Most popular girls’ names in Maine, 1926

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	178
3	Barbara	172
4	Theresa	138
5	Ruth	136
6	Pauline	119
7	Helen	113
8	Margaret	110
9	Virginia	106
10	Phyllis	97
10	Shirley	97
12	Rita	92
13	Doris	88
14	Frances	86
15	Irene	83
16	Marie	81
17	Alice	77
18	Elizabeth	76
18	Lorraine	76
20	Jean	71
21	Patricia	69
22	Eleanor	68
23	Marjorie	67
24	Marion	66
25	Evelyn	64

Rank	Name	Babies
25	Norma	64
27	Betty	63
28	Joyce	62
28	Priscilla	62
30	Mildred	61
31	Gloria	60
32	Lucille	59
33	Geraldine	57
34	Florence	56
35	Muriel	55
36	Arlene	53
36	Beatrice	53
38	Lillian	52
39	Constance	51
40	Therese	49
41	Beverly	48
41	Louise	48
43	Gertrude	47
44	June	46
45	Elaine	45
46	Edith	44
47	Catherine	43
47	Lois	43
49	Joan	42
50	Hazel	41
50	Marilyn	41
52	Kathleen	38
52	Marguerite	38
54	Anita	37
54	Carolyn	37
56	Maxine	36
57	Bertha	34
57	Jeannette	34
59	Agnes	33
59	Ethel	33
59	Jacqueline	33
59	Rose	33
63	Anna	32
63	Edna	32
63	Jeanette	32
66	Jeanne	31
67	Madeline	30
68	Charlotte	29
68	Gladys	29
68	Grace	29
68	Jane	29
68	Rachel	29
68	Thelma	29
74	Christine	28
75	Bernice	26
75	Cecile	26
75	Katherine	26
75	Martha	26
79	Esther	25
79	Eva	25
81	Viola	24
82	Josephine	23
82	Yvette	23
84	Audrey	22
84	Carmen	22
86	Elsie	21
86	Joanne	21
86	Roberta	21
89	Ann	20
89	Blanche	20
91	Anne	19
91	Laura	19
91	Leona	19
91	Pearl	19
91	Vivian	19
96	Ellen	18
96	Hilda	18
96	Janet	18
96	Janice	18
96	Sylvia	18