Most popular girls’ names in Louisiana, 1916

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	881
2	Marie	293
3	Mildred	266
4	Dorothy	253
5	Helen	247
6	Annie	246
7	Ruth	226
8	Gladys	217
9	Hazel	211
10	Louise	208
11	Ruby	204
12	Ethel	199
13	Lillian	193
13	Thelma	193
15	Alice	187
16	Lucille	183
17	Willie	179
18	Beatrice	168
19	Margaret	166
20	Josephine	150
21	Anna	149
21	Edna	149
21	Rose	149
24	Elizabeth	148
25	Bertha	144

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Evelyn	140
27	Irene	138
28	Myrtle	137
29	Frances	132
30	Bessie	130
31	Bernice	127
32	Ida	124
33	Clara	122
34	Agnes	120
35	Florence	119
35	Lillie	119
37	Laura	115
38	Lena	114
39	Gertrude	106
40	Alma	105
40	Doris	105
42	Eva	103
43	Emma	102
44	Pearl	100
44	Vivian	100
46	Martha	97
46	Rosa	97
48	Inez	96
48	Jessie	96
50	Mattie	95
51	Hilda	94
51	Marjorie	94
53	Eunice	92
53	Mabel	92
53	Virginia	92
56	Grace	90
56	Sarah	90
58	Carrie	88
58	Ella	88
60	Catherine	87
61	Edith	85
62	Velma	83
63	Viola	82
64	Rosie	80
64	Vera	80
66	Leona	78
67	Marguerite	77
68	Irma	75
69	Beulah	72
69	Lois	72
71	Lula	70
72	Elsie	69
73	Esther	68
73	Mable	68
73	Nellie	68
76	Julia	67
76	Pauline	67
78	Leola	66
78	Lucy	66
80	Sadie	64
80	Theresa	64
82	Mamie	63
82	Rita	63
84	Audrey	62
84	Eula	62
86	Estelle	61
87	Daisy	60
88	Hattie	59
88	Juanita	59
90	Mae	58
90	Stella	58
92	Olivia	56
93	Katherine	55
94	Eloise	53
95	Minnie	52
96	Essie	51
97	Elnora	50
98	Alberta	48
98	Ellen	48
98	Marion	48