Most popular girls’ names in Montana, 1928

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Betty	203
2	Mary	200
3	Dorothy	166
4	Helen	119
5	Ruth	82
6	Margaret	80
6	Shirley	80
8	Lois	67
9	Alice	66
10	Patricia	64
11	Doris	61
12	Marjorie	60
13	Virginia	55
14	Barbara	53
15	Phyllis	52
16	Joyce	51
17	Evelyn	47
18	Frances	45
19	Donna	44
19	Jean	44
19	June	44
22	Dolores	41
23	Elizabeth	39
24	Beverly	37
25	Florence	36

Rank	Name	Babies
25	Marie	36
27	Carol	35
27	Irene	35
27	Rose	35
30	Grace	34
30	Mildred	34
32	Lorraine	33
33	Anna	32
34	Norma	30
35	Lillian	29
36	Marian	27
37	Audrey	26
37	Louise	26
37	Maxine	26
40	Ruby	25
41	Esther	24
42	Gloria	23
42	Hazel	23
42	Marion	23
45	Catherine	22
45	Edith	22
45	Martha	22
45	Ramona	22
49	Clara	21
49	Kathryn	21
49	Lucille	21
52	Ethel	20
52	Joan	20
52	Marilyn	20
55	Agnes	19
55	Eva	19
55	Gladys	19
55	Jeanne	19
55	Josephine	19
55	Peggy	19
61	Eleanor	18
61	Laura	18
61	Pauline	18
64	Bernice	17
64	Eileen	17
64	Ellen	17
64	Rosemary	17
68	Edna	16
68	Elsie	16
68	Geraldine	16
68	Leona	16
68	Nellie	16
68	Vivian	16
74	Charlotte	15
74	Theresa	15
74	Wilma	15
77	Pearl	14
77	Viola	14
77	Violet	14
80	Ann	13
80	Arlene	13
80	Bonnie	13
80	Delores	13
80	Ella	13
80	Margie	13
80	Roberta	13
87	Colleen	12
87	Emma	12
87	Katherine	12
90	Alma	11
90	Bertha	11
90	Elaine	11
90	Ida	11
90	Julia	11
90	Kathleen	11
90	Mabel	11
90	Sylvia	11
90	Vera	11
90	Verna	11
100	Beatrice	10
100	Bessie	10
100	Bette	10
100	Genevieve	10
100	Gertrude	10
100	Iris	10
100	Jane	10
100	Juanita	10
100	Nancy	10
100	Wanda	10