Most popular girls’ names in Arkansas, 1920

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	1,206
2	Dorothy	414
3	Ruby	411
4	Helen	384
5	Mildred	376
6	Ruth	326
7	Hazel	279
8	Margaret	273
9	Marie	237
9	Thelma	237
11	Martha	224
12	Virginia	217
13	Gladys	208
13	Pauline	208
15	Lucille	205
16	Frances	197
17	Juanita	189
17	Willie	189
19	Annie	184
20	Lois	181
21	Opal	179
22	Louise	174
23	Anna	172
24	Ethel	165
24	Evelyn	165

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Edna	162
26	Elizabeth	162
28	Irene	161
29	Alice	147
30	Edith	144
31	Beatrice	140
32	Mattie	139
33	Wilma	129
34	Bernice	128
35	Lillie	126
36	Minnie	125
37	Lillian	123
38	Geneva	121
39	Bessie	120
39	Emma	120
39	Velma	120
42	Lorene	118
43	Jessie	113
44	Doris	112
44	Eva	112
46	Ida	109
47	Vivian	106
48	Vera	105
49	Bertha	104
49	Elsie	104
51	Sarah	103
52	Betty	102
53	Georgia	100
53	Myrtle	100
55	Clara	99
56	Ella	96
56	Rosie	96
58	Katherine	93
59	Geraldine	91
59	Violet	91
61	Maxine	89
61	Nellie	89
63	Alma	87
64	Grace	85
65	Pearl	83
66	Jewell	82
67	Mabel	81
68	Laura	78
69	Bonnie	76
69	Viola	76
71	Julia	75
71	Marjorie	75
73	Florence	74
73	Mable	74
73	Mae	74
76	Wanda	73
77	Cora	71
77	Inez	71
79	Hattie	70
80	Fannie	69
80	Nancy	69
82	Christine	67
83	Josephine	66
84	Norma	64
85	Mamie	63
86	Essie	62
86	Jewel	62
86	Lena	62
86	Lula	62
90	Esther	61
91	Flora	60
91	Imogene	60
93	Audrey	59
93	Lola	59
93	Reba	59
96	Agnes	58
97	Ora	57
98	Eula	56
99	Catherine	55
99	Ollie	55