Most popular girls’ names in Utah, 1916

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	172
2	Ruth	168
3	Helen	161
4	Margaret	124
5	Dorothy	123
6	Virginia	86
7	Marjorie	69
8	Mildred	68
9	Alice	65
10	June	59
11	Thelma	55
12	Grace	52
12	Norma	52
14	Beth	51
15	Lois	50
16	Evelyn	49
17	Phyllis	48
18	Edith	47
18	Edna	47
18	Florence	47
21	Frances	46
22	Ruby	45
22	Vera	45
24	Barbara	44
24	Hazel	44

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Louise	43
27	Elizabeth	42
28	Marie	40
29	Afton	39
29	Fern	39
31	Betty	38
31	Lucille	38
33	Emma	36
33	Irene	36
33	Wanda	36
36	Gladys	35
37	Erma	34
38	Bernice	33
38	Melba	33
40	Doris	32
41	Donna	31
41	Ida	31
43	Kathryn	30
44	Pearl	29
45	Elaine	28
45	Ellen	28
45	Eva	28
48	Anna	26
49	Leah	25
50	Jean	24
50	Josephine	24
50	Katherine	24
50	Maxine	24
54	Blanche	23
54	Marion	23
54	Maurine	23
54	Rose	23
58	Clara	22
58	Esther	22
58	Ethel	22
58	Marian	22
62	Elsie	21
62	Faye	21
62	Martha	21
62	Viola	21
66	Lola	20
67	Lillian	19
67	Myrtle	19
69	Bessie	18
69	Catherine	18
69	Cleo	18
69	Jessie	18
69	Leona	18
74	Beatrice	17
74	Ella	17
74	Olive	17
74	Vivian	17
78	Ada	16
78	Dora	16
78	Eleanor	16
78	Elva	16
78	Fay	16
78	Gertrude	16
78	Mae	16
85	Alta	15
85	Annie	15
85	Bertha	15
85	Beulah	15
85	Ila	15
85	Lucile	15
85	Naomi	15
85	Wilma	15
93	Della	14
93	Jane	14
93	Mabel	14
93	Violet	14
97	Audrey	13
97	Genevieve	13
97	Lila	13
97	Nellie	13
97	Rhea	13
97	Verna	13