Most popular girls’ names in Louisiana, 1919

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	1,164
2	Dorothy	418
3	Helen	360
4	Marie	346
5	Mildred	340
6	Hazel	306
7	Annie	301
8	Ruth	266
9	Ruby	265
10	Ethel	264
11	Lillian	244
12	Gladys	242
13	Louise	241
14	Lucille	234
15	Rita	217
16	Willie	203
17	Anna	201
18	Thelma	200
19	Alice	196
19	Edna	196
21	Margaret	189
22	Rose	185
23	Beatrice	184
24	Elizabeth	179
25	Evelyn	175

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Lillie	170
27	Bessie	160
27	Josephine	160
29	Frances	155
30	Doris	153
30	Irene	153
32	Bernice	148
33	Bertha	147
34	Ella	136
35	Martha	134
35	Myrtle	134
35	Virginia	134
38	Agnes	131
39	Ida	129
40	Lena	127
41	Florence	126
42	Gertrude	125
43	Pearl	122
44	Marjorie	121
45	Alma	119
45	Jessie	119
47	Laura	118
47	Marguerite	118
49	Viola	114
50	Clara	113
51	Eva	112
52	Eunice	111
53	Lula	110
54	Grace	107
54	Mabel	107
56	Inez	106
56	Mattie	106
58	Mable	104
58	Vivian	104
60	Lois	101
61	Eula	100
61	Rosa	100
63	Edith	99
64	Rosie	96
65	Carrie	94
66	Sarah	92
66	Vera	92
68	Catherine	90
69	Elsie	88
69	Leola	88
71	Velma	86
72	Beulah	84
72	Emma	84
74	Hilda	83
74	Leona	83
76	Julia	82
77	Mae	80
78	Minnie	79
79	Juanita	77
80	Emily	76
80	Fannie	76
82	Daisy	74
82	Lorraine	74
84	Mamie	73
84	Pauline	73
86	Irma	71
87	Nellie	70
88	Alberta	68
88	Theresa	68
90	Hattie	67
91	Lucy	66
92	Audrey	65
93	Maggie	64
94	Katherine	63
95	Esther	62
95	Shirley	62
97	Essie	61
97	Marion	61
99	Eloise	59
100	Victoria	57