Most popular girls’ names in Rhode Island, 1926

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	309
2	Dorothy	198
3	Helen	149
4	Barbara	132
5	Anna	129
6	Doris	127
7	Theresa	125
8	Margaret	121
9	Rita	116
10	Alice	102
11	Ruth	100
12	Irene	96
13	Gloria	95
14	Elizabeth	88
15	Rose	84
16	Shirley	82
17	Claire	80
17	Marie	80
19	Florence	79
20	Lillian	78
21	Therese	75
22	Evelyn	73
22	Virginia	73
24	Mildred	65
25	Louise	63

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Josephine	61
27	Frances	60
28	Eleanor	56
29	Catherine	52
30	Pauline	51
31	Muriel	49
32	Nancy	48
33	Lucille	47
34	Marjorie	45
35	Beatrice	44
35	Jean	44
37	Eileen	42
38	Constance	40
38	Marion	40
40	Phyllis	38
41	Edith	36
42	Ann	34
42	Gertrude	34
42	Gladys	34
45	Grace	33
46	Jeannette	32
47	Anne	31
47	Lucy	31
49	Norma	29
49	Patricia	29
51	Elsie	28
51	Jennie	28
51	Marguerite	28
54	Beverly	27
54	Laura	27
56	Jeanne	26
57	Madeline	25
58	Betty	24
58	Edna	24
58	Hilda	24
58	Ida	24
58	Jane	24
58	Thelma	24
64	Angelina	23
64	Clara	23
64	Esther	23
67	Agnes	22
67	Bernice	22
67	Carolyn	22
67	Joan	22
71	Antonetta	21
71	Ethel	21
73	Angela	20
73	Bertha	20
75	Blanche	19
75	Estelle	19
75	Eva	19
78	Cecile	18
78	Elaine	18
78	Kathleen	18
78	Martha	18
82	Charlotte	17
82	June	17
84	Arlene	16
84	Ellen	16
84	Emma	16
84	Filomena	16
84	Hope	16
84	Jacqueline	16
84	Lois	16
84	Olga	16
84	Olive	16
84	Teresa	16
94	Emily	15
94	Janet	15
94	Joyce	15
94	Lena	15
94	Marilyn	15
99	Anita	14
99	Caroline	14
99	Julia	14
99	Loretta	14
99	Lorraine	14
99	Madeleine	14