Most popular girls’ names in Indiana, 1923

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

RankNameBabies
1Mary2,398
2Betty1,584
3Dorothy1,068
4Helen963
5Ruth681
6Margaret647
7Virginia646
8Martha489
9Marjorie472
10Mildred419
11Doris367
12Evelyn340
13Anna326
14Elizabeth316
15Alice314
16Norma313
17Frances309
18Lois254
19Jean244
20Phyllis238
21Wilma235
22Thelma233
23Barbara205
24Maxine192
25Rosemary189
RankNameBabies
26Florence188
27Juanita183
28Ruby180
29Irene179
30Pauline167
31Marie166
31Patricia166
33Esther163
34June161
35Edna155
36Catherine152
37Wanda151
38Lucille149
39Gladys147
40Joan138
41Edith137
42Emma134
43Hazel133
44Rose128
45Eleanor125
46Ethel123
47Clara121
48Lillian118
48Louise118
50Vivian114
51Charlotte113
52Jane112
53Vera109
54Grace105
55Marilyn104
55Violet104
57Kathryn103
57Marian103
59Katherine101
60Eva100
60Kathleen100
60Sarah100
63Alma94
63Josephine94
63Leona94
66Opal92
67Bonnie91
68Gertrude90
68Rita90
70Eileen88
70Elsie88
72Ann87
72Bertha87
72Shirley87
75Julia86
76Bernice85
76Geneva85
78Geraldine84
79Bette82
80Loretta80
80Mabel80
82Donna78
82Laura78
84Nellie77
85Beulah76
86Genevieve75
87Alberta73
87Velma73
89Viola72
90Beatrice71
91Georgia70
92Jeanne69
92Marcella69
92Naomi69
92Roberta69
96Ellen68
96Jeanette68
98Margie67
99Agnes64
100Gloria62