Most popular girls’ names in Maine, 1923

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	257
2	Dorothy	184
3	Ruth	166
4	Barbara	155
5	Margaret	146
6	Helen	143
7	Frances	121
8	Virginia	119
9	Marie	116
10	Elizabeth	111
11	Phyllis	103
12	Doris	98
13	Pauline	93
14	Marjorie	88
15	Alice	87
15	Rita	87
17	Florence	82
17	Shirley	82
19	Evelyn	81
19	Marion	81
21	Irene	80
22	Eleanor	78
23	Lucille	77
24	Gloria	64
25	Arlene	63

Rank	Name	Babies
25	Lillian	63
27	Jeannette	61
27	Louise	61
29	Muriel	60
30	Mildred	59
31	Theresa	57
32	Geraldine	53
33	Charlotte	52
34	Gertrude	50
34	Thelma	50
36	Madeline	48
36	Marguerite	48
38	Priscilla	47
39	Constance	46
40	Beatrice	45
41	Anna	44
42	Anita	43
42	Edith	43
42	Grace	43
45	Gladys	42
45	Lorraine	42
47	Hazel	41
48	Kathleen	40
48	Norma	40
50	Patricia	39
51	Cecile	38
51	June	38
53	Annie	37
53	Edna	37
53	Jean	37
56	Bernice	36
56	Yvette	36
58	Josephine	35
58	Rose	35
60	Betty	34
60	Catherine	34
62	Laura	33
63	Elaine	31
63	Ida	31
65	Lois	30
65	Martha	30
65	Maxine	30
68	Beverly	29
68	Eva	29
70	Bertha	28
70	Esther	28
72	Arline	27
72	Jane	27
72	Olive	27
72	Pearl	27
76	Annette	26
76	Carolyn	26
76	Ellen	26
76	Joyce	26
76	Mabel	26
81	Blanche	25
81	Ethel	25
81	Violet	25
84	Hilda	24
84	Katherine	24
84	Sylvia	24
87	Althea	23
87	Leona	23
89	Agnes	22
90	Geneva	21
90	Jacqueline	21
90	Jeanne	21
90	Joan	21
90	Therese	21
95	Audrey	20
95	Christine	20
95	Clara	20
95	Jeanette	20
95	Marilyn	20
95	Viola	20
95	Vivian	20