Most popular girls’ names in West Virginia, 1913

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	641
2	Virginia	276
3	Helen	248
4	Ruth	216
5	Margaret	197
6	Dorothy	161
7	Mildred	155
8	Edith	136
9	Ruby	135
10	Gladys	134
11	Anna	124
12	Thelma	122
13	Elizabeth	121
14	Hazel	120
15	Ethel	110
16	Nellie	107
17	Opal	101
18	Evelyn	99
19	Edna	98
20	Mabel	93
21	Alice	87
21	Frances	87
23	Louise	81
23	Martha	81
25	Lillian	79

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Pauline	78
27	Beulah	74
27	Grace	74
29	Pearl	73
30	Myrtle	71
31	Irene	70
31	Marie	70
33	Bessie	66
34	Alma	65
34	Goldie	65
36	Emma	63
37	Jessie	60
38	Eva	59
39	Sarah	58
40	Catherine	55
40	Clara	55
42	Elsie	53
43	Georgia	51
43	Ida	51
45	Lena	50
45	Violet	50
47	Gertrude	48
47	Rose	48
49	Beatrice	47
49	Bertha	47
49	Genevieve	47
49	Lucille	47
53	Julia	46
53	Lucy	46
55	Juanita	44
56	Stella	41
56	Wilma	41
58	Florence	40
58	Freda	40
60	Ann	39
60	Kathleen	39
62	Eleanor	38
62	Mae	38
64	Esther	36
64	Sylvia	36
66	Geneva	35
67	Josephine	34
67	Marjorie	34
69	Blanche	33
69	Laura	33
69	Minnie	33
72	Betty	32
72	Katherine	32
74	Kathryn	31
74	Lillie	31
76	Audrey	30
77	Ada	29
77	Annie	29
77	Bernice	29
77	Lula	29
77	Viola	29
77	Virgie	29
83	Dora	28
83	Olive	28
85	Erma	27
85	Hattie	27
85	Leona	27
88	Ora	26
89	Agnes	25
89	Carrie	25
89	Maxine	25
92	Ella	24
92	Jane	24
92	Madeline	24
92	Marguerite	24
96	Della	23
96	Effie	23
96	Ellen	23
96	Mable	23
96	Nancy	23