Most popular girls’ names in Washington, 1916

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	364
2	Dorothy	337
2	Margaret	337
4	Helen	332
5	Ruth	219
6	Virginia	144
7	Frances	142
8	Elizabeth	129
9	Alice	125
10	Evelyn	123
11	Florence	122
12	Mildred	116
13	Lois	100
14	Betty	97
14	June	97
14	Marjorie	97
17	Doris	95
18	Edith	89
19	Jean	85
20	Marie	84
21	Esther	81
21	Lillian	81
23	Eleanor	79
23	Hazel	79
25	Elsie	78

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Grace	77
27	Louise	76
28	Edna	75
28	Gladys	75
30	Ethel	71
30	Irene	71
32	Lucille	70
33	Maxine	69
34	Barbara	66
34	Thelma	66
36	Rose	63
37	Gertrude	58
38	Marian	57
38	Marion	57
38	Phyllis	57
41	Marguerite	56
42	Bernice	55
42	Katherine	55
42	Martha	55
45	Eva	54
45	Josephine	54
47	Anna	53
47	Ellen	53
49	Agnes	51
49	Catherine	51
51	Kathryn	48
51	Vivian	48
53	Wilma	47
54	Jane	45
54	Patricia	45
54	Pearl	45
54	Violet	45
58	Kathleen	43
59	Myrtle	42
60	Bertha	41
61	Nellie	40
61	Pauline	40
63	Ann	38
63	Mabel	38
63	Vera	38
66	Geraldine	37
66	Ruby	37
68	Clara	35
68	Genevieve	35
70	Beatrice	34
70	Leona	34
72	Anne	33
72	Audrey	33
72	Eileen	33
75	Laura	32
76	Julia	31
76	Lorraine	31
78	Ida	30
79	Elaine	29
80	Alma	28
81	Blanche	27
81	Norma	27
81	Sylvia	27
84	Minnie	26
84	Winifred	26
86	Harriet	25
86	Viola	25
88	Charlotte	24
88	Muriel	24
90	Emma	23
90	Jessie	23
92	Bessie	22
92	Donna	22
92	Stella	22
95	Carol	21
95	Mae	21
95	Olive	21
98	Emily	20
98	Jeanne	20
98	Juanita	20
98	Roberta	20