Most popular girls’ names in Washington, 1923

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Betty	516
2	Mary	475
3	Dorothy	400
4	Helen	296
5	Margaret	280
6	Virginia	233
7	Ruth	202
8	Shirley	177
9	Patricia	164
10	Doris	160
11	Barbara	145
12	Evelyn	144
12	Marjorie	144
14	Phyllis	140
15	Frances	137
16	Elizabeth	126
16	Jean	126
18	June	124
19	Lois	123
20	Alice	118
21	Mildred	108
22	Florence	93
23	Maxine	91
24	Marie	82
25	Norma	79

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Eleanor	74
26	Irene	74
28	Lorraine	72
29	Gloria	71
30	Marian	69
31	Geraldine	67
32	Anna	65
32	Lillian	65
32	Louise	65
35	Edith	63
35	Elsie	63
37	Peggy	61
38	Gladys	59
38	Rose	59
40	Donna	58
40	Thelma	58
42	Bernice	57
43	Lucille	55
44	Bette	54
44	Esther	54
46	Elaine	51
46	Grace	51
46	Joyce	51
49	Beatrice	50
50	Carol	49
50	Juanita	49
52	Edna	48
52	Ethel	48
52	Jeanne	48
52	Myrtle	48
56	Catherine	47
56	Gertrude	47
58	Kathleen	46
59	Beverly	45
59	Marion	45
59	Martha	45
59	Ruby	45
59	Vivian	45
64	Violet	44
65	Ellen	43
65	Hazel	43
65	Kathryn	43
68	Audrey	41
69	Bertha	40
69	Charlotte	40
69	Laura	40
72	Bonnie	39
73	Katherine	38
73	Marguerite	38
75	Eva	37
75	Verna	37
77	Eileen	36
77	Roberta	36
79	Pauline	35
79	Wanda	35
81	Jane	34
82	Agnes	33
82	Leona	33
84	Dolores	32
84	Pearl	32
86	Genevieve	31
87	Ann	30
87	Eunice	30
87	Rosemary	30
87	Vera	30
91	Josephine	29
91	Wilma	29
93	Viola	28
94	Arlene	27
94	Ida	27
94	Nancy	27
97	Marilyn	26
98	Clara	25
98	Jacqueline	25
98	Janet	25