Most popular girls’ names in Missouri, 1925

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	2,155
2	Betty	1,413
3	Dorothy	1,279
4	Helen	845
5	Virginia	747
6	Ruth	619
7	Margaret	584
8	Doris	472
9	Mildred	456
10	Anna	353
11	Frances	352
12	Norma	343
13	Marjorie	327
14	Wilma	318
15	Ruby	303
16	Evelyn	287
16	Lois	287
18	Martha	277
19	Shirley	272
20	Alice	269
21	Juanita	258
22	Marie	243
23	Elizabeth	232
24	Wanda	228
25	Patricia	227

Rank	Name	Babies
25	Thelma	227
27	Jean	210
28	Rose	205
29	June	202
30	Lucille	197
31	Edna	190
32	Gloria	189
33	Pauline	183
34	Geraldine	181
35	Gladys	178
36	Hazel	177
36	Maxine	177
38	Florence	174
39	Louise	170
40	Bernice	166
41	Irene	165
42	Barbara	164
43	Bonnie	161
44	Catherine	159
44	Lorraine	159
46	Lillian	157
47	Dolores	156
48	Edith	148
49	Audrey	144
50	Rosemary	141
51	Ethel	135
52	Emma	134
53	Grace	132
54	Georgia	130
55	Velma	128
56	Opal	126
57	Eleanor	125
57	Margie	125
59	Clara	124
59	Peggy	124
61	Marian	120
62	Esther	119
63	Eva	116
63	Vivian	116
65	Katherine	114
65	Vera	114
67	Alma	111
67	Jane	111
69	Laverne	109
70	Elsie	108
70	Josephine	108
70	Kathryn	108
73	Kathleen	105
74	Geneva	104
75	Viola	103
76	Bertha	102
76	Phyllis	102
78	Nancy	100
79	Joan	99
79	Nellie	99
81	Laura	98
82	Ida	95
82	Sarah	95
82	Violet	95
85	Loretta	93
86	Marion	90
86	Myrtle	90
88	Bessie	89
88	Charlotte	89
88	Lorene	89
91	Joyce	88
92	Beulah	87
93	Beatrice	86
93	Marcella	86
95	Leona	85
95	Lola	85
97	Erma	83
98	Ella	80
99	Jessie	79
100	Billie	77
100	Melba	77