Most popular girls’ names in Oregon, 1916
Official counts of babies given each name, ranked by NameTides (names with the same count share a rank).
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Helen | 211 |
| 2 | Dorothy | 206 |
| 3 | Mary | 198 |
| 4 | Margaret | 177 |
| 5 | Ruth | 134 |
| 6 | Mildred | 98 |
| 7 | Virginia | 88 |
| 8 | Frances | 87 |
| 8 | Marjorie | 87 |
| 10 | Elizabeth | 78 |
| 11 | Evelyn | 74 |
| 12 | Marie | 70 |
| 13 | Hazel | 69 |
| 14 | Doris | 64 |
| 15 | Alice | 61 |
| 15 | Jean | 61 |
| 17 | Florence | 59 |
| 18 | Thelma | 57 |
| 19 | June | 56 |
| 20 | Maxine | 55 |
| 21 | Lois | 52 |
| 22 | Edna | 51 |
| 23 | Irene | 49 |
| 24 | Louise | 48 |
| 25 | Anna | 47 |
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 25 | Esther | 47 |
| 27 | Betty | 42 |
| 28 | Barbara | 40 |
| 28 | Edith | 40 |
| 28 | Eleanor | 40 |
| 31 | Lucille | 39 |
| 32 | Gertrude | 36 |
| 32 | Lillian | 36 |
| 32 | Marian | 36 |
| 32 | Wilma | 36 |
| 36 | Gladys | 35 |
| 37 | Grace | 34 |
| 38 | Agnes | 31 |
| 38 | Eva | 31 |
| 38 | Genevieve | 31 |
| 38 | Violet | 31 |
| 42 | Catherine | 30 |
| 42 | Ruby | 30 |
| 44 | Rose | 29 |
| 45 | Bernice | 28 |
| 45 | Elsie | 28 |
| 45 | Ethel | 28 |
| 45 | Martha | 28 |
| 45 | Norma | 28 |
| 50 | Emma | 27 |
| 50 | Josephine | 27 |
| 50 | Marguerite | 27 |
| 53 | Geraldine | 26 |
| 53 | Jane | 26 |
| 53 | Katherine | 26 |
| 56 | Bertha | 25 |
| 56 | Kathryn | 25 |
| 56 | Vera | 25 |
| 56 | Viola | 25 |
| 60 | Clara | 23 |
| 60 | Vivian | 23 |
| 62 | Pauline | 22 |
| 63 | Audrey | 21 |
| 63 | Charlotte | 21 |
| 63 | Ella | 21 |
| 63 | Laura | 21 |
| 63 | Mabel | 21 |
| 63 | Marion | 21 |
| 63 | Phyllis | 21 |
| 63 | Velma | 21 |
| 71 | Jessie | 20 |
| 71 | Myrtle | 20 |
| 71 | Pearl | 20 |
| 74 | Cleo | 19 |
| 74 | Ellen | 19 |
| 74 | Iris | 19 |
| 74 | Nancy | 19 |
| 74 | Naomi | 19 |
| 74 | Nellie | 19 |
| 74 | Roberta | 19 |
| 81 | Blanche | 18 |
| 81 | Georgia | 18 |
| 81 | Jeanne | 18 |
| 81 | Julia | 18 |
| 85 | Verna | 16 |
| 86 | Ann | 15 |
| 86 | Elma | 15 |
| 86 | Juanita | 15 |
| 86 | Muriel | 15 |
| 86 | Patricia | 15 |
| 91 | Anne | 14 |
| 91 | Beatrice | 14 |
| 91 | Eileen | 14 |
| 91 | Erma | 14 |
| 95 | Alta | 13 |
| 95 | Bonnie | 13 |
| 95 | Ida | 13 |
| 95 | Joyce | 13 |
| 95 | Leona | 13 |
| 95 | Lucile | 13 |
| 95 | Sylvia | 13 |