Most popular girls’ names in Kansas, 1922

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

RankNameBabies
1Mary979
2Betty706
3Dorothy631
4Helen525
5Margaret402
5Virginia402
7Marjorie331
8Ruth323
9Doris276
10Mildred247
11Frances220
12Maxine213
13Evelyn188
14Lois176
15Alice167
16Anna152
17Elizabeth150
18Irene145
19Norma142
20Wilma140
21Esther136
22Thelma133
23Martha129
24Ruby124
25Pauline122
RankNameBabies
26Hazel118
27Phyllis114
28Jean113
29Edna112
29Juanita112
29Vera112
32Gladys108
32Lucille108
32Wanda108
35Barbara107
35Florence107
37Edith105
37Marie105
39Geraldine100
40Louise95
41Opal92
42Ethel87
43Eleanor83
44June81
45Leona80
46Josephine79
47Emma78
48Velma76
49Bonnie75
49Clara75
49Eva75
49Viola75
53Vivian74
54Rose68
55Bernice67
56Lola66
57Elsie65
57Lillian65
59Margie64
60Catherine63
60Donna63
60Katherine63
60Kathryn63
64Patricia62
65Laura60
65Roberta60
67Agnes59
67Grace59
67Shirley59
70Bertha58
71Fern56
72Marian55
73Beulah53
74Alma52
75Lorene51
75Lorraine51
77Gertrude50
77Nellie50
79Nadine49
80Audrey48
80Ida48
80Julia48
80Marguerite48
80Myrtle48
80Naomi48
86Georgia45
87Peggy44
87Rosemary44
89Charlotte43
89Eileen43
89Gloria43
92Mabel42
93Alberta40
93Ellen40
93Jane40
93Kathleen40
93Pearl40
93Violet40
93Winifred40
100Ella39
100Eunice39
100Geneva39
100Genevieve39
100Minnie39
100Rita39