Most popular girls’ names in Washington, 1924

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Betty	527
2	Mary	464
3	Dorothy	418
4	Margaret	261
5	Patricia	252
6	Helen	248
7	Virginia	223
8	Ruth	178
9	Barbara	176
10	Shirley	170
11	Marjorie	163
12	Jean	158
13	Frances	153
14	Doris	152
15	Evelyn	145
16	Lois	137
17	June	127
17	Phyllis	127
19	Alice	115
20	Elizabeth	97
21	Maxine	91
22	Irene	89
22	Mildred	89
24	Eleanor	80
24	Florence	80

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Marie	76
27	Lorraine	73
28	Carol	70
28	Gloria	70
28	Marian	70
31	Lillian	69
32	Joyce	66
32	Norma	66
34	Louise	65
35	Hazel	63
35	Jeanne	63
37	Edith	62
37	Lucille	62
39	Vivian	61
40	Gladys	59
40	Grace	59
42	Donna	56
43	Bernice	55
44	Anna	54
44	Charlotte	54
44	Ellen	54
47	Peggy	53
48	Beverly	52
49	Juanita	51
50	Bette	50
51	Thelma	49
52	Katherine	48
53	Elsie	47
53	Esther	47
53	Kathleen	47
56	Rose	46
56	Wilma	46
58	Ethel	45
58	Geraldine	45
60	Ruby	44
61	Violet	43
62	Elaine	42
63	Beatrice	41
63	Clara	41
63	Martha	41
66	Catherine	40
66	Dolores	40
66	Nancy	40
69	Eva	39
69	Josephine	39
69	Marilyn	39
72	Edna	38
73	Eileen	37
73	Jane	37
73	Leona	37
73	Marion	37
73	Viola	37
78	Arlene	36
78	Audrey	36
78	Bonnie	36
78	Jacqueline	36
78	Marguerite	36
83	Kathryn	34
83	Myrtle	34
85	Agnes	33
85	Pauline	33
87	Rosemary	32
88	Wanda	31
89	Ann	30
90	Joan	29
90	Laura	29
90	Margie	29
93	Gertrude	28
94	Pearl	27
95	Janet	26
95	Muriel	26
97	Bertha	25
97	Ella	25
97	Genevieve	25
100	Emma	24
100	Harriet	24