Most popular girls’ names in Maine, 1917

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	249
2	Dorothy	226
3	Helen	172
4	Ruth	166
5	Margaret	124
6	Elizabeth	113
7	Frances	109
8	Barbara	98
9	Evelyn	96
10	Alice	95
11	Doris	91
12	Virginia	90
13	Pauline	85
13	Phyllis	85
15	Eleanor	84
16	Florence	82
16	Mildred	82
18	Irene	81
19	Lillian	79
20	Marie	78
21	Gertrude	72
21	Marion	72
23	Edith	68
24	Marjorie	64
25	Rita	63

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Louise	62
27	Thelma	59
28	Beatrice	53
28	Marguerite	53
30	Madeline	52
31	Arlene	47
31	Esther	47
31	Eva	47
31	Gladys	47
31	Lucille	47
31	Rose	47
37	Catherine	46
38	Jeannette	45
39	Grace	43
40	Edna	40
40	Hazel	40
42	Bertha	39
42	Charlotte	39
44	Elsie	38
44	Katherine	38
46	Ethel	37
47	Muriel	36
48	Anna	35
49	Shirley	34
50	Geraldine	33
50	Martha	33
52	Annie	32
52	Cecile	32
52	Ida	32
55	Kathleen	30
56	Bernice	29
57	Blanche	28
57	Laura	28
59	Pearl	27
59	Velma	27
61	Josephine	26
62	Anita	25
62	Lois	25
62	Maxine	25
62	Priscilla	25
62	Yvette	25
67	Agnes	24
67	June	24
69	Eileen	23
69	Ellen	23
69	Hilda	23
69	Jane	23
69	Jean	23
69	Lucy	23
69	Nellie	23
76	Arline	22
76	Clara	22
76	Violet	22
76	Vivian	22
80	Germaine	21
80	Mabel	21
80	Ruby	21
80	Theresa	21
80	Vera	21
85	Flora	20
85	Winifred	20
85	Yvonne	20
88	Bessie	19
88	Lena	19
88	Myrtle	19
91	Ann	18
91	Annette	18
91	Avis	18
91	Cora	18
91	Ella	18
91	Jeanette	18
91	Jennie	18
98	Ada	17
98	Alma	17
98	Anne	17
98	Antoinette	17
98	Harriet	17
98	Leona	17
98	Natalie	17
98	Olive	17
98	Stella	17