Most popular girls’ names in Iowa, 1918

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	1,070
2	Dorothy	913
3	Helen	857
4	Ruth	643
5	Margaret	621
6	Mildred	467
7	Evelyn	377
8	Virginia	339
9	Frances	321
10	Maxine	299
11	Alice	288
12	Marjorie	287
13	Doris	268
14	Marie	258
15	Florence	245
16	Irene	243
17	Lucille	237
18	Betty	228
19	Lois	226
20	Esther	221
21	Anna	211
22	Elizabeth	210
23	Gladys	203
24	Wilma	194
25	Edna	192

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Bernice	172
27	Viola	171
28	Hazel	165
29	Eleanor	158
30	Pauline	157
31	Edith	154
32	Thelma	151
33	Grace	148
34	Jean	147
35	Lillian	145
35	Louise	145
37	Leona	144
38	Ethel	140
39	June	139
40	Vera	136
41	Geraldine	133
42	Gertrude	130
42	Kathryn	130
44	Arlene	127
44	Ruby	127
46	Marian	126
47	Phyllis	121
48	Elsie	118
48	Martha	118
50	Lorraine	117
51	Velma	116
52	Violet	112
53	Fern	111
54	Vivian	110
55	Marguerite	108
56	Opal	106
57	Agnes	103
57	Catherine	103
57	Eva	103
60	Clara	100
60	Rose	100
62	Mabel	97
63	Charlotte	93
63	Jane	93
65	Genevieve	92
66	Josephine	90
67	Laura	89
68	Marion	88
69	Myrtle	87
70	Ellen	82
71	Pearl	79
72	Barbara	77
72	Norma	77
74	Bertha	75
74	Katherine	75
76	Marcella	72
77	Beulah	70
77	Emma	70
77	Verna	70
80	Eileen	67
81	Nellie	66
82	Ann	65
83	Alma	62
83	Dolores	62
85	Bessie	61
85	Elaine	61
85	Jeanne	61
85	Kathleen	61
85	Lola	61
90	Harriet	60
91	Rita	59
92	Loretta	58
93	Wanda	57
94	Ella	53
94	Erma	53
94	Lucile	53
97	Sarah	52
98	Juanita	51
98	Luella	51
100	Berniece	50
100	Joyce	50
100	Roberta	50