Most popular girls’ names in Ohio, 1914

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

RankNameBabies
1Mary2,731
2Helen1,630
3Dorothy1,192
4Ruth1,152
5Margaret1,093
6Mildred691
7Elizabeth533
8Virginia515
9Anna505
10Florence468
11Evelyn451
12Frances441
13Alice408
14Marie392
15Martha387
16Catherine385
17Thelma326
18Edna325
19Irene320
20Grace311
21Rose309
22Esther300
23Kathryn297
24Eleanor292
25Ann285
RankNameBabies
25Lucille285
27Josephine276
28Pauline275
29Hazel272
30Lillian266
31Marjorie265
32Ethel256
33Betty254
34Edith248
34Gladys248
36Louise234
37Doris228
38Julia212
39Clara210
39Gertrude210
41Jean187
42Katherine181
43Jane171
44Anne169
45Elsie165
46Agnes160
46Bernice160
48Marian153
49Lois149
50Emma147
51Bertha146
52Mabel143
53Vera141
54Stella139
55Wilma136
56Beatrice133
57Nellie131
58Viola126
59Charlotte123
60Laura116
61Leona115
61Sarah115
63Violet107
64Genevieve106
65Vivian104
66Marguerite103
67Ida102
68Alma100
68Bessie100
70Eva99
71Velma98
72Ruby95
73Harriet94
73Marion94
75Phyllis93
76Opal91
76Sylvia91
78Barbara88
78Geraldine88
78Hilda88
81Lena87
82Myrtle85
83Dolores82
83Theresa82
85Beulah81
85Pearl81
87Olive80
88Blanche79
88Jessie79
90Alberta78
90Norma78
92Jennie76
92Loretta76
94Wanda75
95Ada74
95Audrey74
97Geneva72
97Rosemary72
99Ella71
100Ellen70
100Marcella70