Most popular girls’ names in Rhode Island, 1921

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	485
2	Dorothy	218
3	Helen	203
4	Margaret	146
5	Anna	140
6	Alice	137
7	Rita	136
8	Ruth	123
9	Doris	122
10	Rose	118
11	Florence	99
12	Virginia	98
13	Irene	96
14	Barbara	89
14	Evelyn	89
16	Marie	87
17	Elizabeth	82
18	Lillian	79
19	Beatrice	68
20	Eleanor	64
21	Louise	62
21	Mildred	62
23	Frances	61
24	Marjorie	55
25	Catherine	54

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Gertrude	53
27	Josephine	50
28	Edith	48
29	Gladys	47
30	Marion	43
30	Theresa	43
32	Ethel	41
33	Agnes	40
34	Anita	39
34	Ida	39
36	Angelina	38
36	Gloria	38
38	Lucy	37
39	Bertha	36
40	Claire	35
41	Grace	34
42	Marguerite	33
43	Ann	32
44	Clara	31
44	Constance	31
44	Edna	31
44	Esther	31
44	Shirley	31
49	Muriel	30
50	Lucille	28
50	Martha	28
52	Elsie	27
52	Jennie	27
54	Cecile	26
54	Eva	26
56	Madeline	25
56	Norma	25
58	Genevieve	24
58	Jeannette	24
58	Lena	24
58	Loretta	24
58	Olive	24
58	Sylvia	24
58	Viola	24
65	Charlotte	23
65	Julia	23
65	Olga	23
65	Phyllis	23
69	Anne	22
69	Eileen	22
69	Hazel	22
69	Jean	22
69	Pauline	22
74	Blanche	21
74	Laura	21
76	Hope	20
76	Stella	20
76	Violet	20
79	Concetta	19
79	Katherine	19
81	Antonetta	18
81	Hilda	18
81	Kathleen	18
81	Nancy	18
81	Vivian	18
86	Adeline	17
86	Ellen	17
86	Estelle	17
86	Isabelle	17
86	Yvonne	17
91	Carolyn	16
91	Jeanne	16
91	Pearl	16
91	Winifred	16
95	Annie	15
95	Emily	15
95	Filomena	15
95	Leona	15
95	Thelma	15
100	Carmella	14
100	Flora	14
100	Lydia	14
100	Marian	14
100	Sarah	14
100	Teresa	14