Most popular girls’ names in Nebraska, 1912

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Helen	257
2	Mary	215
3	Dorothy	209
4	Ruth	159
5	Margaret	153
6	Mildred	138
7	Marie	104
8	Alice	101
9	Frances	96
10	Evelyn	87
11	Irene	80
12	Edna	78
12	Esther	78
14	Florence	73
15	Hazel	65
16	Bernice	64
16	Lillian	64
18	Gladys	63
19	Lucille	62
20	Marjorie	60
21	Doris	59
21	Elsie	59
23	Anna	58
24	Viola	56
25	Grace	55

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Agnes	54
26	Elizabeth	54
28	Clara	53
28	Rose	53
30	Thelma	52
31	Mabel	51
32	Gertrude	48
32	Ruby	48
34	Vera	45
34	Wilma	45
36	Louise	44
37	Edith	43
37	Leona	43
39	Laura	42
39	Martha	42
41	Ethel	39
42	Violet	38
43	Lois	37
43	Virginia	37
45	Alma	35
45	Fern	35
47	Velma	34
48	Emma	33
48	Myrtle	33
50	Ellen	32
50	Josephine	32
52	Ann	31
52	Beulah	31
52	Eleanor	31
52	Eva	31
52	Opal	31
52	Pauline	31
52	Vivian	31
59	Bertha	30
59	Ella	30
59	Ida	30
62	Kathryn	28
62	Marguerite	28
62	Pearl	28
65	Catherine	27
66	Blanche	26
66	Jean	26
66	Nellie	26
66	Verna	26
70	Bessie	24
71	Goldie	23
72	Erma	22
72	Katherine	22
72	Mae	22
72	Marian	22
76	Lola	21
76	Maxine	21
76	Minnie	21
79	Genevieve	20
79	Hilda	20
81	Anne	19
81	Georgia	19
81	Julia	19
84	Charlotte	18
84	Sylvia	18
86	Harriet	17
86	Norma	17
88	Audrey	16
88	Dora	16
88	Freda	16
88	Olga	16
92	Faye	15
92	Irma	15
92	Lucile	15
92	Luella	15
96	Amelia	14
96	Della	14
96	Eunice	14
96	Inez	14
96	Jessie	14
96	Marcella	14
96	Marion	14
96	Olive	14
96	Phyllis	14