Most popular girls’ names in Nebraska, 1914

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Helen	324
2	Mary	288
3	Dorothy	274
4	Ruth	241
5	Margaret	194
6	Mildred	173
7	Evelyn	159
8	Irene	123
9	Marie	116
10	Alice	106
11	Frances	100
12	Doris	94
13	Lucille	89
14	Marjorie	88
15	Esther	85
15	Ruby	85
17	Rose	82
18	Lois	81
19	Hazel	80
20	Florence	79
21	Viola	72
22	Anna	69
23	Clara	68
23	Edna	68
25	Elizabeth	67

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Agnes	66
27	Lillian	65
28	Bernice	64
28	Eleanor	64
28	Leona	64
31	Grace	63
31	Virginia	63
33	Martha	61
34	Gladys	60
35	Josephine	59
35	Wilma	59
37	Ethel	56
37	Thelma	56
39	Elsie	55
40	Gertrude	53
40	Pauline	53
42	Edith	51
42	Opal	51
44	Maxine	50
45	Mabel	47
45	Velma	47
47	Louise	46
47	Vera	46
49	Emma	45
50	Catherine	41
50	Fern	41
52	Kathryn	39
52	Vivian	39
54	Alma	38
55	Loretta	37
56	Ella	36
56	Erma	36
56	Eva	36
56	Violet	36
60	Laura	35
61	Ida	34
62	Genevieve	33
63	Beulah	31
63	Marguerite	31
63	Nellie	31
66	Barbara	30
66	Bertha	30
66	Ellen	30
66	Pearl	30
70	Katherine	29
71	Blanche	27
71	Jean	27
71	Norma	27
71	Sarah	27
75	Betty	26
75	Inez	26
75	Myrtle	26
78	Julia	25
78	June	25
78	Stella	25
81	Hilda	24
81	Marian	24
83	Lola	23
83	Lydia	23
83	Minnie	23
86	Georgia	22
86	Geraldine	22
86	Kathleen	22
86	Lucile	22
86	Sylvia	22
91	Ann	21
92	Irma	20
92	Jessie	20
92	Mae	20
95	Bessie	19
95	Frieda	19
95	Laverne	19
98	Ada	18
98	Beatrice	18
98	Charlotte	18
98	Harriet	18
98	Phyllis	18
98	Verna	18