Most popular girls’ names in New York, 1910

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

RankNameBabies
1Mary1,923
2Helen1,290
3Rose990
4Anna951
5Margaret926
6Dorothy897
7Ruth713
8Lillian648
9Florence604
10Frances589
11Elizabeth579
12Mildred562
13Catherine521
14Marie503
15Josephine431
16Alice410
17Marion387
18Gertrude380
19Evelyn366
20Grace348
21Anne340
22Ann318
23Ethel296
24Beatrice292
25Louise279
RankNameBabies
26Edna277
27Sylvia273
28Irene272
29Eleanor260
30Jean250
31Julia245
32Esther233
33Agnes231
34Gladys230
35Theresa225
36Edith219
37Betty210
38Bertha203
39Marjorie200
39Pauline200
41Katherine191
42Ida190
43Virginia181
44Elsie178
44Jennie178
46Sarah177
47Clara174
48Martha167
49Doris164
50Sophie142
51Lena141
52Emma140
53Mae137
54Charlotte133
55Pearl129
56Stella125
57Emily124
57Kathryn124
59Eva121
60Hazel120
60Madeline120
62Lucy118
63Marguerite115
64Antoinette114
65Genevieve113
65Sadie113
67Angelina111
68Mabel110
69Celia105
70Fannie104
71Loretta101
72Sally99
72Viola99
74Blanche98
74Estelle98
74Minnie98
77Bernice92
78Hilda91
78Laura91
80Bessie90
80Marian90
82Harriet87
83Ellen86
84Lucille85
85Jane84
86Thelma83
86Vera83
88Caroline81
89Carmela78
89Kathleen78
89Muriel78
92Nancy77
92Veronica77
94Frieda76
94Shirley76
96Miriam74
97Fay73
98Barbara71
98May71
100Adele70
100Dora70
100Mollie70
100Rita70