Top 100 West Virginia Girl Baby Names in 1926

// These were the most popular girl baby names in West Virginia, in 1926.

The Most Popular West Virginia Girl Baby Names in 1926


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Topping the charts on position #1 this year in West Virginia was Mary. In total there were 19,935 girls born sharing 445 unique names. The names are sorted by popularity, with the #1 position being the most popular baby name in 1926 . 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 14 (7.2%)1,436
2Betty1 in 19 (5.2%)1,036
3Helen1 in 31 (3.2%)634
4Dorothy1 in 41 (2.4%)487
5Virginia1 in 42 (2.4%)470
6Margaret1 in 47 (2.1%)424
7Ruth1 in 54 (1.9%)372
8Anna1 in 66 (1.5%)300
9Mildred1 in 71 (1.4%)281
10Frances1 in 78 (1.3%)257
11Elizabeth1 in 79 (1.3%)253
12Ruby1 in 91 (1.1%)218
13Evelyn1 in 101 (1%)198
14Thelma1 in 102 (1%)196
15Martha1 in 102 (1%)195
16Doris1 in 107 (0.9%)187
17Alice1 in 110 (0.9%)181
18Pauline1 in 111 (0.9%)180
19Wanda1 in 118 (0.8%)169
20Hazel1 in 122 (0.8%)164
21Edna1 in 122 (0.8%)163
22Juanita1 in 125 (0.8%)160
23Louise1 in 125 (0.8%)159
24Jean1 in 128 (0.8%)156
25Norma1 in 128 (0.8%)156
26Edith1 in 130 (0.8%)153
27Irene1 in 131 (0.8%)152
28Ethel1 in 139 (0.7%)143
29Wilma1 in 148 (0.7%)135
30Phyllis1 in 149 (0.7%)134
31Gladys1 in 152 (0.7%)131
32Maxine1 in 162 (0.6%)123
33Marie1 in 163 (0.6%)122
34Nellie1 in 170 (0.6%)117
35Lucille1 in 172 (0.6%)116
36Emma1 in 175 (0.6%)114
37Lillian1 in 176 (0.6%)113
38Geraldine1 in 183 (0.5%)109
39Kathleen1 in 183 (0.5%)109
40Violet1 in 185 (0.5%)108
41Josephine1 in 188 (0.5%)106
42Marjorie1 in 190 (0.5%)105
43Nancy1 in 190 (0.5%)105
44Clara1 in 194 (0.5%)103
45Eva1 in 197 (0.5%)101
46Opal1 in 199 (0.5%)100
47Rose1 in 199 (0.5%)100
48Gloria1 in 208 (0.5%)96
49Barbara1 in 212 (0.5%)94
50Naomi1 in 214 (0.5%)93
51Myrtle1 in 217 (0.5%)92
52Lois1 in 217 (0.5%)92
53June1 in 217 (0.5%)92
54Geneva1 in 222 (0.5%)90
55Sylvia1 in 224 (0.4%)89
56Beatrice1 in 229 (0.4%)87
57Eleanor1 in 232 (0.4%)86
58Audrey1 in 232 (0.4%)86
59Alma1 in 237 (0.4%)84
60Elsie1 in 240 (0.4%)83
61Julia1 in 240 (0.4%)83
62Mabel1 in 240 (0.4%)83
63Beulah1 in 243 (0.4%)82
64Freda1 in 246 (0.4%)81
65Catherine1 in 246 (0.4%)81
66Sarah1 in 262 (0.4%)76
67Bernice1 in 273 (0.4%)73
68Grace1 in 277 (0.4%)72
69Katherine1 in 277 (0.4%)72
70Pearl1 in 277 (0.4%)72
71Charlotte1 in 285 (0.4%)70
72Patricia1 in 289 (0.3%)69
73Bertha1 in 298 (0.3%)67
74Lena1 in 298 (0.3%)67
75Lucy1 in 298 (0.3%)67
76Goldie1 in 311 (0.3%)64
77Peggy1 in 316 (0.3%)63
78Ida1 in 316 (0.3%)63
79Bessie1 in 316 (0.3%)63
80Genevieve1 in 322 (0.3%)62
81Leona1 in 322 (0.3%)62
82Ann1 in 327 (0.3%)61
83Laura1 in 338 (0.3%)59
84Margie1 in 350 (0.3%)57
85Florence1 in 350 (0.3%)57
86Ella1 in 350 (0.3%)57
87Minnie1 in 356 (0.3%)56
88Ellen1 in 362 (0.3%)55
89Hilda1 in 369 (0.3%)54
90Ada1 in 376 (0.3%)53
91Agnes1 in 376 (0.3%)53
92Bonnie1 in 376 (0.3%)53
93Kathryn1 in 383 (0.3%)52
94Nina1 in 391 (0.3%)51
95Shirley1 in 391 (0.3%)51
96Vera1 in 391 (0.3%)51
97Wilda1 in 391 (0.3%)51
98Jane1 in 399 (0.3%)50
99Joan1 in 399 (0.3%)50
100Vivian1 in 407 (0.2%)49


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