47Pauline190
48Lula188
49Bertha187
50Susie184
51Lucile179
52Doris169
53Essie167
54Alma164
55Ella159
55Inez159
55Myrtle159
58Anna156
59Pearl149
60Laura146
61Daisy144
62Eula140
63Gertrude139
64Cora134
65Catherine133
65Lucy133
67Georgia130
68Eunice129
69Sallie128
69Vera128
71Maggie127
72Johnnie122
73Agnes121
74Bernice117
75Lizzie116
75Viola116
77Mae114
78Christine112
78Josephine112
80Katherine109
81Edith105
81Katie105
83Florence102
84Rose99
85Lottie94
86Elsie91
86Janie91
88Addie88
89Juanita86
89Nancy86
91Lena85
91Marjorie85
93Ollie84
94Mable83
94Ola83
96Dora81
97Cleo76
97Rosie76
99Ada75
99Nell75
99Nettie75