Most popular girls’ names in Missouri, 1910

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

RankNameBabies
1Mary611
2Helen313
3Dorothy270
4Mildred267
5Ruth237
6Marie218
7Margaret207
8Gladys167
9Edna165
10Anna162
11Hazel143
12Frances133
13Grace132
14Lucille129
14Thelma129
16Virginia128
17Alice126
18Ruby119
19Opal118
20Ethel116
21Irene104
21Lillian104
23Mabel103
24Florence100
25Louise99
RankNameBabies
26Clara98
27Elsie94
28Elizabeth93
28Martha93
30Evelyn90
31Bernice87
31Edith87
33Catherine85
33Pauline85
35Bessie84
36Bertha83
37Rose81
38Gertrude77
38Myrtle77
38Nellie77
41Eva75
41Pearl75
43Beulah69
44Lena68
45Esther67
46Josephine66
47Ida64
48Alma62
49Velma58
50Emma57
51Georgia56
52Viola55
53Laura53
53Marguerite53
53Minnie53
56Agnes51
56Leona51
58Blanche50
58Ella50
60Juanita49
61Katherine48
61Vera48
61Wilma48
64Goldie47
65Jessie46
65Violet46
67Marjorie45
68Betty43
69Eleanor40
69Stella40
71Alberta39
71Fern39
71Julia39
71Sarah39
75Ada38
75Beatrice38
77Lois37
78Ann36
78Lillie36
78Mae36
78Sylvia36
82Lela35
82Vivian35
84Loretta34
84Mable34
86Alta32
86Dora32
86Doris32
86Geneva32
86Lola32
91Jewell31
91Lorene31
93Ellen30
93Erma30
93Genevieve30
93Kathryn30
97Eunice29
97Nora29
99Cora28
99Flora28