Most popular girls’ names in Rhode Island, 1923

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	426
2	Dorothy	202
3	Helen	179
4	Anna	155
5	Margaret	127
6	Doris	123
6	Ruth	123
8	Rita	122
9	Irene	113
10	Rose	112
11	Alice	109
12	Elizabeth	101
13	Virginia	100
14	Florence	96
14	Lillian	96
16	Marie	88
17	Barbara	85
18	Evelyn	81
19	Frances	72
20	Catherine	67
21	Eleanor	62
22	Mildred	60
23	Marion	58
23	Theresa	58
25	Claire	56

Rank	Name	Babies
25	Gloria	56
27	Edith	55
28	Gertrude	54
29	Shirley	53
30	Louise	48
30	Muriel	48
32	Beatrice	45
33	Constance	44
33	Marjorie	44
35	Josephine	41
36	Gladys	40
36	Grace	40
38	Esther	39
38	Jennie	39
38	Pauline	39
41	Lucille	36
42	Ann	35
42	Edna	35
42	Jeannette	35
45	Lucy	33
45	Madeline	33
47	Anita	32
47	Phyllis	32
49	Ida	30
49	Therese	30
49	Viola	30
52	Agnes	29
52	Julia	29
54	Norma	28
55	Angelina	27
55	Cecile	27
55	Eva	27
55	Hope	27
55	Jean	27
60	Blanche	25
60	Charlotte	25
60	Eileen	25
60	Laura	25
64	Jane	24
64	Nancy	24
66	Elsie	23
67	Anne	22
67	Lena	22
69	Ethel	21
69	Loretta	21
71	Bertha	20
71	Hazel	20
73	Annette	19
73	Betty	19
73	Katherine	19
73	Martha	19
73	Olga	19
78	Carmella	18
78	Marilyn	18
78	Thelma	18
81	Antonetta	17
81	Bernice	17
81	Harriet	17
81	Hilda	17
81	Sophie	17
81	Violet	17
87	Elena	16
87	Janet	16
87	Kathleen	16
87	Marguerite	16
87	Stella	16
92	Amelia	15
92	Concetta	15
92	Estelle	15
92	Olive	15
92	Yvette	15
97	Antoinette	14
97	Carolyn	14
97	Emma	14
97	Flora	14
97	June	14
97	Mabel	14
97	Vivian	14