Most popular girls’ names in Louisiana, 1924

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

RankNameBabies
1Mary1,289
2Dorothy810
3Helen450
4Marie388
5Mildred347
6Doris307
6Ruth307
8Ruby281
9Annie275
10Willie269
11Ethel267
12Gloria260
13Hazel255
14Margaret254
15Shirley240
16Louise239
17Thelma232
18Lucille225
19Rita219
20Evelyn218
21Anna211
21Gladys211
23Alice201
24Elizabeth195
25Rose188
RankNameBabies
26Lillian181
27Beatrice177
28Irene175
29Betty173
30Bernice170
31Frances164
32Josephine162
33Virginia161
34Bessie149
35Edna148
36Marjorie147
37Myrtle145
38Lois144
39Juanita141
40Ella137
40Emma137
42Lillie136
43Catherine134
44Audrey126
44Jessie126
46Marion125
47Margie124
48Martha121
49Bertha120
50Florence119
51Velma116
52Clara115
53Ida113
53Joyce113
55Vera111
56Eva110
57Laura109
57Rosa109
59Alma108
60Yvonne106
61Agnes105
62Rosie103
63Carrie101
64Pearl100
65Mattie98
66Gertrude97
66Katherine97
68Irma96
68Lena96
70Elsie95
71Leola93
72Eula92
72Hilda92
72Vivian92
75Viola91
76Mable90
77Edith89
77Leona89
77Lula89
77Pauline89
81Eunice88
81Mae88
83Rosemary87
84Sarah85
85Hattie84
86Inez82
87Grace81
88Beulah79
89Esther78
90Geneva76
90Lorraine76
92Elaine75
92Geraldine75
94Theresa73
95Julia72
96Norma70
97Verna69
98Lucy67
99Marguerite64
100Minnie63