Most popular girls’ names in Washington, 1919

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	419
2	Dorothy	372
3	Helen	344
4	Margaret	325
5	Ruth	252
6	Betty	210
7	Virginia	191
8	Marjorie	162
9	Evelyn	155
10	Frances	147
11	Mildred	141
12	Alice	139
13	Doris	137
14	Jean	128
15	Lois	127
16	Florence	120
17	Elizabeth	111
18	June	108
19	Marie	105
20	Irene	99
21	Maxine	97
22	Bernice	93
23	Barbara	91
24	Hazel	90
25	Edith	89

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Patricia	86
27	Louise	83
28	Elsie	82
29	Gladys	81
30	Edna	79
30	Lillian	79
32	Phyllis	77
33	Vivian	76
34	Eleanor	74
35	Lucille	73
36	Thelma	71
37	Esther	70
37	Ethel	70
37	Shirley	70
40	Grace	65
41	Violet	64
42	Lorraine	63
43	Ellen	61
44	Gertrude	59
44	Pauline	59
46	Geraldine	57
46	Martha	57
48	Anna	54
48	Norma	54
50	Charlotte	53
50	Rose	53
52	Jane	52
52	Marguerite	52
52	Marian	52
55	Kathryn	51
56	Agnes	50
56	Catherine	50
56	Josephine	50
56	Marion	50
60	Laura	48
61	Katherine	47
61	Viola	47
63	Myrtle	45
64	Clara	44
64	Jeanne	44
66	Kathleen	43
67	Eva	42
68	Genevieve	41
69	Pearl	39
70	Juanita	38
71	Mabel	37
71	Wilma	37
73	Bertha	35
73	Harriet	35
73	Leona	35
76	Beatrice	34
76	Ruby	34
78	Anita	33
78	Eileen	33
78	Vera	33
81	Carol	31
81	Joyce	31
81	Julia	31
84	Roberta	30
85	Jessie	29
85	Verna	29
87	Donna	28
87	Velma	28
89	Elaine	27
89	Nellie	27
89	Sylvia	27
92	Ann	26
92	Audrey	26
92	Dolores	26
92	Ella	26
92	Ida	26
92	Inez	26
92	Lola	26
92	Muriel	26
100	Blanche	23