Most popular girls’ names in Montana, 1926

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	217
2	Betty	191
3	Dorothy	147
4	Helen	133
5	Margaret	122
6	Ruth	98
7	Shirley	72
8	Patricia	65
9	Jean	64
10	Doris	61
10	Lois	61
12	Alice	59
13	Marjorie	58
14	Virginia	54
15	Frances	51
16	Evelyn	49
17	Barbara	46
18	Joyce	42
19	Irene	41
19	Phyllis	41
21	Anna	39
22	Mildred	36
23	Donna	34
24	Edna	33
24	Lillian	33

Rank	Name	Babies
24	Lucille	33
24	Marian	33
28	Grace	32
29	June	31
30	Elizabeth	30
30	Ethel	30
30	Hazel	30
30	Norma	30
30	Rose	30
35	Esther	29
36	Gladys	28
36	Gloria	28
38	Marie	27
39	Florence	26
40	Clara	25
40	Eleanor	25
40	Lorraine	25
43	Eva	24
43	Martha	24
45	Agnes	23
46	Dolores	22
46	Harriet	22
46	Joan	22
46	Josephine	22
46	Louise	22
51	Beverly	21
51	Katherine	21
51	Violet	21
54	Audrey	20
54	Kathryn	20
54	Maxine	20
54	Ruby	20
54	Viola	20
54	Vivian	20
60	Bernice	19
60	Catherine	19
60	Edith	19
60	Kathleen	19
64	Ann	18
64	Jane	18
64	Thelma	18
67	Elaine	17
67	Leona	17
67	Vera	17
70	Elsie	16
70	Marion	16
70	Pauline	16
73	Gertrude	15
73	Laura	15
73	Lila	15
76	Eileen	14
76	Geraldine	14
76	Jacqueline	14
76	Jeanne	14
76	Sylvia	14
81	Bonnie	13
81	Nellie	13
81	Pearl	13
81	Peggy	13
81	Wilma	13
86	Caroline	12
86	Ellen	12
86	Georgia	12
86	Juanita	12
86	Marguerite	12
86	Nancy	12
86	Roberta	12
86	Velma	12
94	Bertha	11
94	Carol	11
94	Fern	11
94	Inez	11
94	Myrtle	11
94	Rita	11
100	Blanche	10
100	Carolyn	10
100	Della	10
100	Emma	10
100	Eunice	10
100	Iris	10
100	Jeanette	10
100	Julia	10
100	Marilyn	10