Most popular girls’ names in Washington, 1927

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Betty	483
2	Mary	462
3	Dorothy	334
4	Barbara	299
5	Shirley	282
6	Patricia	253
7	Helen	205
8	Lois	173
9	Margaret	172
10	Virginia	163
11	Ruth	160
12	Jean	154
13	Doris	149
14	Beverly	126
15	Phyllis	119
16	Evelyn	118
17	Donna	114
18	Gloria	109
19	Marjorie	107
20	Frances	105
21	Alice	101
22	Dolores	98
23	Lorraine	91
24	Marilyn	88
25	Joyce	84

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Norma	74
27	Irene	72
28	Marie	70
28	Maxine	70
30	June	68
30	Mildred	68
32	Geraldine	65
33	Joan	63
34	Carol	62
35	Bonnie	59
36	Elizabeth	58
36	Marian	58
38	Rose	56
39	Florence	55
39	Louise	55
41	Anna	52
41	Lillian	52
43	Jeanne	50
43	Kathleen	50
43	Lucille	50
46	Charlotte	48
47	Nancy	47
48	Violet	46
49	Eleanor	45
49	Pauline	45
51	Joanne	44
52	Edith	43
52	Elaine	43
52	Elsie	43
55	Audrey	42
55	Juanita	42
57	Wilma	41
58	Jacqueline	40
59	Ann	39
59	Bernice	39
59	Colleen	39
59	Eileen	39
63	Esther	38
63	Jane	38
63	Roberta	38
66	Ethel	37
66	Peggy	37
68	Edna	35
69	Gladys	34
70	Marion	33
70	Ruby	33
72	Grace	32
72	Hazel	32
72	Martha	32
72	Wanda	32
76	Bette	31
76	Clara	31
76	Gertrude	31
76	Katherine	31
76	Thelma	31
81	Catherine	30
82	Janet	29
82	Vivian	29
84	Loretta	28
84	Nadine	28
86	Joy	27
86	Kathryn	27
86	Yvonne	27
89	Laura	26
89	Rosemary	26
91	Agnes	25
91	Arlene	25
91	Beatrice	25
91	Ellen	25
91	Janice	25
91	Sally	25
91	Sylvia	25
98	Carolyn	24
98	Josephine	24
98	Leona	24
98	Margie	24
98	Vera	24
98	Verna	24