Most popular girls’ names in Maryland, 1929

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	1,051
2	Betty	551
3	Dorothy	512
4	Margaret	376
5	Doris	348
6	Helen	318
7	Ruth	262
8	Elizabeth	244
9	Shirley	241
10	Anna	226
11	Catherine	205
12	Dolores	197
13	Frances	188
14	Mildred	174
15	Evelyn	163
16	Jean	162
17	Marie	156
18	Virginia	151
19	Gloria	128
20	Patricia	117
20	Thelma	117
22	Audrey	112
23	Alice	108
23	Charlotte	108
23	Nancy	108

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Lillian	106
27	Barbara	94
28	Louise	93
28	Norma	93
30	Rose	92
31	Phyllis	90
32	Lorraine	89
33	Joan	88
34	Grace	87
35	Edna	83
36	Edith	81
36	Gladys	81
38	Irene	78
39	Jane	76
40	Delores	72
41	Eleanor	71
41	Peggy	71
43	Ethel	69
44	Geraldine	67
44	Martha	67
46	Pauline	66
46	Theresa	66
48	Agnes	65
49	June	64
50	Lois	63
51	Ann	62
52	Anne	59
52	Joyce	59
54	Elsie	57
54	Florence	57
54	Sarah	57
57	Carolyn	56
57	Elaine	56
57	Marian	56
60	Katherine	54
61	Esther	52
61	Hilda	52
61	Josephine	52
64	Bernice	51
64	Emma	51
64	Rita	51
67	Naomi	48
68	Clara	47
69	Hazel	46
69	Marion	46
71	Bertha	45
72	Sylvia	44
72	Vivian	44
74	Ellen	43
75	Marjorie	42
75	Ruby	42
77	Gertrude	40
77	Ida	40
77	Laura	40
80	Beverly	39
80	Janet	39
80	Rosalie	39
83	Regina	38
84	Juanita	37
85	Annie	35
85	Kathleen	35
87	Ella	33
87	Lucille	33
89	Beatrice	32
89	Emily	32
91	Constance	31
91	Genevieve	31
91	Jeanne	31
91	Roberta	31
95	Bessie	30
95	Erma	30
95	Jacqueline	30
95	Lillie	30
95	Pearl	30
100	Eileen	29
100	Mabel	29
100	Nellie	29