Most popular girls’ names in Michigan, 1924

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

RankNameBabies
1Mary1,946
2Betty1,703
3Dorothy1,560
4Helen1,267
5Margaret1,073
6Virginia1,023
7Ruth902
8Shirley765
9Doris656
10Jean582
11Barbara562
12Irene550
13Elizabeth545
14Evelyn531
15Frances498
16Marjorie487
17Patricia460
18Alice442
19Mildred421
20June396
21Phyllis387
22Eleanor383
23Marie376
24Lillian351
25Lois345
RankNameBabies
26Florence336
27Marion332
28Geraldine318
29Rose314
30Anna309
31Joyce305
32Marian284
33Lorraine264
34Lucille262
35Josephine258
36Maxine257
37Bernice256
38Esther255
39Elaine250
40Donna247
41Catherine245
42Gladys243
43Grace239
44Gloria234
45Genevieve231
45Norma231
47Jane219
48Rita217
49Dolores216
49Gertrude216
51Beatrice208
52Ann205
53Louise189
53Marilyn189
55Thelma186
56Edith183
57Pauline181
58Edna178
58Ethel178
60Kathleen175
61Wanda168
62Martha165
63Agnes162
64Rosemary161
65Joan160
66Vivian158
67Katherine156
68Arlene155
69Elsie153
70Audrey152
70Beverly152
70Charlotte152
70Violet152
74Clara151
75Leona148
76Julia143
77Eileen141
78Jeanne140
79Hazel138
79Stella138
81Wilma137
82Laura135
83Kathryn132
84Bette128
85Marguerite126
86Ellen125
87Nancy123
88Jennie113
88Vera113
90Anne109
91Eva107
91Jeanette107
93Harriet106
94Bertha104
94Viola104
96Jacqueline101
96Loretta101
98Pearl96
99Janet94
100Juanita92