Most popular girls’ names in Maryland, 1924

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	1,248
2	Dorothy	611
3	Margaret	550
4	Helen	416
5	Ruth	409
6	Betty	403
7	Doris	392
8	Elizabeth	306
9	Anna	301
10	Catherine	288
11	Mildred	260
12	Frances	236
13	Virginia	223
14	Marie	202
15	Evelyn	189
16	Lillian	182
17	Alice	152
18	Thelma	141
19	Gladys	133
20	Florence	131
21	Ethel	128
22	Shirley	125
23	Jean	116
24	Louise	111
25	Irene	106

Rank	Name	Babies
25	Sarah	106
27	Charlotte	100
28	Edith	99
29	Edna	95
30	Jane	94
31	Eleanor	92
31	Gertrude	92
33	Audrey	89
34	Agnes	88
35	Grace	87
36	Norma	86
37	Emma	85
37	Gloria	85
39	Martha	83
40	Hilda	82
41	Rose	81
42	Josephine	80
43	Ida	79
44	Clara	77
45	Marjorie	76
46	Ann	75
47	Hazel	74
47	Katherine	74
49	Elsie	72
49	Marion	72
51	Bertha	71
52	Dolores	69
53	Pauline	68
53	Phyllis	68
55	Bernice	66
55	June	66
57	Rita	63
58	Nancy	62
59	Marian	61
60	Lucille	60
61	Esther	59
61	Vivian	59
63	Pearl	57
64	Ella	56
65	Lois	55
66	Beatrice	54
67	Anne	53
67	Viola	53
69	Annie	52
70	Eva	51
71	Ellen	50
72	Julia	49
72	Naomi	49
72	Patricia	49
75	Barbara	48
75	Laura	48
77	Eileen	46
78	Alma	45
78	Elaine	45
78	Regina	45
81	Geraldine	44
81	Lorraine	44
83	Bessie	43
83	Madeline	43
83	Vera	43
86	Juanita	42
86	Myrtle	42
86	Nellie	42
89	Genevieve	41
90	Emily	40
91	Leona	39
91	Rosalie	39
93	Loretta	37
93	Mae	37
93	Marguerite	37
93	Miriam	37
93	Sara	37
93	Theresa	37
99	Irma	35
99	Sylvia	35