Most popular girls’ names in Washington, 1917

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	408
2	Dorothy	376
3	Helen	326
4	Margaret	312
5	Ruth	257
6	Virginia	181
7	Frances	162
8	Betty	150
9	Alice	133
10	Evelyn	129
11	Jean	122
12	June	121
13	Mildred	120
14	Florence	114
15	Doris	109
15	Marjorie	109
17	Elizabeth	107
18	Lois	102
19	Esther	95
20	Edith	88
21	Marie	87
22	Hazel	85
23	Barbara	84
23	Gladys	84
25	Eleanor	78

Rank	Name	Babies
25	Grace	78
27	Edna	76
28	Irene	68
28	Maxine	68
30	Martha	67
31	Lillian	66
31	Lucille	66
33	Ellen	64
34	Bernice	62
35	Louise	61
35	Marguerite	61
37	Rose	59
38	Phyllis	58
39	Patricia	56
40	Marion	54
40	Thelma	54
42	Jane	51
42	Pearl	51
44	Anna	49
44	Elsie	49
44	Gertrude	49
44	Katherine	49
48	Agnes	48
48	Bertha	48
48	Pauline	48
51	Catherine	47
51	Ethel	47
51	Ruby	47
51	Viola	47
51	Violet	47
56	Clara	46
56	Vera	46
56	Vivian	46
59	Beatrice	44
59	Kathryn	44
61	Marian	42
61	Myrtle	42
63	Geraldine	39
63	Josephine	39
65	Eva	38
65	Laura	38
67	Ella	36
68	Mabel	35
68	Norma	35
70	Anne	34
71	Genevieve	33
71	Ida	33
71	Wilma	33
74	Nellie	31
75	Alma	29
75	Ann	29
75	Sylvia	29
78	Charlotte	28
78	Kathleen	28
78	Shirley	28
81	Audrey	27
81	Jeanne	27
83	Elaine	26
83	Peggy	26
83	Roberta	26
83	Velma	26
87	Bessie	25
87	Jessie	25
89	Beulah	24
89	Eileen	24
89	Leona	24
89	Mae	24
93	Billie	23
93	Lorraine	23
93	Muriel	23
96	Emma	22
96	Juanita	22
96	Wanda	22
96	Winifred	22
100	Dolores	21
100	Janet	21
100	Opal	21