Most popular girls’ names in Louisiana, 1928

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	1,266
2	Dorothy	663
3	Betty	396
4	Helen	347
5	Marie	312
6	Doris	306
7	Joyce	287
8	Annie	276
9	Mildred	268
10	Shirley	267
11	Gloria	257
12	Rose	248
13	Margaret	227
13	Ruth	227
15	Ruby	216
16	Willie	209
17	Audrey	204
18	Hazel	196
19	Ethel	195
20	Alice	194
21	Gladys	190
22	Anna	184
23	Louise	183
24	Theresa	174
25	Elizabeth	169

Rank	Name	Babies
25	Thelma	169
27	Evelyn	167
27	Frances	167
29	Lucille	166
30	Bernice	149
30	Lois	149
32	Virginia	148
33	Lillian	146
34	Lillie	139
35	Rita	138
36	Edna	129
37	Ella	127
38	Dolores	119
38	Irene	119
40	Bertha	117
40	Catherine	117
42	Bessie	115
42	Emma	115
44	Marion	114
45	Juanita	111
46	Josephine	110
47	Barbara	109
48	Rosa	108
49	Martha	106
50	Laura	103
51	Beatrice	102
51	Velma	102
53	Clara	101
53	Marjorie	101
55	Jessie	99
56	Eva	94
56	Margie	94
58	Geraldine	92
59	Florence	91
60	Elaine	90
60	Ida	90
62	Elsie	89
63	Alma	88
64	Vera	87
65	Beverly	85
66	Lena	84
66	Lula	84
68	Eula	83
69	Mable	82
70	Pearl	81
70	Rosie	81
70	Yvonne	81
73	Billie	80
74	Lorraine	79
75	Carrie	77
76	Julia	75
77	Hilda	74
78	Myrtle	73
79	Eunice	72
79	Irma	72
81	Mattie	71
81	Vivian	71
83	Norma	70
84	Patricia	69
84	Viola	69
86	Grace	68
87	Gertrude	67
88	Sarah	65
89	Edith	64
90	Mabel	63
90	Rosemary	63
92	Ramona	62
93	Inez	61
94	Verna	60
95	Agnes	59
95	Marguerite	59
97	Bobbie	58
98	Jean	57
98	Katherine	57
100	Daisy	55
100	Fannie	55
100	Hattie	55