Most popular girls’ names in Indiana, 1912

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	935
2	Helen	549
3	Dorothy	430
4	Ruth	347
5	Mildred	329
6	Margaret	319
7	Thelma	183
8	Frances	175
9	Martha	165
10	Elizabeth	162
11	Florence	149
12	Evelyn	143
13	Anna	142
14	Alice	137
14	Marie	137
16	Edna	136
17	Virginia	135
18	Louise	127
19	Irene	125
20	Lucille	120
21	Lillian	118
22	Marjorie	117
23	Esther	114
24	Gladys	112
25	Ethel	110

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Edith	108
27	Hazel	104
28	Catherine	98
29	Grace	93
29	Ruby	93
31	Josephine	87
32	Pauline	84
33	Katherine	83
34	Doris	80
35	Clara	77
36	Lois	76
37	Mabel	72
38	Elsie	68
39	Marguerite	64
40	Kathryn	63
40	Vera	63
40	Wilma	63
43	Opal	62
43	Violet	62
45	Eva	61
46	Emma	60
46	Gertrude	60
48	Bertha	59
49	Laura	58
50	Bernice	57
50	Velma	57
52	Alma	56
52	Eleanor	56
54	Betty	55
54	Geneva	55
54	Juanita	55
54	Julia	55
54	Sarah	55
59	Ann	54
60	Beatrice	52
60	Charlotte	52
62	Agnes	50
63	Nellie	48
63	Viola	48
65	Maxine	47
66	Genevieve	46
66	Pearl	46
68	Bessie	45
68	Beulah	45
68	Rose	45
71	Hilda	44
72	Leona	43
73	Olive	41
73	Vivian	41
75	Jessie	40
75	Marian	40
77	Jane	38
78	Ida	37
79	Geraldine	36
80	Lucile	35
80	Mable	35
82	Anne	34
83	Naomi	33
84	Blanche	32
84	Lena	32
84	Myrtle	32
87	Alberta	31
88	Fern	30
88	Goldie	30
88	Nora	30
91	Ellen	29
91	Harriet	29
93	Jean	28
94	Erma	27
94	Stella	27
96	Mae	26
97	Minnie	25
98	Georgia	24
98	Lucy	24
98	Sylvia	24