Most popular girls’ names in Oregon, 1917

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	249
2	Helen	195
3	Dorothy	190
4	Margaret	146
5	Ruth	109
6	Frances	101
7	Virginia	97
8	Evelyn	95
9	Mildred	83
10	Marjorie	77
11	June	71
12	Doris	66
12	Lois	66
14	Elizabeth	65
15	Alice	64
15	Marie	64
17	Jean	62
18	Betty	60
19	Florence	58
20	Hazel	54
21	Barbara	53
22	Esther	52
23	Gladys	49
24	Irene	47
25	Maxine	46

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Edna	44
27	Thelma	42
28	Edith	40
28	Grace	40
28	Lillian	40
31	Eleanor	39
32	Louise	38
33	Ellen	37
34	Elsie	35
35	Gertrude	32
35	Josephine	32
35	Martha	32
35	Patricia	32
39	Anna	31
39	Ethel	31
39	Eva	31
39	Katherine	31
43	Velma	30
44	Bernice	29
44	Jane	29
44	Marian	29
44	Rose	29
48	Catherine	28
49	Ruby	27
49	Vivian	27
51	Geraldine	26
51	Kathryn	26
51	Norma	26
51	Vera	26
51	Violet	26
51	Wilma	26
57	Genevieve	25
57	Viola	25
59	Lucille	24
60	Jessie	23
60	Juanita	23
60	Roberta	23
63	Emma	22
63	Pauline	22
65	Clara	21
65	Leona	21
65	Pearl	21
68	Bessie	20
68	Laura	20
70	Ann	19
70	Anne	19
70	Charlotte	19
70	Jeanne	19
70	Marguerite	19
70	Marion	19
70	Myrtle	19
77	Agnes	18
77	Bertha	18
77	Julia	18
80	Elaine	17
80	Ella	17
80	Nellie	17
80	Phyllis	17
84	Bonnie	16
84	Erma	16
84	Iris	16
84	Naomi	16
88	Beulah	15
88	Eileen	15
88	Faye	15
88	Georgia	15
88	Lorraine	15
93	Blanche	14
93	Eunice	14
93	Shirley	14
96	Carol	13
96	Dolores	13
96	Elma	13
96	Harriet	13
96	Ida	13
96	Jennie	13
96	Kathleen	13
96	Mabel	13
96	Muriel	13
96	Nancy	13
96	Olive	13
96	Opal	13