Most popular girls’ names in Arkansas, 1912

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	491
2	Ruby	263
3	Ruth	176
4	Helen	144
5	Mildred	140
6	Willie	126
7	Hazel	120
8	Marie	118
9	Thelma	116
10	Ethel	112
10	Gladys	112
10	Opal	112
13	Dorothy	108
14	Annie	101
15	Edna	96
16	Lucille	95
17	Myrtle	94
18	Bessie	88
18	Edith	88
18	Margaret	88
21	Bertha	85
22	Mattie	84
23	Irene	83
24	Elizabeth	82
25	Pauline	81

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Clara	80
26	Lillian	80
26	Pearl	80
29	Louise	75
30	Jessie	73
30	Virginia	73
32	Lois	72
33	Frances	71
33	Lillie	71
35	Grace	70
36	Martha	63
37	Anna	62
37	Nellie	62
37	Velma	62
40	Alice	61
40	Evelyn	61
40	Sarah	61
43	Elsie	59
43	Viola	59
45	Beulah	58
45	Emma	58
45	Rosie	58
48	Beatrice	57
48	Minnie	57
50	Eva	56
51	Alma	55
52	Lola	52
53	Bernice	51
54	Jewell	47
54	Lena	47
54	Lucy	47
54	Mabel	47
54	Vera	47
59	Hattie	46
59	Mable	46
61	Ella	45
61	Gertrude	45
61	Josephine	45
64	Esther	44
65	Ida	42
65	Ollie	42
67	Fannie	41
68	Carrie	40
68	Mae	40
68	Maggie	40
71	Cora	39
71	Mamie	39
73	Inez	38
73	Jewel	38
73	Julia	38
76	Ada	36
76	Juanita	36
76	Laura	36
79	Eunice	35
79	Susie	35
81	Essie	34
82	Daisy	33
82	Dora	33
82	Lula	33
82	Vivian	33
86	Catherine	32
86	Doris	32
86	Georgia	32
89	Katie	31
89	Nettie	31
89	Rosa	31
92	Agnes	30
92	Alberta	30
92	Betty	30
92	Della	30
92	Effie	30
92	Eula	30
92	Florence	30
92	Lorene	30
92	Ola	30