Most popular girls’ names in Iowa, 1910

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Helen	249
2	Mary	239
3	Dorothy	185
4	Mildred	162
5	Ruth	155
6	Margaret	128
7	Alice	104
8	Marie	101
9	Florence	98
9	Gladys	98
11	Hazel	86
11	Irene	86
13	Evelyn	80
14	Lucille	79
15	Esther	77
16	Grace	73
17	Frances	69
18	Gertrude	68
19	Anna	65
20	Elizabeth	64
21	Edna	63
22	Bernice	57
22	Ethel	57
22	Martha	57
25	Thelma	55

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Ruby	54
27	Louise	52
28	Lillian	50
28	Marjorie	50
30	Leona	49
30	Mabel	49
30	Opal	49
30	Viola	49
34	Clara	48
35	Vera	45
36	Edith	43
37	Doris	42
37	Eva	42
37	Wilma	42
40	Agnes	40
40	Bertha	40
42	Elsie	39
43	Maxine	38
43	Velma	38
45	Josephine	37
45	Pearl	37
47	Katherine	36
48	Emma	35
49	Fern	34
49	Laura	34
51	Catherine	32
51	Eleanor	32
51	Marian	32
54	Beulah	31
54	Pauline	31
56	Beatrice	30
56	Lois	30
56	Myrtle	30
59	Virginia	28
60	Alma	27
60	Genevieve	27
60	Loretta	27
60	Vivian	27
64	Blanche	26
64	Ella	26
64	Ida	26
64	Rose	26
68	Ann	25
68	Kathryn	25
70	Charlotte	23
70	Ellen	23
70	Mae	23
70	Violet	23
74	Erma	22
74	Marguerite	22
74	Nellie	22
77	Bessie	21
78	Betty	20
78	Jean	20
80	Inez	19
80	Jennie	19
82	Minnie	18
82	Phyllis	18
84	Lucile	17
84	Olive	17
86	Goldie	16
86	Henrietta	16
86	Julia	16
86	Mable	16
86	Marcella	16
86	Norma	16
86	Sylvia	16
86	Wanda	16
94	Jane	15
94	Jessie	15
94	Lola	15
94	Marion	15
98	Faye	14
98	Ferne	14
98	Georgia	14
98	Harriet	14
98	Hilda	14
98	Juanita	14
98	Lena	14
98	Sarah	14
98	Verna	14