Most popular girls’ names in Maryland, 1913

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

RankNameBabies
1Mary617
2Margaret343
3Dorothy269
4Helen264
5Elizabeth224
6Mildred173
7Anna170
8Catherine165
9Marie144
9Ruth144
11Evelyn138
12Lillian121
13Virginia117
14Frances109
15Louise96
16Thelma94
17Alice90
18Edna87
19Ethel79
20Katherine77
21Agnes75
22Grace73
23Bertha70
23Florence70
23Gertrude70
RankNameBabies
26Gladys65
27Rose64
28Sarah61
29Edith60
30Emma57
31Hilda56
32Eleanor54
32Josephine54
32Pauline54
35Clara51
36Doris50
36Hazel50
38Martha47
39Esther46
40Ida45
41Irene44
41Nellie44
43Myrtle43
44Ella42
44Mabel42
46Elsie41
46Viola41
48Eva40
48Pearl40
50Anne38
51Julia37
52Beatrice35
52Bessie35
54Annie33
55Blanche32
55Sylvia32
57Ann31
57Charlotte31
57Naomi31
60Marguerite30
61Beulah27
62Leona26
63Madeline24
63Marian24
63Minnie24
63Violet24
67Alma23
67Lena23
69Amelia22
69Bernice22
69Ellen22
69Genevieve22
69Laura22
74Estelle21
74Jessie21
74Mae21
74Sadie21
74Sara21
79Audrey20
79Fannie20
79Lucille20
79Marion20
83Irma19
83Jean19
83Lillie19
83Loretta19
83Theresa19
83Vera19
89Emily18
89Kathryn18
89Marjorie18
89Miriam18
93Ada17
93Angela17
93Barbara17
93Dora17
93Regina17
93Vivian17
99Jane16
99Kathleen16
99Maude16