Most popular girls’ names in Maryland, 1923

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	1,226
2	Dorothy	629
3	Margaret	555
4	Helen	469
5	Ruth	378
6	Doris	347
7	Elizabeth	343
8	Mildred	307
9	Anna	292
10	Betty	283
11	Catherine	280
12	Frances	252
13	Evelyn	246
14	Virginia	227
15	Marie	216
16	Lillian	214
17	Ethel	151
18	Alice	150
19	Thelma	128
20	Edna	122
20	Florence	122
22	Louise	113
23	Gladys	108
24	Eleanor	107
25	Agnes	106

Rank	Name	Babies
25	Katherine	106
27	Jean	105
28	Sarah	103
29	Shirley	101
30	Rose	95
31	Grace	94
32	Charlotte	93
32	Edith	93
32	Josephine	93
35	Audrey	91
35	Emma	91
35	Pauline	91
38	Elsie	87
38	Irene	87
38	Martha	87
41	Gertrude	85
42	Hazel	78
43	Esther	77
43	Hilda	77
43	Norma	77
46	Clara	76
46	Geraldine	76
48	Gloria	72
49	Bernice	71
49	Jane	71
49	Rita	71
52	Beatrice	67
53	Ida	66
54	Bertha	64
55	Myrtle	62
56	Viola	60
57	Ann	59
58	Marjorie	56
58	Pearl	56
60	Mabel	55
61	Elaine	53
61	Vivian	53
63	Dolores	52
63	Ellen	52
63	June	52
63	Marion	52
63	Phyllis	52
68	Julia	51
69	Lois	50
69	Lucille	50
69	Sylvia	50
72	Ella	49
72	Marian	49
72	Nellie	49
75	Genevieve	48
75	Naomi	48
77	Nancy	47
78	Carolyn	46
78	Laura	46
80	Lorraine	45
80	Theresa	45
82	Barbara	44
83	Anne	43
83	Eva	43
83	Jeanne	43
83	Regina	43
87	Blanche	42
88	Bessie	41
88	Ruby	41
88	Violet	41
91	Eileen	40
91	Emily	40
91	Madeline	40
94	Kathleen	38
94	Miriam	38
94	Rosalie	38
97	Annie	37
98	Kathryn	36
99	Alma	35
99	Juanita	35
99	Leona	35