Most popular girls’ names in Washington, 1912

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	207
2	Helen	184
3	Dorothy	165
4	Margaret	154
5	Ruth	125
6	Mildred	95
7	Frances	82
8	Elizabeth	70
9	Alice	66
9	Evelyn	66
11	Florence	64
12	Grace	59
13	Marie	56
14	Gladys	54
15	Lillian	52
16	Esther	51
17	Edith	50
18	Louise	47
19	Virginia	46
20	Elsie	45
20	Hazel	45
22	Irene	44
23	Eleanor	43
24	Doris	42
25	Marjorie	41

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Edna	39
27	Agnes	38
27	Ethel	38
29	Lucille	36
29	Thelma	36
31	Ruby	34
32	Bertha	33
33	Bernice	32
33	Katherine	32
35	Catherine	31
35	Clara	31
35	Jean	31
38	Gertrude	30
38	Lois	30
38	Martha	30
41	Josephine	29
42	Mabel	28
43	Ellen	27
43	Maxine	27
43	Pauline	27
43	Violet	27
47	Emma	26
47	Marian	26
47	Marion	26
47	Vera	26
47	Wilma	26
52	Marguerite	25
53	Laura	24
54	Betty	23
54	Blanche	23
54	Phyllis	23
57	Charlotte	22
57	Eva	22
57	Myrtle	22
57	Pearl	22
61	Anna	21
61	Kathryn	21
61	Rose	21
61	Viola	21
65	Alma	20
65	Leona	20
67	Vivian	19
68	Ann	18
68	Anne	18
68	Geraldine	18
68	Mae	18
72	Barbara	17
72	Beatrice	17
72	Georgia	17
72	June	17
72	Nellie	17
77	Bessie	16
77	Julia	16
79	Patricia	15
79	Velma	15
79	Verna	15
82	Beulah	14
82	Genevieve	14
82	Ida	14
82	Jane	14
82	Jessie	14
82	Minnie	14
88	Kathleen	13
88	Roberta	13
90	Eunice	12
90	Juanita	12
90	Norma	12
93	Carol	11
93	Flora	11
93	Inez	11
93	Lena	11
93	Lydia	11
93	Naomi	11
93	Olive	11
93	Sarah	11
93	Sylvia	11