Most popular girls’ names in Kansas, 1912

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	369
2	Helen	252
3	Dorothy	242
4	Mildred	216
5	Margaret	203
6	Ruth	196
7	Marie	105
8	Thelma	104
9	Frances	103
10	Alice	99
11	Gladys	91
11	Hazel	91
13	Edith	88
13	Elizabeth	88
15	Esther	82
16	Velma	79
17	Irene	78
18	Anna	77
18	Edna	77
20	Florence	76
21	Evelyn	75
22	Ruby	74
23	Ethel	72
23	Louise	72
25	Opal	71

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Marjorie	67
26	Wilma	67
28	Vera	66
29	Lois	64
29	Lucille	64
29	Pauline	64
32	Virginia	60
33	Grace	59
34	Elsie	58
35	Josephine	56
36	Martha	55
37	Nellie	54
38	Agnes	52
38	Clara	52
40	Juanita	51
40	Mabel	51
42	Bertha	49
43	Viola	48
44	Bernice	47
44	Maxine	47
46	Doris	45
46	Katherine	45
48	Eva	44
49	Fern	43
50	Lillian	42
50	Rose	42
52	Bessie	41
52	Lena	41
54	Catherine	39
55	Laura	38
55	Leona	38
55	Pearl	38
58	Alma	37
58	Gertrude	37
58	Vivian	37
61	Emma	36
62	Ellen	35
62	Marguerite	35
64	Beulah	33
64	Blanche	33
64	Kathryn	33
64	Violet	33
68	Ida	31
68	Lola	31
70	Ann	30
71	Jean	29
71	Jessie	29
71	Myrtle	29
74	Eleanor	28
74	Eunice	28
76	Freda	27
77	Betty	25
77	Charlotte	25
77	Inez	25
77	Naomi	25
77	Stella	25
82	Sarah	24
83	Alberta	23
83	Erma	23
83	Olive	23
86	Georgia	22
86	Geraldine	22
86	Hilda	22
89	Barbara	21
89	Ella	21
89	Lucile	21
92	Julia	20
92	Mable	20
92	Mae	20
92	Minnie	20
92	Winifred	20
97	Faye	19
97	Geneva	19
97	Iva	19
97	Leota	19