Most popular girls’ names in Washington, 1922

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	Betty	447
3	Dorothy	400
4	Margaret	334
5	Helen	271
6	Virginia	240
7	Ruth	196
8	Marjorie	182
9	Doris	164
10	Patricia	154
11	Frances	152
12	June	143
13	Evelyn	136
14	Jean	135
15	Barbara	132
16	Phyllis	128
17	Shirley	118
18	Alice	115
19	Lois	107
20	Marie	100
21	Elizabeth	96
22	Mildred	93
23	Norma	91
24	Irene	87
25	Maxine	86

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Florence	78
27	Eleanor	73
27	Marian	73
29	Lorraine	70
30	Edith	69
31	Geraldine	66
32	Anna	65
32	Gloria	65
32	Grace	65
35	Bernice	64
36	Gladys	62
36	Marion	62
38	Ethel	60
38	Lillian	60
40	Elsie	57
40	Jeanne	57
42	Rose	56
43	Catherine	55
43	Josephine	55
43	Lucille	55
43	Wilma	55
47	Louise	54
48	Esther	53
49	Joyce	52
50	Hazel	51
51	Charlotte	50
51	Kathleen	50
53	Carol	49
53	Violet	49
55	Katherine	48
55	Kathryn	48
57	Roberta	46
58	Elaine	44
58	Ellen	44
58	Muriel	44
61	Edna	43
61	Ruby	43
63	Laura	42
63	Pauline	42
65	Myrtle	41
65	Viola	41
67	Martha	39
68	Clara	38
68	Thelma	38
68	Vivian	38
71	Eva	37
72	Pearl	36
73	Beatrice	35
73	Donna	35
73	Marguerite	35
73	Peggy	35
77	Eileen	34
77	Gertrude	34
77	Janet	34
77	Nancy	34
81	Bonnie	33
82	Ann	32
82	Bette	32
82	Beverly	32
82	Dolores	32
82	Juanita	32
82	Vera	32
82	Wanda	32
89	Genevieve	31
89	Mabel	31
91	Jane	30
92	Anne	29
92	Emma	29
92	Ida	29
95	Marilyn	28
96	Harriet	27
97	Agnes	26
97	Bertha	26
99	Anita	25
99	Leona	25