Most popular girls’ names in Kansas, 1928

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	861
2	Betty	791
3	Dorothy	487
4	Helen	325
5	Norma	324
6	Virginia	276
7	Doris	272
8	Barbara	234
9	Ruth	219
10	Margaret	214
11	Lois	202
12	Donna	200
12	Patricia	200
14	Shirley	198
15	Marjorie	196
16	Phyllis	182
17	Wilma	170
18	Evelyn	148
19	Mildred	146
20	Wanda	144
21	Frances	143
22	Bonnie	134
23	Alice	129
24	Martha	125
25	Joan	114

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Dolores	108
27	Jean	106
28	Maxine	103
29	Juanita	102
30	Elizabeth	101
30	Joyce	101
32	Anna	100
33	Marilyn	90
33	Rose	90
35	Esther	88
35	Peggy	88
37	Thelma	82
38	Velma	77
39	Edna	71
40	Ruby	68
41	Geraldine	67
41	Gloria	67
43	Beverly	65
44	Delores	64
44	Erma	64
46	Jo	63
47	Vera	62
48	Gladys	61
48	Vivian	61
50	Edith	60
50	Pauline	60
52	Carol	59
52	Charlotte	59
52	Irene	59
52	Marian	59
56	Billie	58
56	Ramona	58
58	Lucille	57
59	Ethel	55
59	Josephine	55
61	Darlene	54
61	June	54
63	Bernice	53
63	Georgia	53
65	Eleanor	52
65	Leona	52
67	Eva	51
67	Laura	51
69	Grace	49
69	Opal	49
69	Roberta	49
69	Viola	49
73	Clara	48
73	Hazel	48
73	Jacqueline	48
76	Elsie	47
76	Emma	47
76	Louise	47
79	Catherine	46
79	Florence	46
79	Marie	46
79	Rita	46
83	Naomi	45
84	Kathryn	44
85	Ellen	42
85	Julia	42
85	Rosemary	42
88	Elaine	40
88	Lillian	40
90	Kathleen	39
90	Verna	39
92	Arlene	38
92	Nadine	38
94	Bertha	37
94	Lola	37
96	Audrey	36
96	Fern	36
98	Joann	35
98	Lila	35
98	Margie	35
98	Patsy	35