Most popular girls’ names in Minnesota, 1911

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	267
2	Helen	246
3	Dorothy	203
4	Margaret	167
5	Ruth	161
6	Evelyn	143
7	Florence	133
8	Mildred	125
9	Gladys	120
10	Alice	117
11	Irene	116
12	Frances	102
13	Esther	99
14	Lillian	98
15	Marie	97
16	Agnes	96
17	Bernice	83
17	Clara	83
19	Anna	75
20	Elizabeth	72
21	Rose	69
22	Ethel	68
22	Mabel	68
24	Hazel	67
25	Myrtle	65

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Martha	64
27	Gertrude	61
28	Violet	60
29	Lucille	59
30	Eleanor	58
31	Edna	57
32	Grace	56
33	Edith	52
33	Leona	52
33	Pearl	52
36	Elsie	51
37	Catherine	49
38	Doris	47
38	Louise	47
40	Ann	46
40	Josephine	46
42	Emma	43
42	Ida	43
42	Marjorie	43
45	Harriet	41
46	Ruby	40
47	Katherine	39
47	Sylvia	39
49	Ellen	38
50	Marion	37
50	Viola	37
52	Vivian	36
53	Alma	35
53	Beatrice	35
55	Anne	34
55	Bertha	34
55	Virginia	34
58	Genevieve	33
58	Laura	33
60	Blanche	31
60	Eva	31
62	Marian	30
63	Kathryn	29
64	Julia	28
64	Vera	28
66	Ella	27
67	Jean	26
67	Jennie	26
67	Olga	26
67	Stella	26
71	Luella	25
72	Loretta	24
73	Lois	23
73	Minnie	23
75	Betty	22
75	Caroline	22
75	Selma	22
78	Adeline	21
78	Cora	21
78	Dora	21
78	Inez	21
78	Mae	21
78	Thelma	21
84	Jane	20
84	Marcella	20
86	Alvina	19
86	Lydia	19
88	Amy	18
88	Barbara	18
90	Angeline	17
90	Charlotte	17
90	Irma	17
90	Olive	17
90	Veronica	17
95	Cecilia	16
95	Hilda	16
95	Mathilda	16
98	Fern	15
98	Frieda	15
98	Lorraine	15
98	Mamie	15
98	Marguerite	15
98	Pauline	15
98	Sadie	15