Most popular girls’ names in West Virginia, 1912

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	519
2	Virginia	248
3	Helen	176
4	Ruth	169
5	Mildred	161
6	Margaret	153
7	Hazel	145
8	Elizabeth	142
9	Anna	138
10	Gladys	130
11	Thelma	129
12	Dorothy	121
13	Ruby	106
14	Nellie	98
15	Edna	97
16	Opal	94
17	Edith	91
18	Ethel	87
18	Mabel	87
20	Frances	80
21	Evelyn	73
22	Bertha	71
23	Bessie	69
23	Pearl	69
25	Irene	68

Rank	Name	Babies
25	Marie	68
25	Pauline	68
28	Alice	67
28	Grace	67
28	Lillian	67
31	Elsie	65
32	Beulah	64
33	Eva	58
33	Martha	58
35	Julia	56
35	Myrtle	56
37	Goldie	55
37	Louise	55
39	Alma	53
39	Lucille	53
41	Minnie	51
41	Violet	51
43	Rose	50
44	Clara	49
44	Gertrude	49
46	Laura	48
47	Ida	45
48	Catherine	44
48	Sarah	44
50	Katherine	41
51	Georgia	40
52	Emma	39
52	Lena	39
54	Jessie	38
54	Josephine	38
56	Agnes	37
56	Juanita	37
58	Blanche	34
58	Florence	34
58	Freda	34
58	Stella	34
58	Wilma	34
63	Carrie	33
63	Kathryn	33
65	Sylvia	32
66	Ada	30
67	Genevieve	29
67	Iva	29
67	Mae	29
67	Viola	29
67	Vivian	29
72	Dora	28
73	Bernice	27
73	Cora	27
73	Kathleen	27
73	Lucy	27
77	Audrey	26
77	Beatrice	26
77	Betty	26
77	Lula	26
77	Wanda	26
82	Annie	25
82	Daisy	25
82	Ella	25
82	Geneva	25
82	Nancy	25
87	Mamie	24
88	Doris	23
88	Maude	23
88	Nora	23
88	Sadie	23
88	Susie	23
93	Esther	22
93	Marjorie	22
93	Naomi	22
96	Eleanor	21
96	Leona	21
96	Lola	21
96	Nettie	21
96	Olive	21
96	Velma	21