The Most Popular Washington Girl Baby Names in 1917
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| Rank | Name | How Unique? | Total births this year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mary | 1 in 21 (4.7%) | 408 |
| 2 | Dorothy | 1 in 23 (4.3%) | 376 |
| 3 | Helen | 1 in 27 (3.7%) | 326 |
| 4 | Margaret | 1 in 28 (3.6%) | 312 |
| 5 | Ruth | 1 in 34 (3%) | 257 |
| 6 | Virginia | 1 in 48 (2.1%) | 181 |
| 7 | Frances | 1 in 54 (1.9%) | 162 |
| 8 | Betty | 1 in 58 (1.7%) | 150 |
| 9 | Alice | 1 in 65 (1.5%) | 133 |
| 10 | Evelyn | 1 in 67 (1.5%) | 129 |
| 11 | Jean | 1 in 71 (1.4%) | 122 |
| 12 | June | 1 in 72 (1.4%) | 121 |
| 13 | Mildred | 1 in 72 (1.4%) | 120 |
| 14 | Florence | 1 in 76 (1.3%) | 114 |
| 15 | Doris | 1 in 80 (1.3%) | 109 |
| 16 | Marjorie | 1 in 80 (1.3%) | 109 |
| 17 | Elizabeth | 1 in 81 (1.2%) | 107 |
| 18 | Lois | 1 in 85 (1.2%) | 102 |
| 19 | Esther | 1 in 92 (1.1%) | 95 |
| 20 | Edith | 1 in 99 (1%) | 88 |
| 21 | Marie | 1 in 100 (1%) | 87 |
| 22 | Hazel | 1 in 102 (1%) | 85 |
| 23 | Barbara | 1 in 104 (1%) | 84 |
| 24 | Gladys | 1 in 104 (1%) | 84 |
| 25 | Eleanor | 1 in 111 (0.9%) | 78 |
| 26 | Grace | 1 in 111 (0.9%) | 78 |
| 27 | Edna | 1 in 114 (0.9%) | 76 |
| 28 | Irene | 1 in 128 (0.8%) | 68 |
| 29 | Maxine | 1 in 128 (0.8%) | 68 |
| 30 | Martha | 1 in 130 (0.8%) | 67 |
| 31 | Lillian | 1 in 132 (0.8%) | 66 |
| 32 | Lucille | 1 in 132 (0.8%) | 66 |
| 33 | Ellen | 1 in 136 (0.7%) | 64 |
| 34 | Bernice | 1 in 140 (0.7%) | 62 |
| 35 | Marguerite | 1 in 143 (0.7%) | 61 |
| 36 | Louise | 1 in 143 (0.7%) | 61 |
| 37 | Rose | 1 in 147 (0.7%) | 59 |
| 38 | Phyllis | 1 in 150 (0.7%) | 58 |
| 39 | Patricia | 1 in 155 (0.6%) | 56 |
| 40 | Thelma | 1 in 161 (0.6%) | 54 |
| 41 | Marion | 1 in 161 (0.6%) | 54 |
| 42 | Jane | 1 in 170 (0.6%) | 51 |
| 43 | Pearl | 1 in 170 (0.6%) | 51 |
| 44 | Katherine | 1 in 177 (0.6%) | 49 |
| 45 | Gertrude | 1 in 177 (0.6%) | 49 |
| 46 | Elsie | 1 in 177 (0.6%) | 49 |
| 47 | Anna | 1 in 177 (0.6%) | 49 |
| 48 | Agnes | 1 in 181 (0.6%) | 48 |
| 49 | Bertha | 1 in 181 (0.6%) | 48 |
| 50 | Pauline | 1 in 181 (0.6%) | 48 |
| 51 | Violet | 1 in 185 (0.5%) | 47 |
| 52 | Viola | 1 in 185 (0.5%) | 47 |
| 53 | Ruby | 1 in 185 (0.5%) | 47 |
| 54 | Ethel | 1 in 185 (0.5%) | 47 |
| 55 | Catherine | 1 in 185 (0.5%) | 47 |
| 56 | Clara | 1 in 189 (0.5%) | 46 |
| 57 | Vera | 1 in 189 (0.5%) | 46 |
| 58 | Vivian | 1 in 189 (0.5%) | 46 |
| 59 | Beatrice | 1 in 198 (0.5%) | 44 |
| 60 | Kathryn | 1 in 198 (0.5%) | 44 |
| 61 | Myrtle | 1 in 207 (0.5%) | 42 |
| 62 | Marian | 1 in 207 (0.5%) | 42 |
| 63 | Geraldine | 1 in 223 (0.4%) | 39 |
| 64 | Josephine | 1 in 223 (0.4%) | 39 |
| 65 | Eva | 1 in 229 (0.4%) | 38 |
| 66 | Laura | 1 in 229 (0.4%) | 38 |
| 67 | Ella | 1 in 242 (0.4%) | 36 |
| 68 | Norma | 1 in 248 (0.4%) | 35 |
| 69 | Mabel | 1 in 248 (0.4%) | 35 |
| 70 | Anne | 1 in 256 (0.4%) | 34 |
| 71 | Genevieve | 1 in 263 (0.4%) | 33 |
| 72 | Ida | 1 in 263 (0.4%) | 33 |
| 73 | Wilma | 1 in 263 (0.4%) | 33 |
| 74 | Nellie | 1 in 280 (0.4%) | 31 |
| 75 | Alma | 1 in 300 (0.3%) | 29 |
| 76 | Ann | 1 in 300 (0.3%) | 29 |
| 77 | Sylvia | 1 in 300 (0.3%) | 29 |
| 78 | Shirley | 1 in 311 (0.3%) | 28 |
| 79 | Kathleen | 1 in 311 (0.3%) | 28 |
| 80 | Charlotte | 1 in 311 (0.3%) | 28 |
| 81 | Audrey | 1 in 322 (0.3%) | 27 |
| 82 | Jeanne | 1 in 322 (0.3%) | 27 |
| 83 | Elaine | 1 in 334 (0.3%) | 26 |
| 84 | Peggy | 1 in 334 (0.3%) | 26 |
| 85 | Roberta | 1 in 334 (0.3%) | 26 |
| 86 | Velma | 1 in 334 (0.3%) | 26 |
| 87 | Jessie | 1 in 348 (0.3%) | 25 |
| 88 | Bessie | 1 in 348 (0.3%) | 25 |
| 89 | Beulah | 1 in 362 (0.3%) | 24 |
| 90 | Eileen | 1 in 362 (0.3%) | 24 |
| 91 | Leona | 1 in 362 (0.3%) | 24 |
| 92 | Mae | 1 in 362 (0.3%) | 24 |
| 93 | Muriel | 1 in 378 (0.3%) | 23 |
| 94 | Lorraine | 1 in 378 (0.3%) | 23 |
| 95 | Billie | 1 in 378 (0.3%) | 23 |
| 96 | Winifred | 1 in 395 (0.3%) | 22 |
| 97 | Wanda | 1 in 395 (0.3%) | 22 |
| 98 | Juanita | 1 in 395 (0.3%) | 22 |
| 99 | Emma | 1 in 395 (0.3%) | 22 |
| 100 | Dolores | 1 in 414 (0.2%) | 21 |





