Most popular girls’ names in Wisconsin, 1916

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

RankNameBabies
1Dorothy903
2Helen857
3Mary838
4Ruth692
5Margaret656
6Evelyn509
7Florence436
8Mildred422
9Marie414
10Irene371
11Alice364
12Lucille360
13Esther317
14Bernice308
15Elizabeth280
16Marion277
17Eleanor275
18Frances269
19Gertrude258
20Lorraine255
21Gladys243
22Virginia233
23Anna219
24Agnes211
25Doris210
RankNameBabies
26Edna206
27Lillian205
28Grace198
29Rose196
30Viola191
31Ethel189
32Catherine185
32Leona185
34Marian174
35Hazel170
36Ann169
37Clara154
38Genevieve148
39Beatrice146
40Myrtle142
40Violet142
42Sylvia141
43Josephine140
43June140
45Jean136
46Jane133
47Marcella130
48Elsie128
49Marjorie124
50Martha120
51Louise116
52Charlotte114
53Adeline113
53Anne113
55Edith112
55Mabel112
57Norma111
58Verna110
59Harriet109
59Lois109
61Pearl108
62Elaine106
63Loretta104
64Dolores98
64Ellen98
66Betty96
66Jeanette96
68Vivian93
69Katherine89
70Emma88
70Kathryn88
70Phyllis88
73Eleanore87
74Vera86
75Stella84
76Laura82
77Angeline81
78Emily80
79Pauline77
79Ruby77
81Eileen74
81Eunice74
81Julia74
84Blanche73
84Ida73
86Janet72
87Sophie71
88Anita70
89Alma69
89Marguerite69
91Geraldine68
92Olive66
92Wilma66
94Caroline65
95Hilda62
96Barbara60
96Fern60
96Mae60
99Thelma59
99Theresa59