Most popular girls’ names in Indiana, 1917

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	2,231
2	Helen	1,114
3	Dorothy	829
4	Margaret	707
5	Ruth	670
6	Mildred	545
7	Virginia	537
8	Martha	480
9	Elizabeth	374
10	Frances	369
11	Anna	354
12	Evelyn	345
13	Thelma	302
14	Marjorie	291
15	Alice	269
16	Betty	267
17	Esther	226
18	Doris	224
18	Florence	224
20	Irene	223
21	Marie	217
22	Lois	208
23	Catherine	205
24	Lucille	195
25	Ruby	188

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Edna	187
26	Pauline	187
28	Hazel	182
29	Edith	180
29	Lillian	180
31	Wilma	179
32	Louise	170
33	Josephine	169
34	Kathryn	162
35	Maxine	159
36	Grace	154
37	Clara	153
38	Gladys	151
39	Ethel	149
40	Rose	139
41	Jane	138
42	Katherine	137
43	Juanita	133
44	Jean	131
45	Mabel	124
46	Ann	123
47	Vivian	120
48	Violet	119
49	Agnes	118
50	Vera	116
51	Eleanor	112
52	Gertrude	111
53	Emma	109
54	Bernice	106
55	Bertha	101
55	Eva	101
55	Rosemary	101
58	Genevieve	99
59	June	98
60	Julia	96
61	Leona	95
62	Elsie	94
62	Geneva	94
64	Charlotte	93
64	Marian	93
66	Marguerite	89
66	Naomi	89
68	Sarah	88
69	Geraldine	84
69	Opal	84
71	Eileen	83
72	Beatrice	82
73	Phyllis	81
73	Viola	81
75	Laura	80
76	Nellie	77
76	Norma	77
78	Beulah	75
79	Barbara	73
79	Ellen	73
81	Pearl	72
82	Alma	69
82	Olive	69
84	Anne	68
84	Wanda	68
86	Jessie	67
86	Stella	67
88	Velma	66
89	Alberta	63
90	Georgia	62
90	Kathleen	62
92	Ida	59
93	Jeanette	57
94	Hilda	55
94	Loretta	55
96	Audrey	53
97	Bessie	52
97	Ella	52
99	Sylvia	51
100	Fern	50
100	Roberta	50