Top 100 West Virginia Girl Baby Names in 1920

// These were the most popular girl baby names in West Virginia, in 1920.

The Most Popular West Virginia Girl Baby Names in 1920


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Topping the charts on position #1 this year in West Virginia was Mary. In total there were 18,494 girls born sharing 435 unique names. The names are sorted by popularity, with the #1 position being the most popular baby name in 1920 . How Unique explains how common it was to give a baby girl that name in that specific year. The total count is the total number of girl baby names this year, and the trend column tells you if this name gained or lost in popularity from the previous year. To see more historic data and insights about a specific name you can click on it.


Rank Name How Unique? Total births this year
1Mary1 in 13 (7.5%)1,379
2Virginia1 in 29 (3.4%)633
3Helen1 in 31 (3.2%)597
4Margaret1 in 42 (2.4%)439
5Ruth1 in 47 (2.1%)395
6Dorothy1 in 52 (1.9%)353
7Mildred1 in 53 (1.9%)349
8Frances1 in 72 (1.4%)256
9Betty1 in 73 (1.4%)253
10Elizabeth1 in 73 (1.4%)253
11Anna1 in 75 (1.3%)247
12Ruby1 in 77 (1.3%)239
13Thelma1 in 85 (1.2%)217
14Evelyn1 in 85 (1.2%)217
15Edith1 in 85 (1.2%)217
16Pauline1 in 94 (1.1%)197
17Hazel1 in 96 (1%)193
18Gladys1 in 96 (1%)192
19Irene1 in 99 (1%)186
20Ethel1 in 103 (1%)180
21Lillian1 in 106 (0.9%)174
22Martha1 in 108 (0.9%)172
23Edna1 in 111 (0.9%)166
24Juanita1 in 111 (0.9%)166
25Marie1 in 112 (0.9%)165
26Louise1 in 131 (0.8%)141
27Lucille1 in 132 (0.8%)140
28Nellie1 in 133 (0.8%)139
29Alice1 in 139 (0.7%)133
30Violet1 in 139 (0.7%)133
31Opal1 in 140 (0.7%)132
32Maxine1 in 152 (0.7%)122
33Mabel1 in 154 (0.6%)120
34Beulah1 in 155 (0.6%)119
35Eva1 in 165 (0.6%)112
36Catherine1 in 170 (0.6%)109
37Geraldine1 in 173 (0.6%)107
38Josephine1 in 173 (0.6%)107
39Kathleen1 in 178 (0.6%)104
40Myrtle1 in 183 (0.5%)101
41Rose1 in 185 (0.5%)100
42Stella1 in 189 (0.5%)98
43Pearl1 in 195 (0.5%)95
44Freda1 in 197 (0.5%)94
45Emma1 in 199 (0.5%)93
46Katherine1 in 201 (0.5%)92
47June1 in 203 (0.5%)91
48Marjorie1 in 205 (0.5%)90
49Elsie1 in 205 (0.5%)90
50Clara1 in 208 (0.5%)89
51Grace1 in 208 (0.5%)89
52Sarah1 in 208 (0.5%)89
53Goldie1 in 210 (0.5%)88
54Lena1 in 215 (0.5%)86
55Florence1 in 215 (0.5%)86
56Alma1 in 218 (0.5%)85
57Beatrice1 in 220 (0.5%)84
58Eleanor1 in 220 (0.5%)84
59Georgia1 in 220 (0.5%)84
60Wanda1 in 223 (0.4%)83
61Wilma1 in 223 (0.4%)83
62Jean1 in 226 (0.4%)82
63Bessie1 in 237 (0.4%)78
64Vivian1 in 243 (0.4%)76
65Bertha1 in 250 (0.4%)74
66Ida1 in 253 (0.4%)73
67Kathryn1 in 253 (0.4%)73
68Naomi1 in 257 (0.4%)72
69Gertrude1 in 257 (0.4%)72
70Agnes1 in 257 (0.4%)72
71Bernice1 in 260 (0.4%)71
72Geneva1 in 268 (0.4%)69
73Sylvia1 in 268 (0.4%)69
74Norma1 in 272 (0.4%)68
75Nancy1 in 272 (0.4%)68
76Mae1 in 272 (0.4%)68
77Audrey1 in 276 (0.4%)67
78Doris1 in 285 (0.4%)65
79Jessie1 in 289 (0.3%)64
80Laura1 in 289 (0.3%)64
81Viola1 in 298 (0.3%)62
82Julia1 in 308 (0.3%)60
83Hilda1 in 319 (0.3%)58
84Leona1 in 319 (0.3%)58
85Madeline1 in 319 (0.3%)58
86Velma1 in 324 (0.3%)57
87Erma1 in 330 (0.3%)56
88Marguerite1 in 336 (0.3%)55
89Genevieve1 in 336 (0.3%)55
90Lucy1 in 342 (0.3%)54
91Ada1 in 349 (0.3%)53
92Ann1 in 363 (0.3%)51
93Ella1 in 363 (0.3%)51
94Esther1 in 370 (0.3%)50
95Nora1 in 377 (0.3%)49
96Charlotte1 in 377 (0.3%)49
97Garnet1 in 402 (0.2%)46
98Phyllis1 in 411 (0.2%)45
99Blanche1 in 420 (0.2%)44
100Minnie1 in 420 (0.2%)44


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