Most popular girls’ names in Rhode Island, 1928

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	319
2	Dorothy	198
3	Barbara	173
4	Anna	129
5	Theresa	125
6	Helen	123
7	Margaret	110
8	Doris	99
9	Marie	97
10	Alice	96
11	Evelyn	86
12	Shirley	85
13	Claire	83
14	Virginia	82
15	Elizabeth	81
16	Irene	80
17	Rita	79
18	Gloria	76
19	Eleanor	74
20	Lillian	70
21	Ruth	66
22	Rose	65
23	Florence	58
24	Frances	57
25	Phyllis	56

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Louise	55
27	Dolores	50
28	Catherine	49
28	Marion	49
30	Jean	46
30	Lucille	46
32	Marjorie	45
32	Mildred	45
34	Gertrude	43
35	Norma	42
36	Ann	41
36	Eileen	41
36	Nancy	41
39	Josephine	39
40	Beverly	38
40	Constance	38
40	Patricia	38
43	Grace	36
44	Jane	35
44	Therese	35
46	Lorraine	33
46	Muriel	33
48	Jeannette	32
48	Pauline	32
50	Edith	31
51	Beatrice	29
51	Marguerite	29
51	Marilyn	29
54	Betty	28
55	Jeanne	27
56	Anne	26
56	Joan	26
58	Jacqueline	25
58	Joyce	25
60	June	24
61	Elsie	23
61	Ethel	23
61	Gladys	23
64	Esther	21
64	Jennie	21
64	Lucy	21
64	Thelma	21
68	Elaine	20
68	Lois	20
70	Agnes	19
70	Blanche	19
70	Emily	19
70	Hope	19
70	Ida	19
70	Madeline	19
70	Martha	19
70	Teresa	19
78	Estelle	17
78	Julia	17
78	Yvonne	17
81	Angelina	16
81	Eva	16
81	Hilda	16
81	Loretta	16
85	Anita	15
85	Cecile	15
85	Charlotte	15
88	Antonetta	14
88	Bernice	14
88	Flora	14
88	Viola	14
92	Caroline	13
92	Veronica	13
94	Bertha	12
94	Carolyn	12
94	Elena	12
94	Genevieve	12
94	Kathleen	12
94	Victoria	12
94	Vivian	12
94	Winifred	12