Most popular girls’ names in Kentucky, 1914

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	1,322
2	Dorothy	343
3	Anna	322
4	Ruth	302
5	Elizabeth	294
6	Margaret	284
7	Virginia	266
8	Ruby	256
9	Helen	251
10	Mildred	240
11	Edna	234
12	Hazel	232
13	Gladys	228
14	Thelma	207
15	Martha	206
16	Frances	182
17	Ethel	181
18	Lucille	179
19	Louise	170
20	Lillian	167
21	Edith	165
21	Marie	165
23	Evelyn	154
24	Grace	140
25	Alice	133

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Alma	132
26	Clara	132
26	Myrtle	132
29	Bertha	130
29	Pauline	130
31	Emma	129
32	Ida	124
33	Bessie	122
34	Nellie	121
35	Opal	116
36	Irene	112
36	Mabel	112
38	Nancy	110
39	Eva	109
40	Laura	108
40	Minnie	108
40	Sarah	108
43	Pearl	107
44	Lucy	106
45	Catherine	99
45	Katherine	99
47	Christine	97
48	Jessie	95
49	Stella	90
50	Mattie	89
51	Elsie	88
52	Lula	86
52	Mae	86
54	Beulah	84
54	Florence	84
56	Lena	82
57	Ella	79
57	Lillie	79
59	Geneva	77
59	Viola	77
61	Ann	76
61	Annie	76
63	Cora	75
64	Nora	73
65	Fannie	72
65	Josephine	72
67	Beatrice	69
67	Flora	69
69	Rose	68
70	Agnes	67
71	Betty	66
71	Gertrude	66
73	Georgia	63
74	Juanita	62
75	Dora	60
76	Carrie	59
76	Eunice	59
76	Maggie	59
79	Ada	58
79	Nannie	58
81	Hattie	57
81	Julia	57
81	Ollie	57
84	Lois	56
85	Della	53
85	Lola	53
87	Esther	50
87	Jane	50
87	Marjorie	50
87	Virgie	50
91	Effie	49
92	Flossie	48
93	Goldie	47
93	Susie	47
95	Rosie	46
96	Willie	45
97	Iva	44
98	Ora	43
98	Velma	43
100	Rosa	42
100	Verna	42