Most popular girls’ names in West Virginia, 1914

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	790
2	Virginia	352
3	Helen	282
4	Ruth	250
5	Margaret	242
6	Mildred	209
7	Dorothy	197
8	Elizabeth	185
9	Anna	178
10	Ruby	176
11	Thelma	157
12	Edith	143
13	Gladys	137
14	Edna	134
15	Hazel	127
16	Frances	122
17	Mabel	121
18	Evelyn	120
19	Nellie	115
20	Ethel	107
21	Pauline	105
22	Martha	102
23	Marie	89
24	Louise	86
25	Irene	84

Rank	Name	Babies
25	Opal	84
27	Rose	81
28	Grace	80
28	Lucille	80
30	Lillian	76
31	Alice	75
31	Eva	75
33	Bessie	73
34	Josephine	68
34	Pearl	68
34	Wilma	68
37	Clara	67
37	Goldie	67
39	Beulah	66
39	Juanita	66
39	Myrtle	66
42	Beatrice	65
43	Sarah	63
44	Elsie	61
45	Violet	60
46	Bernice	59
46	Julia	59
48	Bertha	58
48	Emma	58
48	Kathryn	58
51	Catherine	57
52	Eleanor	52
52	Kathleen	52
54	Katherine	51
54	Sylvia	51
56	Alma	50
56	Florence	50
58	Stella	49
59	Freda	47
59	Genevieve	47
59	Georgia	47
59	Jessie	47
63	Blanche	46
64	Lucy	45
64	Olive	45
66	Agnes	44
67	Betty	43
68	Gertrude	41
68	Lena	41
70	Laura	40
70	Madeline	40
70	Nora	40
73	Ella	39
73	Ida	39
73	Minnie	39
76	Esther	38
77	Jean	36
78	Ada	35
78	Leona	35
80	Cora	34
80	Lois	34
80	Naomi	34
80	Viola	34
84	Ellen	33
85	Ann	31
85	Iva	31
85	Mae	31
85	Maxine	31
89	Effie	30
89	Hilda	30
91	Doris	29
91	Nancy	29
93	Audrey	28
93	Carrie	28
93	Geraldine	28
93	Hattie	28
93	Phyllis	28
93	Wanda	28
99	Anne	27
100	Della	26
100	Flora	26
100	Glenna	26
100	Jane	26
100	Vivian	26