Most popular girls’ names in Washington, 1918

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	479
2	Dorothy	391
3	Margaret	360
4	Helen	357
5	Ruth	258
6	Betty	216
7	Frances	200
8	Virginia	188
9	Alice	152
10	Evelyn	150
11	Marjorie	146
12	Doris	136
12	Florence	136
12	June	136
15	Jean	126
16	Mildred	118
17	Marie	112
18	Lois	106
19	Elizabeth	105
20	Barbara	94
21	Esther	93
21	Hazel	93
23	Edith	92
24	Grace	91
24	Irene	91

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Eleanor	87
27	Lucille	85
28	Maxine	83
29	Phyllis	82
30	Louise	80
31	Bernice	76
31	Lillian	76
33	Gladys	74
34	Gertrude	71
34	Martha	71
36	Marion	69
36	Vivian	69
38	Elsie	66
38	Marguerite	66
40	Edna	65
41	Patricia	64
42	Josephine	61
42	Katherine	61
42	Rose	61
45	Shirley	58
46	Marian	57
46	Thelma	57
48	Violet	56
49	Pauline	55
50	Geraldine	54
50	Vera	54
52	Jane	51
53	Anna	50
53	Ethel	50
53	Lorraine	50
56	Jeanne	49
56	Norma	49
58	Pearl	48
59	Eva	47
59	Myrtle	47
61	Clara	46
62	Viola	45
63	Laura	44
64	Ann	43
65	Catherine	42
66	Anne	41
66	Ellen	41
66	Genevieve	41
66	Leona	41
66	Wilma	41
71	Charlotte	39
72	Audrey	37
72	Eileen	37
72	Kathryn	37
75	Agnes	34
75	Carol	34
75	Verna	34
78	Beatrice	33
78	Harriet	33
80	Emma	32
80	Ruby	32
82	Jessie	30
82	Joyce	30
82	Muriel	30
82	Nellie	30
86	Peggy	29
86	Roberta	29
88	Alma	28
88	Bertha	28
88	Mabel	28
88	Wanda	28
92	Blanche	27
92	Donna	27
92	Julia	27
92	Kathleen	27
96	Dolores	26
96	Ella	26
96	Jeanette	26
99	Beulah	25
99	Ida	25
99	Juanita	25
99	Mae	25
99	Nancy	25
99	Sylvia	25