Most popular girls’ names in Mississippi, 1922

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

RankNameBabies
1Mary1,720
2Annie653
3Willie452
4Dorothy398
5Mildred301
6Ruby300
7Louise275
8Lillie274
9Mattie267
10Helen263
11Ruth257
12Frances248
13Rosie241
14Martha220
15Elizabeth211
16Ethel205
17Minnie204
18Margaret195
18Sarah195
20Jessie194
21Marie191
22Emma190
23Gladys188
24Bessie186
25Edna183
RankNameBabies
26Virginia178
27Alice177
28Hazel174
29Lucille171
30Doris161
31Fannie157
32Ida155
32Thelma155
34Bernice148
34Irene148
36Clara146
37Lula145
38Hattie141
39Beatrice140
39Ella140
41Evelyn138
41Lillian138
43Maggie136
44Laura132
45Juanita128
46Carrie127
47Bertha125
48Mamie120
49Eva119
50Pauline116
51Velma112
52Geneva110
52Georgia110
54Catherine107
54Christine107
56Katie101
57Essie97
58Grace96
59Inez95
59Myrtle95
61Lois93
61Mae93
63Anna92
64Katherine91
65Edith90
66Cora89
66Johnnie89
66Vera89
69Alma88
70Margie86
71Josephine84
71Mable84
71Marjorie84
71Susie84
75Alberta83
75Julia83
77Ollie79
78Betty78
79Elsie76
79Ora76
81Daisy75
81Flora75
81Gertrude75
84Rosa73
85Lucy72
86Florence71
87Nancy70
88Sallie69
89Addie68
89Lizzie68
91Viola67
92Lena66
92Nellie66
92Vivian66
95Eddie64
96Rose63
97Ada62
97Eunice62
99Sadie61
100Lee58