Most popular girls’ names in Indiana, 1924

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

RankNameBabies
1Mary2,399
2Betty1,852
3Dorothy987
4Helen896
5Virginia683
6Margaret656
7Ruth647
8Martha512
9Marjorie477
10Norma410
11Doris403
12Mildred393
13Evelyn362
14Anna337
15Lois334
16Alice326
17Wilma318
18Phyllis305
19Jean302
20Frances291
21Barbara280
22Elizabeth269
23Patricia253
24Thelma223
25Rosemary210
RankNameBabies
26Wanda197
27Esther192
28Edna186
29Maxine183
30Juanita182
31Irene176
32June174
33Joan172
33Ruby172
35Pauline170
36Lillian165
36Marie165
38Florence157
39Catherine145
39Eleanor145
41Edith137
42Clara130
42Rose130
44Marilyn127
45Hazel126
45Vivian126
47Shirley125
48Ethel124
48Kathryn124
50Marian123
51Emma120
51Lucille120
53Gladys115
54Charlotte110
54Donna110
54Louise110
57Geraldine108
58Jane106
59Josephine103
60Bernice98
60Elsie98
62Bonnie95
63Eva91
63Grace91
63Vera91
66Katherine90
67Bette89
67Julia89
69Jeanne87
69Kathleen87
69Violet87
72Eileen86
73Bertha85
73Geneva85
75Carolyn83
76Rita81
77Dolores79
78Sarah78
79Nancy77
80Alma76
80Janet76
80Leona76
83Agnes75
83Naomi75
85Joyce74
86Imogene73
86Loretta73
86Mabel73
86Velma73
90Marcella71
90Opal71
90Roberta71
93Ann70
93Ellen70
95Audrey68
95Beverly68
95Gloria68
98Beatrice66
98Delores66
100Bettie65
100Gertrude65