Most popular girls’ names in Washington, 1926

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Betty	479
2	Mary	435
3	Dorothy	343
4	Shirley	250
5	Patricia	246
6	Margaret	239
7	Helen	237
8	Barbara	236
9	Virginia	183
10	Doris	167
11	Jean	158
12	Lois	145
13	Phyllis	139
14	Ruth	136
15	Frances	131
16	Alice	128
17	Gloria	126
18	Marjorie	122
19	Evelyn	121
20	Beverly	112
21	June	108
22	Norma	93
23	Donna	89
24	Joyce	83
25	Marian	78

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Marilyn	77
27	Marie	76
28	Florence	71
29	Eleanor	67
30	Dolores	66
30	Elizabeth	66
32	Maxine	65
33	Irene	64
33	Mildred	64
35	Lillian	59
36	Elaine	58
37	Lorraine	57
37	Louise	57
39	Carol	56
39	Jeanne	56
41	Anna	54
42	Joan	52
42	Rose	52
44	Edith	50
44	Elsie	50
44	Esther	50
44	Juanita	50
48	Bernice	49
49	Audrey	48
49	Geraldine	48
49	Nancy	48
49	Pauline	48
53	Peggy	47
54	Bonnie	46
55	Marion	45
56	Kathleen	44
56	Roberta	44
56	Thelma	44
59	Grace	43
59	Katherine	43
59	Lucille	43
62	Gladys	42
62	Hazel	42
62	Violet	42
65	Eileen	39
65	Jacqueline	39
65	Janet	39
68	Charlotte	38
69	Vivian	37
70	Catherine	36
70	Ellen	36
70	Rosemary	36
70	Wanda	36
74	Ann	35
74	Ethel	35
74	Ruby	35
74	Vera	35
78	Wilma	34
79	Bette	33
79	Marguerite	33
79	Martha	33
82	Arlene	32
83	Colleen	31
84	Agnes	30
84	Kathryn	30
86	Iris	29
87	Laura	28
88	Anita	27
88	Eva	27
88	Georgia	27
88	Josephine	27
88	Pat	27
93	Anne	25
93	Nadine	25
95	Carolyn	24
95	Delores	24
95	Edna	24
95	Jane	24
95	Janice	24
95	Joanne	24
95	Sylvia	24