Most popular girls’ names in Rhode Island, 1918

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	458
2	Helen	220
3	Dorothy	171
4	Rita	150
5	Margaret	141
6	Rose	127
7	Anna	120
8	Alice	118
9	Doris	113
10	Ruth	104
11	Florence	103
12	Elizabeth	82
13	Irene	79
14	Frances	77
15	Virginia	76
16	Lillian	75
17	Marie	74
18	Mildred	72
19	Catherine	70
20	Eleanor	69
21	Barbara	68
22	Josephine	67
23	Evelyn	65
24	Beatrice	62
24	Louise	62

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Jennie	57
27	Gertrude	52
28	Edith	51
28	Marion	51
30	Esther	46
31	Claire	44
32	Agnes	42
32	Eva	42
34	Theresa	41
35	Grace	40
36	Ethel	39
37	Lucy	38
38	Jeannette	37
39	Angelina	35
40	Madeline	34
41	Stella	33
42	Clara	32
42	Katherine	32
42	Marguerite	32
45	Edna	31
46	Ida	30
47	Bertha	29
47	Marjorie	29
49	Charlotte	28
50	Elsie	27
50	Laura	27
50	Yvonne	27
53	Anne	26
53	Blanche	26
53	Cecile	26
53	Viola	26
57	Gladys	25
57	Julia	25
57	Pauline	25
60	Emily	24
60	Emma	24
62	Anita	23
62	Eileen	23
62	Hazel	23
62	Victoria	23
66	Ann	22
66	Annette	22
66	Antonetta	22
66	Jean	22
70	Lucille	21
70	Maria	21
70	Muriel	21
73	Pearl	20
74	Harriet	19
74	Loretta	19
74	Martha	19
77	Ella	18
77	Genevieve	18
77	Nancy	18
77	Violet	18
81	Angela	17
81	Lena	17
81	Phyllis	17
81	Sophie	17
81	Sylvia	17
86	Bernice	16
86	Celia	16
86	Ellen	16
86	Thelma	16
90	Amelia	15
90	Caroline	15
90	Estelle	15
90	Hope	15
90	Jane	15
90	Kathleen	15
90	Olga	15
90	Teresa	15
98	Hilda	14
98	Isabelle	14
98	Mabel	14
98	Winifred	14