Most popular girls’ names in Arkansas, 1923

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	1,257
2	Dorothy	549
3	Helen	405
4	Mildred	390
5	Ruby	378
6	Ruth	333
7	Virginia	292
8	Willie	269
9	Margaret	246
10	Juanita	238
11	Martha	236
12	Frances	220
13	Betty	208
14	Hazel	207
15	Thelma	202
16	Marie	195
17	Louise	189
18	Gladys	187
19	Pauline	175
20	Evelyn	172
21	Annie	166
21	Lois	166
23	Anna	160
24	Edna	156
25	Irene	154

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Opal	152
27	Elizabeth	151
27	Lucille	151
27	Wanda	151
30	Alice	148
30	Doris	148
32	Bernice	142
32	Edith	142
34	Wilma	132
35	Lillie	129
36	Ethel	128
36	Jessie	128
38	Geneva	125
39	Emma	123
40	Clara	121
40	Marjorie	121
42	Maxine	117
43	Beatrice	114
44	Lillian	108
44	Velma	108
46	Margie	106
46	Rosie	106
48	Geraldine	105
49	Lorene	104
50	Ida	102
51	Georgia	101
52	Mattie	98
52	Minnie	98
54	Alma	97
55	Myrtle	96
56	Ella	93
56	Elsie	93
58	Nellie	92
59	Bessie	89
60	Vera	87
61	Sarah	85
62	Bertha	84
62	Florence	84
64	Eva	82
65	Vivian	80
66	Norma	79
67	Bonnie	76
68	Lucy	74
69	Mable	73
70	Lola	72
71	Christine	70
72	Imogene	69
73	Catherine	68
74	Katherine	65
75	Billie	64
75	Hattie	64
75	Jean	64
78	Naomi	63
79	Grace	62
79	Melba	62
81	Inez	61
81	Laura	61
83	Essie	60
83	Lula	60
83	Mabel	60
83	Nina	60
87	Mamie	59
87	Reba	59
89	Fannie	58
90	Josephine	57
90	Violet	57
92	Flora	56
92	Jewell	56
92	Mae	56
92	Nancy	56
92	Pearl	56
97	Beulah	55
97	Joyce	55
97	Viola	55
100	Eula	54
100	Johnnie	54
100	Julia	54