Most popular girls’ names in Missouri, 1911

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	626
2	Helen	373
3	Dorothy	313
4	Mildred	290
5	Margaret	271
6	Ruth	270
7	Marie	194
8	Virginia	182
9	Anna	168
10	Opal	159
11	Gladys	156
12	Edna	152
13	Ruby	151
14	Ethel	148
15	Thelma	141
16	Frances	139
17	Hazel	124
18	Lillian	123
19	Elizabeth	118
19	Lucille	118
21	Irene	114
22	Alice	112
23	Louise	109
24	Florence	103
25	Edith	99

Rank	Name	Babies
25	Pauline	99
27	Grace	97
27	Mabel	97
29	Martha	92
30	Bertha	87
31	Myrtle	86
32	Catherine	84
32	Rose	84
34	Evelyn	79
34	Nellie	79
36	Bessie	78
36	Esther	78
38	Alma	76
38	Bernice	76
40	Beulah	74
41	Clara	73
41	Emma	73
41	Pearl	73
41	Viola	73
45	Wilma	71
46	Elsie	70
46	Velma	70
48	Ida	67
49	Eva	66
50	Agnes	65
50	Gertrude	65
50	Laura	65
53	Josephine	64
53	Leona	64
55	Sarah	63
56	Katherine	62
57	Lena	60
58	Marjorie	55
59	Vera	54
60	Ann	52
60	Beatrice	52
60	Jessie	52
63	Blanche	50
63	Georgia	50
65	Lois	48
66	Ella	47
67	Marguerite	46
68	Juanita	45
68	Minnie	45
70	Goldie	43
70	Julia	43
72	Fern	42
72	Lola	42
72	Violet	42
75	Betty	41
76	Doris	40
76	Sylvia	40
78	Ada	39
79	Genevieve	38
79	Vivian	38
81	Lorene	35
82	Ellen	33
82	Hilda	33
82	Stella	33
85	Loretta	32
86	Eleanor	31
86	Eunice	31
86	Mable	31
89	Dora	30
89	Jean	30
89	Lela	30
89	Mae	30
93	Flora	29
94	Alberta	28
94	Lillie	28
94	Lula	28
94	Nancy	28
94	Nora	28
99	Audrey	27
99	Eula	27
99	Kathryn	27