Most popular girls’ names in Maine, 1928

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	217
2	Barbara	200
3	Dorothy	174
4	Theresa	133
5	Patricia	124
6	Ruth	118
7	Pauline	108
8	Margaret	104
9	Doris	99
10	Shirley	98
11	Helen	94
12	Gloria	91
13	Frances	90
14	Lorraine	88
15	Phyllis	84
16	Virginia	82
17	Betty	81
17	Rita	81
19	Elizabeth	80
20	Marion	78
21	Marie	77
22	Beverly	75
23	Jean	74
23	Joan	74
25	Joyce	70

Rank	Name	Babies
25	Priscilla	70
27	Alice	69
28	Evelyn	66
29	Arlene	64
29	Florence	64
31	Marilyn	63
31	Marjorie	63
33	Eleanor	62
34	Irene	61
35	Mildred	58
36	Lois	56
36	Louise	56
38	Geraldine	47
38	Muriel	47
40	Gladys	46
41	Therese	45
42	Lucille	44
42	Norma	44
42	Thelma	44
45	Beatrice	43
45	Jacqueline	43
47	Constance	40
48	Jeannette	39
48	Lillian	39
50	Charlotte	36
51	Hazel	35
51	June	35
53	Bertha	34
53	Gertrude	34
55	Carolyn	32
55	Ramona	32
57	Ethel	31
57	Madeline	31
59	Anita	30
59	Yvette	30
61	Elaine	29
61	Katherine	29
61	Maxine	29
64	Ann	28
64	Carmen	28
64	Edna	28
64	Sylvia	28
68	Anna	27
68	Christine	27
68	Edith	27
68	Eva	27
72	Kathleen	26
72	Rachel	26
74	Bernice	25
74	Jane	25
74	Laura	25
74	Nancy	25
78	Ellen	24
78	Elsie	24
78	Leona	24
81	Dolores	23
81	Janet	23
83	Avis	22
83	Cecile	22
83	Esther	22
83	Grace	22
83	Jeanne	22
83	Marguerite	22
89	Anne	21
89	Geneva	21
89	Jeanette	21
89	Rose	21
93	Catherine	20
93	Ella	20
95	Annette	19
95	Claire	19
95	Donna	19
95	Natalie	19
95	Roberta	19
100	Martha	18
100	Viola	18
100	Vivian	18