Most popular girls’ names in Louisiana, 1923

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	1,263
2	Dorothy	661
3	Marie	399
4	Helen	395
5	Mildred	335
6	Annie	292
7	Ruby	283
8	Doris	264
8	Ruth	264
10	Evelyn	251
11	Margaret	236
12	Louise	233
13	Ethel	232
14	Lucille	229
15	Hazel	228
15	Rita	228
17	Willie	222
18	Anna	219
19	Gladys	217
20	Gloria	204
21	Thelma	202
22	Alice	201
23	Rose	195
24	Shirley	190
25	Elizabeth	185

Rank	Name	Babies
25	Frances	185
27	Edna	184
28	Lillian	180
29	Lillie	177
30	Irene	165
31	Josephine	163
32	Beatrice	160
33	Marjorie	157
34	Bernice	150
35	Myrtle	142
36	Martha	138
37	Audrey	135
38	Florence	134
39	Margie	125
40	Juanita	124
41	Emma	123
42	Ella	122
42	Virginia	122
44	Bessie	121
44	Catherine	121
44	Clara	121
44	Lois	121
48	Ida	119
49	Vera	118
50	Laura	114
51	Gertrude	113
52	Bertha	111
53	Velma	110
54	Eva	109
54	Viola	109
56	Betty	108
57	Pearl	104
57	Sarah	104
59	Elsie	102
59	Mable	102
61	Alma	100
61	Edith	100
63	Jessie	99
64	Agnes	98
65	Eunice	97
65	Vivian	97
67	Julia	96
68	Geraldine	94
68	Marguerite	94
68	Rosa	94
71	Inez	92
71	Lena	92
73	Rosie	86
74	Theresa	85
75	Hilda	84
76	Irma	83
76	Lorraine	83
78	Norma	82
79	Eula	81
79	Leona	81
81	Mae	79
82	Carrie	78
82	Elaine	78
82	Lucy	78
82	Mabel	78
86	Lula	77
86	Marion	77
86	Mattie	77
89	Joyce	76
89	Pauline	76
91	Leola	75
92	Yvonne	74
93	Katherine	73
94	Grace	71
95	Nellie	70
96	Hattie	67
97	Essie	65
97	Esther	65
99	Mamie	63
100	Beulah	61
100	Minnie	61