Most popular girls’ names in Washington, 1914

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	281
2	Helen	251
3	Dorothy	229
4	Margaret	188
5	Ruth	145
6	Frances	115
7	Evelyn	108
8	Alice	102
9	Virginia	101
10	Mildred	96
11	Elizabeth	93
12	Florence	83
13	Doris	72
14	Marie	68
15	Esther	66
16	Eleanor	60
16	Hazel	60
16	Marjorie	60
19	Gladys	59
19	Irene	59
21	Betty	56
21	Ethel	56
23	Grace	55
23	Lois	55
23	Louise	55

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Bernice	54
27	Jean	52
28	Edna	51
29	Thelma	49
30	Josephine	45
30	Violet	45
32	Catherine	43
32	Elsie	43
32	Lucille	43
35	Gertrude	42
35	Maxine	42
37	Katherine	41
38	Edith	40
39	Agnes	39
39	Clara	39
39	Rose	39
42	Lillian	38
43	June	37
43	Kathryn	37
45	Vivian	36
46	Marian	35
47	Barbara	34
47	Martha	34
49	Mabel	33
50	Beatrice	32
51	Marguerite	31
52	Anna	30
52	Emma	30
52	Laura	30
55	Jane	29
55	Marion	29
55	Wilma	29
58	Ann	28
58	Eva	28
58	Nellie	28
58	Viola	28
62	Ellen	27
62	Pauline	27
64	Ida	26
64	Phyllis	26
66	Vera	25
67	Bertha	24
67	Ruby	24
69	Kathleen	23
70	Anne	22
70	Charlotte	22
72	Genevieve	21
72	Julia	21
72	Patricia	21
72	Velma	21
76	Inez	20
77	Alma	19
77	Leona	19
77	Pearl	19
80	Dolores	18
80	Eileen	18
80	Ella	18
80	Harriet	18
84	Blanche	17
84	Jessie	17
84	Myrtle	17
87	Bessie	16
88	Emily	15
88	Fern	15
88	Georgia	15
88	Jeanne	15
88	Juanita	15
88	Olive	15
88	Shirley	15
95	Audrey	14
95	Geraldine	14
95	Joyce	14
95	Stella	14
95	Theresa	14
95	Verna	14