Most popular girls’ names in New Jersey, 1913

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

RankNameBabies
1Mary1,078
2Helen827
3Anna605
4Margaret577
5Dorothy482
6Elizabeth435
7Rose368
8Ruth347
9Marie307
10Catherine294
11Mildred279
12Frances259
13Lillian235
14Josephine227
15Florence225
16Evelyn223
17Eleanor214
18Alice189
19Grace169
20Jean157
21Marion147
22Edith145
23Anne142
24Ethel141
25Ann136
RankNameBabies
26Edna127
27Gertrude124
28Julia123
29Louise118
30Beatrice116
31Katherine113
32Irene112
33Jennie109
34Elsie105
35Emma103
36Theresa101
37Agnes100
38Ida98
39Gladys95
40Doris91
40Stella91
42Virginia90
43Clara87
44Bertha86
44Kathryn86
46Esther82
47Sophie80
48Rita76
49Emily74
50Charlotte73
50Marjorie73
52Betty71
52Martha71
54Pauline68
55Viola64
56Laura62
56Sylvia62
58Hazel61
58Lucy61
60Genevieve60
61Lena59
61Pearl59
61Sarah59
64Angelina58
64Antoinette58
66Estelle57
66Madeline57
66Mae57
69Jane56
70Eva55
70Harriet55
72Olga52
73Vera49
74Muriel48
75Caroline47
75Lucille47
75Thelma47
78Ellen45
79Barbara44
79Ella44
81Marian43
81Nellie43
83Bessie42
83Mabel42
83Nancy42
86Adele41
86Myrtle41
88Jessie40
88Veronica40
90Miriam39
90Violet39
92Minnie38
92Victoria38
92Wanda38
95Blanche37
95Kathleen37
97Janet36
98Sara35
99Henrietta34
99Hilda34
99Jeanette34
99Sadie34
99Winifred34