Most popular girls’ names in Kansas, 1915

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

RankNameBabies
1Mary671
2Dorothy458
3Helen455
4Ruth371
5Margaret330
6Mildred306
7Frances235
8Evelyn188
9Virginia183
10Hazel170
11Alice169
12Lois159
13Anna158
14Esther152
15Doris150
15Edna150
17Wilma149
18Irene140
19Maxine139
20Marie136
21Ruby135
22Florence134
22Thelma134
24Pauline133
25Elizabeth132
RankNameBabies
26Edith129
27Marjorie120
27Martha120
29Lucille116
30Opal115
31Louise111
32Gladys110
33Ethel109
34Velma105
35Bernice97
36Vera92
37Josephine90
38Grace87
38Viola87
40Juanita83
41Eleanor81
41Elsie81
43Clara80
43Eva80
45Rose77
46Leona74
47Agnes73
48Vivian72
49Nellie71
50Pearl70
51Fern69
51Lillian69
53Mabel68
54Genevieve66
54Gertrude66
56Alma64
56Beulah64
56Kathryn64
56Marguerite64
60Emma63
61Betty62
62Katherine61
63Catherine60
64Geraldine57
65Laura55
66Bertha54
66Violet54
68June52
68Naomi52
70Blanche51
70Myrtle51
72Ann50
72Ellen50
74Charlotte48
74Georgia48
76Ida46
77Lola45
78Beatrice44
78Erma44
78Eunice44
81Ella43
82Jessie42
82Lena42
84Jean41
85Julia40
86Verna39
87Minnie37
88Sarah36
89Geneva35
89Marian35
91Bessie33
91Harriet33
91Loretta33
94Cleo32
94Goldie32
94Neva32
94Phyllis32
94Sylvia32
99Alberta31
99Lucile31
99Roberta31
99Stella31