Most popular girls’ names in Washington, 1920

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	544
2	Dorothy	440
3	Margaret	346
4	Betty	341
5	Helen	319
6	Ruth	251
7	Virginia	215
8	Frances	192
9	Doris	177
10	Evelyn	170
11	Jean	168
12	Alice	148
13	Mildred	143
14	June	138
15	Elizabeth	135
16	Marjorie	133
17	Barbara	131
18	Lois	128
19	Patricia	122
20	Marie	114
21	Florence	113
22	Maxine	96
23	Irene	91
24	Phyllis	87
25	Lillian	86

Rank	Name	Babies
25	Shirley	86
27	Anna	85
28	Eleanor	82
29	Elsie	81
30	Edith	80
30	Edna	80
32	Esther	78
33	Lucille	77
34	Hazel	76
35	Lorraine	73
35	Martha	73
37	Grace	72
37	Norma	72
39	Bernice	70
40	Pauline	68
41	Gladys	67
42	Violet	64
43	Marian	63
44	Marguerite	62
45	Geraldine	60
45	Louise	60
45	Vivian	60
48	Kathleen	59
49	Ethel	58
50	Charlotte	57
51	Elaine	56
51	Gertrude	56
51	Jane	56
51	Katherine	56
51	Marion	56
56	Viola	55
57	Rose	54
58	Kathryn	53
59	Thelma	52
60	Ellen	51
60	Vera	51
62	Agnes	49
62	Beatrice	49
62	Catherine	49
62	Eileen	49
66	Wilma	48
67	Jeanne	45
67	Wanda	45
69	Myrtle	44
70	Audrey	43
70	Carol	43
70	Juanita	43
70	Ruby	43
74	Peggy	41
75	Beverly	40
75	Dolores	40
77	Anne	39
77	Harriet	39
77	Pearl	39
80	Genevieve	38
80	Laura	38
82	Leona	37
83	Clara	36
84	Eva	34
85	Donna	32
86	Ann	31
87	Bette	30
87	Janet	30
87	Josephine	30
87	Mabel	30
91	Alma	29
92	Ida	28
92	Jessie	28
92	Roberta	28
92	Verna	28
96	Bonnie	27
96	Lola	27
96	Olive	27
99	Anita	26
99	Sylvia	26