Most popular girls’ names in Minnesota, 1926

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	942
2	Betty	727
3	Dorothy	699
4	Shirley	500
5	Lorraine	483
6	Helen	463
7	Lois	429
8	Margaret	399
9	Ruth	388
10	Doris	360
11	Phyllis	354
12	Jean	327
13	Joyce	325
14	Irene	312
15	Patricia	305
16	Elaine	272
17	Virginia	267
18	Evelyn	256
19	Donna	249
20	Audrey	241
21	Marjorie	237
22	Alice	231
23	Lucille	215
24	Delores	210
24	Florence	210

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Dolores	209
27	Beverly	206
28	Gloria	205
29	Barbara	197
30	Marian	186
30	Marion	186
32	June	185
33	Marilyn	184
34	Bernice	181
35	Gladys	177
36	Elizabeth	176
37	Marie	172
38	Arlene	171
39	Mildred	165
40	Joan	151
41	Rose	146
42	Frances	144
43	Geraldine	135
44	Carol	133
44	Eleanor	133
46	Norma	131
47	Violet	130
48	Lillian	128
49	Eileen	123
50	Esther	117
50	Jeanne	117
52	Marcella	109
53	Harriet	107
53	Leona	107
55	Grace	98
56	Muriel	97
57	Anna	95
58	Agnes	94
58	Rosemary	94
60	Maxine	92
61	Charlotte	90
61	Vivian	90
63	Catherine	89
64	Hazel	88
64	Jeanette	88
66	Kathleen	86
66	Rita	86
68	Verna	83
69	Beatrice	82
69	Ethel	82
71	Deloris	81
72	Pearl	77
73	Adeline	76
74	Gertrude	74
75	Janet	71
75	Martha	71
77	Eunice	69
78	Louise	68
79	Jane	67
79	Viola	67
81	Ellen	65
81	Kathryn	65
83	Fern	64
83	Loretta	64
85	Edith	63
85	Edna	63
87	Darlene	62
87	Nancy	62
87	Ruby	62
90	Ann	60
90	Pauline	60
92	Genevieve	58
92	Laura	58
92	Mae	58
95	Elsie	57
95	Laverne	57
95	Sylvia	57
98	Mavis	55
99	Myrtle	54
100	Clara	53