Most popular girls’ names in Georgia, 1928

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

RankNameBabies
1Mary2,211
2Betty1,031
3Dorothy925
4Annie843
5Martha510
6Mildred485
7Frances476
8Louise468
9Margaret448
10Helen446
11Ruby440
12Willie438
13Evelyn436
14Doris434
15Sarah385
16Virginia371
17Elizabeth361
18Mattie347
19Ruth345
20Hazel281
21Gladys267
21Thelma267
23Sara264
24Lillie250
25Barbara247
RankNameBabies
26Alice242
27Emma240
28Lillian223
29Ethel211
30Catherine207
31Edna206
32Lois205
33Minnie201
34Rosa200
35Ida195
36Clara192
37Johnnie190
38Juanita188
39Bessie182
40Jessie180
41Christine179
42Ella173
43Carrie164
43Marie164
45Eva163
46Bernice161
47Marjorie159
48Susie157
49Julia156
50Carolyn154
51Bertha142
51Lula142
53Mamie140
54Hattie136
55Pauline135
56Nellie133
57Irene130
58Fannie129
58Vera129
60Laura128
61Geneva126
62Grace125
63Ann124
64Daisy121
64Jean121
66Beatrice120
67Georgia116
68Marion113
69Anna108
69Edith108
69Lucille108
72Essie106
72Josephine106
72Joyce106
72Lucile106
76Alma105
76Katherine105
78Inez100
79Gloria97
80Mae94
80Margie94
80Rose94
83Agnes93
83Eloise93
85Cora91
85Vivian91
87Nancy90
88Eunice89
88Lucy89
88Myrtle89
91Lizzie88
92Peggy87
93Geraldine86
94Bobbie84
95Katie82
96Eula80
97Elsie79
98Florence78
99Sallie77
100Marian76