Most popular girls’ names in Arkansas, 1918

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	1,048
2	Mildred	409
3	Ruby	375
4	Ruth	359
5	Helen	319
6	Hazel	306
7	Dorothy	298
8	Margaret	250
9	Thelma	231
10	Gladys	230
11	Willie	220
12	Martha	208
13	Pauline	205
14	Marie	186
15	Edna	185
16	Frances	183
17	Opal	182
18	Virginia	180
19	Annie	178
20	Lucille	176
21	Louise	175
22	Lois	172
23	Edith	169
24	Juanita	165
25	Ethel	163

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Anna	153
27	Elizabeth	149
28	Irene	146
29	Jessie	141
30	Evelyn	140
31	Elsie	134
32	Bernice	132
32	Emma	132
34	Bessie	131
34	Velma	131
36	Bertha	130
37	Lillie	129
38	Lillian	125
39	Alice	122
39	Geneva	122
41	Clara	119
42	Mattie	117
43	Lorene	111
43	Myrtle	111
45	Vera	101
46	Eva	100
47	Minnie	98
47	Wilma	98
49	Pearl	96
50	Nellie	95
51	Ida	94
52	Doris	92
53	Sarah	91
54	Beatrice	89
55	Alma	88
56	Georgia	87
57	Rosie	86
58	Mable	84
59	Vivian	83
60	Inez	81
61	Lucy	79
62	Florence	78
62	Grace	78
62	Viola	78
65	Jewell	77
65	Mabel	77
67	Ella	73
68	Esther	72
68	Katherine	72
68	Maxine	72
71	Laura	71
72	Geraldine	69
73	Eunice	67
73	Lula	67
75	Catherine	65
76	Gertrude	64
77	Agnes	63
77	Mamie	63
79	Lola	62
79	Marjorie	62
81	Fannie	60
81	Hattie	60
81	Jewel	60
81	Johnnie	60
81	Lena	60
81	Marguerite	60
87	Cora	58
88	Betty	57
89	Josephine	56
90	Mae	55
90	Nancy	55
90	Ollie	55
93	Beulah	54
94	Blanche	52
94	Bonnie	52
94	Eula	52
94	Margie	52
94	Ora	52
99	Alta	51
99	Flora	51
99	Leona	51