Most popular girls’ names in Washington, 1921

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	531
2	Dorothy	455
3	Betty	368
4	Margaret	334
5	Helen	324
6	Virginia	245
7	Ruth	200
8	Marjorie	185
9	Patricia	166
10	Frances	159
11	Doris	156
12	Evelyn	153
12	Jean	153
14	Lois	148
15	Alice	140
16	Barbara	138
17	Elizabeth	132
18	June	130
18	Mildred	130
20	Shirley	124
21	Florence	111
22	Phyllis	99
23	Esther	96
24	Marie	93
25	Gladys	90

Rank	Name	Babies
25	Maxine	90
25	Norma	90
28	Irene	89
29	Lillian	87
30	Eleanor	86
31	Bernice	83
32	Elsie	82
32	Geraldine	82
34	Hazel	78
35	Edith	77
36	Louise	76
37	Lorraine	75
37	Lucille	75
39	Anna	67
40	Catherine	66
40	Grace	66
42	Vivian	65
43	Ethel	64
44	Marian	59
44	Marion	59
46	Ellen	58
47	Martha	57
47	Thelma	57
49	Agnes	54
50	Charlotte	53
50	Edna	53
52	Gloria	52
52	Kathryn	52
54	Jeanne	50
54	Violet	50
56	Clara	49
57	Bonnie	48
57	Josephine	48
59	Kathleen	46
60	Jane	45
60	Rose	45
60	Viola	45
63	Juanita	44
63	Leona	44
65	Bette	43
66	Beatrice	42
66	Wilma	42
68	Gertrude	41
68	Laura	41
70	Carol	40
71	Eileen	39
71	Katherine	39
73	Pearl	38
74	Eva	37
74	Myrtle	37
74	Vera	37
74	Wanda	37
78	Audrey	36
78	Harriet	36
78	Ida	36
78	Janet	36
78	Joyce	36
83	Beverly	35
83	Elaine	35
83	Mabel	35
83	Marguerite	35
83	Pauline	35
83	Ruby	35
89	Anne	34
90	Genevieve	33
91	Bertha	32
91	Dolores	32
93	Ann	29
93	Julia	29
95	Roberta	28
96	Arlene	27
96	Joan	27
96	Nancy	27
96	Peggy	27
100	Bessie	26
100	Emma	26
100	Jessie	26