Most popular girls’ names in Louisiana, 1918

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	1,111
2	Dorothy	380
3	Marie	346
4	Helen	331
5	Mildred	328
6	Annie	278
7	Hazel	267
8	Louise	241
9	Lucille	238
9	Ruth	238
11	Gladys	231
12	Ethel	224
13	Ruby	217
14	Anna	210
15	Lillian	206
16	Thelma	204
17	Willie	203
18	Edna	198
19	Alice	197
20	Beatrice	189
21	Margaret	185
22	Evelyn	182
23	Elizabeth	167
24	Irene	165
25	Frances	159

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Josephine	157
27	Doris	153
28	Gertrude	148
29	Bernice	142
30	Rose	140
31	Lena	138
31	Lillie	138
33	Agnes	134
34	Bessie	130
35	Bertha	129
35	Clara	129
35	Myrtle	129
38	Eunice	128
39	Florence	127
39	Mattie	127
41	Ida	125
42	Pearl	122
43	Rosa	119
44	Ella	118
44	Emma	118
44	Eva	118
47	Rita	117
48	Marjorie	114
49	Jessie	113
50	Hilda	112
51	Inez	111
52	Alma	110
53	Laura	105
53	Mabel	105
53	Vera	105
56	Viola	103
57	Sarah	101
58	Julia	100
58	Mable	100
60	Catherine	99
61	Rosie	96
62	Grace	95
62	Lois	95
62	Virginia	95
65	Velma	92
65	Vivian	92
67	Edith	89
68	Carrie	87
68	Martha	87
70	Marguerite	85
71	Leona	84
72	Lula	83
72	Mae	83
74	Leola	82
75	Audrey	80
76	Elsie	79
76	Hattie	79
78	Eula	78
78	Juanita	78
78	Pauline	78
81	Irma	76
82	Mamie	75
83	Alberta	71
83	Fannie	71
85	Lucy	69
86	Esther	68
87	Beulah	67
87	Georgia	67
89	Minnie	65
89	Nellie	65
91	Katherine	64
92	Cora	61
92	Estelle	61
92	Theresa	61
95	Marion	59
96	Daisy	57
97	Essie	56
98	Aline	54
98	Lorraine	54
100	Ollie	53