Most popular girls’ names in Kansas, 1927

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	987
2	Betty	933
3	Dorothy	514
4	Helen	371
5	Virginia	303
6	Doris	286
7	Margaret	263
8	Norma	262
9	Ruth	237
10	Lois	226
11	Barbara	222
12	Marjorie	201
13	Phyllis	192
14	Donna	186
15	Alice	169
16	Wilma	163
17	Mildred	161
18	Frances	159
18	Patricia	159
20	Evelyn	158
21	Wanda	145
22	Shirley	144
23	Anna	135
24	Bonnie	121
24	Maxine	121

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Martha	119
27	Jean	116
27	Juanita	116
29	Elizabeth	106
30	Joan	101
31	Joyce	97
32	Irene	96
33	Ruby	92
34	Rose	90
35	Thelma	88
36	Beverly	87
36	Esther	87
38	Marilyn	84
39	Dolores	83
40	Geraldine	78
40	Peggy	78
42	Vera	75
43	Florence	74
44	Hazel	73
45	Edna	72
45	Marie	72
47	June	70
47	Vivian	70
49	Edith	69
50	Velma	67
51	Darlene	65
52	Billie	64
53	Kathryn	63
54	Pauline	61
55	Carol	60
55	Emma	60
55	Louise	60
58	Clara	59
58	Eleanor	59
58	Gladys	59
61	Lola	58
62	Opal	57
63	Roberta	56
64	Laura	55
65	Ethel	54
66	Ellen	53
66	Lucille	53
68	Catherine	52
68	Eva	52
70	Charlotte	51
71	Josephine	50
72	Gloria	49
72	Rosemary	49
74	Lillian	48
75	Bernice	47
75	Rita	47
77	Agnes	42
77	Elsie	42
77	Georgia	42
77	Marian	42
77	Nellie	42
82	Erma	41
82	Leona	41
84	Audrey	40
84	Bertha	40
84	Margie	40
87	Arlene	38
87	Grace	38
87	Nadine	38
87	Violet	38
91	Delores	37
91	Jacqueline	37
91	Jo	37
91	Naomi	37
95	Lila	36
95	Verna	36
97	Loretta	35
98	Ella	34
98	Fern	34
98	Geneva	34
98	Viola	34