Most popular girls’ names in Maryland, 1912

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	562
2	Margaret	296
3	Helen	256
4	Dorothy	230
5	Elizabeth	205
6	Anna	175
7	Ruth	170
8	Catherine	140
9	Mildred	133
10	Evelyn	131
11	Marie	130
12	Frances	99
13	Louise	93
14	Lillian	87
15	Virginia	86
16	Ethel	82
16	Florence	82
16	Thelma	82
19	Alice	76
20	Edna	73
20	Gladys	73
22	Martha	69
23	Rose	63
24	Hazel	62
25	Emma	61

Rank	Name	Babies
25	Gertrude	61
27	Edith	60
27	Sarah	60
29	Hilda	56
30	Bertha	54
30	Katherine	54
32	Grace	53
33	Agnes	52
33	Viola	52
35	Esther	48
36	Doris	47
36	Elsie	47
36	Josephine	47
36	Nellie	47
40	Eleanor	46
41	Clara	44
41	Irene	44
41	Myrtle	44
44	Julia	42
45	Beatrice	41
46	Mabel	40
47	Bessie	35
48	Ida	34
48	Laura	34
48	Pauline	34
51	Anne	33
51	Charlotte	33
53	Eva	32
53	Marguerite	32
55	Naomi	31
56	Jane	30
56	Pearl	30
58	Ann	28
59	Carrie	27
60	Blanche	25
60	Ella	25
60	Kathryn	25
60	Minnie	25
64	Ellen	24
64	Mae	24
64	Theresa	24
67	Annie	23
67	Genevieve	23
67	Lena	23
67	Loretta	23
67	Lucille	23
72	Bernice	22
73	Betty	20
73	Cora	20
73	Madeline	20
76	Alma	19
76	Marjorie	19
78	Rebecca	18
79	Ada	17
79	Audrey	17
79	Jean	17
79	Jessie	17
79	Leona	17
79	Marian	17
79	Vera	17
86	Barbara	16
86	Fannie	16
86	Hattie	16
86	Henrietta	16
86	Ruby	16
91	Caroline	15
91	Lula	15
91	May	15
91	Nettie	15
91	Sara	15
91	Stella	15
91	Sylvia	15
91	Violet	15
99	Amelia	14
99	Beulah	14
99	Dorothea	14
99	Emily	14
99	Estelle	14
99	Jeannette	14
99	Kathleen	14
99	Marion	14
99	Sadie	14