Most popular girls’ names in Iowa, 1916

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	982
2	Dorothy	874
3	Helen	824
4	Ruth	628
5	Margaret	601
6	Mildred	448
7	Evelyn	384
8	Frances	318
9	Alice	285
10	Marjorie	278
11	Virginia	264
12	Marie	261
13	Lucille	248
14	Florence	247
15	Esther	244
16	Lois	236
17	Gladys	231
18	Elizabeth	230
19	Irene	228
20	Maxine	226
21	Doris	220
22	Wilma	197
23	Edna	185
23	Hazel	185
25	Bernice	173

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Pauline	168
27	Grace	164
28	Anna	155
29	Gertrude	154
30	Lillian	145
30	Ruby	145
32	Louise	140
32	Martha	140
34	Kathryn	138
35	Thelma	137
36	Vivian	134
37	Ethel	132
38	Eleanor	131
39	Edith	129
40	Vera	128
41	Leona	126
42	Marian	123
42	Viola	123
44	Elsie	120
44	Velma	120
46	Clara	118
47	Catherine	117
48	June	116
49	Betty	111
50	Mabel	110
51	Geraldine	106
52	Arlene	103
53	Jean	100
53	Josephine	100
53	Phyllis	100
56	Fern	96
57	Rose	95
58	Violet	92
59	Marguerite	91
60	Genevieve	90
61	Agnes	89
62	Charlotte	88
62	Opal	88
64	Eva	87
65	Beulah	85
66	Marcella	79
67	Pearl	77
68	Marion	74
69	Emma	73
69	Nellie	73
71	Laura	71
72	Bertha	70
72	Norma	70
74	Ann	69
75	Erma	68
75	Jane	68
75	Katherine	68
78	Eileen	64
78	Myrtle	64
80	Ellen	62
80	Lorraine	62
82	Alma	61
83	Bessie	56
83	Lucile	56
85	Irma	55
85	Mae	55
85	Naomi	55
88	Barbara	54
88	Harriet	54
90	Beatrice	53
91	Hilda	52
91	Verna	52
93	Inez	51
93	Loretta	51
95	Alberta	50
95	Blanche	50
97	Jennie	49
97	Kathleen	49
99	Luella	48
100	Gwendolyn	46
100	Ida	46