Most popular girls’ names in Washington, 1928

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Betty	447
2	Mary	400
3	Shirley	306
4	Barbara	301
5	Dorothy	293
6	Patricia	247
7	Margaret	178
8	Beverly	172
9	Virginia	162
10	Helen	157
11	Lois	155
12	Doris	144
13	Dolores	140
14	Ruth	134
15	Donna	128
16	Phyllis	125
17	Jean	120
18	Evelyn	108
19	Marilyn	103
20	Gloria	102
20	Joan	102
22	Alice	95
23	Frances	94
24	Marjorie	91
25	Lorraine	88

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Joyce	84
27	June	74
28	Florence	72
29	Geraldine	70
29	Norma	70
31	Carol	69
32	Elizabeth	66
32	Irene	66
34	Maxine	59
35	Eleanor	58
35	Marie	58
37	Mildred	56
37	Peggy	56
39	Bonnie	55
39	Charlotte	55
41	Joanne	50
41	Lillian	50
43	Louise	48
43	Marian	48
45	Edith	47
45	Martha	47
45	Nancy	47
48	Anna	46
48	Elaine	46
48	Marion	46
51	Juanita	45
51	Kathleen	45
51	Roberta	45
54	Janet	44
55	Esther	43
55	Rose	43
55	Vivian	43
58	Ellen	42
59	Audrey	41
59	Grace	41
61	Bernice	40
61	Pauline	40
63	Colleen	39
64	Gladys	38
65	Elsie	37
65	Jeanne	37
67	Carolyn	36
67	Violet	36
69	Leona	35
70	Ann	34
70	Delores	34
70	Jacqueline	34
70	Laura	34
74	Wanda	33
75	Edna	32
75	Eileen	32
75	Hazel	32
75	Janice	32
75	Lucille	32
75	Ruby	32
81	Ramona	31
82	Catherine	30
82	Rita	30
84	Arlene	29
84	Ethel	29
84	Margie	29
84	Sally	29
88	Joy	28
88	Wilma	28
90	Clara	27
90	Georgia	27
90	Sylvia	27
93	Jane	26
93	Josephine	26
95	Pearl	25
95	Thelma	25
97	Yvonne	24
98	Beatrice	23
98	Bertha	23
98	Bette	23
98	Eva	23
98	Kathryn	23
98	Muriel	23
98	Pat	23
98	Viola	23