Most popular girls’ names in Maine, 1916

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	261
2	Dorothy	190
3	Ruth	172
4	Helen	145
5	Margaret	144
6	Irene	110
7	Alice	108
8	Evelyn	104
9	Frances	100
10	Elizabeth	88
11	Virginia	85
12	Marion	81
13	Eleanor	79
13	Phyllis	79
15	Marie	75
16	Mildred	74
17	Florence	73
18	Pauline	72
19	Doris	67
20	Louise	64
21	Beatrice	63
22	Barbara	62
23	Lillian	59
24	Marjorie	56
25	Hazel	53

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Thelma	50
27	Gladys	49
28	Bertha	48
29	Gertrude	47
30	Rose	45
31	Lucille	44
32	Edna	43
32	Ethel	43
32	Marguerite	43
35	Edith	42
36	Arlene	40
37	Muriel	39
38	Madeline	38
39	Catherine	37
40	Anna	35
40	Cecile	35
42	Esther	34
42	Kathleen	34
44	Bernice	33
44	Josephine	33
46	Eva	32
46	Hilda	32
48	Grace	31
48	Jeannette	31
48	Laura	31
51	Elsie	30
52	Ida	29
52	Leona	29
52	Theresa	29
55	Emma	28
55	June	28
55	Olive	28
58	Agnes	27
58	Anita	27
58	Blanche	27
58	Charlotte	27
62	Flora	26
62	Katherine	26
62	Maxine	26
62	Viola	26
66	Geraldine	25
66	Julia	25
66	Mabel	25
66	Myrtle	25
66	Priscilla	25
66	Rita	25
72	Martha	24
73	Annie	23
73	Clara	23
73	Lois	23
73	Lucy	23
77	Germaine	22
77	Jean	22
77	Nellie	22
77	Pearl	22
77	Ruby	22
77	Verna	22
83	Annette	21
83	Christine	21
83	Marian	21
83	Shirley	21
87	Yvette	20
88	Beulah	19
88	Norma	19
88	Yvonne	19
91	Jeanne	18
91	Jennie	18
91	Violet	18
91	Vivian	18
95	Alberta	17
95	Audrey	17
95	Ella	17
98	Alma	16
98	Bessie	16
98	Geneva	16
98	Harriet	16
98	Juliette	16
98	Sylvia	16