Most popular girls’ names in Kansas, 1911

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	278
2	Helen	210
3	Dorothy	178
4	Margaret	153
5	Mildred	151
6	Ruth	128
7	Frances	96
8	Edna	82
9	Esther	75
10	Thelma	74
11	Hazel	73
12	Edith	69
13	Gladys	68
14	Alice	66
15	Marie	65
16	Ruby	64
17	Ethel	60
17	Florence	60
19	Elizabeth	59
20	Evelyn	57
21	Opal	56
21	Wilma	56
23	Vera	55
24	Anna	54
25	Grace	53

Rank	Name	Babies
25	Irene	53
27	Lucille	50
28	Marjorie	49
29	Mabel	47
29	Martha	47
29	Pauline	47
32	Agnes	46
32	Louise	46
34	Clara	45
34	Velma	45
36	Doris	42
36	Pearl	42
36	Virginia	42
39	Elsie	40
39	Laura	40
41	Myrtle	39
41	Nellie	39
43	Bernice	36
43	Bertha	36
43	Lillian	36
46	Beulah	34
46	Gertrude	34
46	Lois	34
49	Bessie	33
49	Emma	33
49	Josephine	33
49	Viola	33
53	Marguerite	32
54	Fern	30
54	Maxine	30
56	Erma	29
56	Eva	29
56	Leona	29
59	Catherine	28
59	Ella	28
61	Alma	27
61	Blanche	27
63	Goldie	26
64	Lena	25
64	Vivian	25
66	Olive	24
66	Rose	24
68	Betty	23
68	Katherine	23
68	Lola	23
71	Geraldine	22
72	Lucile	21
73	Faye	20
73	Ida	20
73	Jessie	20
73	Julia	20
73	Stella	20
78	Ann	19
78	Freda	19
78	Georgia	19
81	Eunice	18
81	Nina	18
83	Eleanor	17
83	Ellen	17
83	Irma	17
83	Minnie	17
83	Winifred	17
88	Alberta	16
88	Beatrice	16
88	Genevieve	16
88	Naomi	16
88	Violet	16
93	Geneva	15
93	Juanita	15
93	Kathryn	15
93	Sylvia	15
97	Daisy	14
97	Inez	14
97	Loretta	14
100	Alta	13
100	Barbara	13
100	Elva	13
100	Frieda	13
100	Harriet	13
100	Mable	13
100	Zelma	13