Most popular girls’ names in Washington, 1925

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Betty	511
2	Mary	436
3	Dorothy	381
4	Shirley	242
5	Margaret	235
6	Helen	229
7	Patricia	227
8	Virginia	218
9	Barbara	194
10	Lois	179
11	Doris	173
12	Ruth	154
13	Jean	153
14	Marjorie	140
15	Gloria	136
16	Evelyn	131
17	June	129
18	Frances	120
19	Phyllis	107
20	Alice	98
21	Elizabeth	94
22	Joyce	88
23	Marie	87
23	Mildred	87
25	Donna	86

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Maxine	80
27	Beverly	77
28	Lorraine	75
29	Norma	72
30	Irene	70
30	Lillian	70
32	Florence	67
33	Eleanor	66
34	Marian	65
35	Marilyn	64
36	Peggy	63
37	Jeanne	62
38	Louise	61
39	Geraldine	59
39	Gladys	59
41	Bonnie	57
41	Carol	57
41	Charlotte	57
44	Anna	56
45	Pauline	53
46	Kathleen	51
46	Lucille	51
48	Bernice	50
48	Marion	50
48	Vivian	50
51	Grace	49
51	Violet	49
53	Nancy	48
53	Rose	48
53	Wilma	48
56	Hazel	46
56	Joan	46
58	Martha	45
59	Esther	44
60	Edna	43
61	Eileen	42
61	Roberta	42
63	Edith	41
64	Elaine	40
64	Thelma	40
66	Catherine	39
66	Laura	39
68	Elsie	38
69	Bette	37
69	Juanita	37
71	Dolores	36
71	Katherine	36
71	Ruby	36
74	Sylvia	34
75	Ethel	33
75	Josephine	33
77	Jacqueline	32
77	Kathryn	32
79	Ellen	31
79	Eva	31
79	Viola	31
82	Jane	30
82	Janice	30
82	Wanda	30
85	Agnes	29
85	Arlene	29
85	Audrey	29
85	Janet	29
85	Myrtle	29
90	Blanche	28
91	Anita	27
91	Ann	27
91	Beatrice	27
94	Bertha	26
94	Joy	26
96	Colleen	25
96	Georgia	25
96	Jeanette	25
96	Lila	25
96	Muriel	25
96	Pearl	25