Most popular girls’ names in Nebraska, 1915

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

RankNameBabies
1Helen431
2Mary371
3Dorothy354
4Ruth321
5Margaret253
6Mildred232
7Evelyn218
8Marie202
9Irene180
10Frances171
11Esther149
12Lucille144
13Alice141
14Doris128
15Gladys125
16Hazel123
17Marjorie120
18Edna116
19Ethel98
20Anna97
21Elizabeth95
21Rose95
23Virginia94
24Opal93
25Lillian91
RankNameBabies
26Wilma87
27Edith85
27Lois85
27Pauline85
30Bernice84
30Louise84
32Florence83
32Leona83
34Agnes81
34Eleanor81
34Gertrude81
37Elsie77
37Viola77
39Clara76
40Maxine75
41Thelma74
42Ruby72
43Grace70
43Martha70
45Emma69
46Vera67
47Josephine66
48Mabel63
49Velma61
50June55
51Kathryn52
52Vivian51
53Eva50
53Phyllis50
55Fern48
55Jean48
57Erma47
58Ann46
58Genevieve46
58Pearl46
61Nellie45
61Norma45
63Catherine44
63Charlotte44
63Ella44
66Bertha43
67Elaine42
68Marguerite41
69Betty40
69Lydia40
71Ellen39
71Katherine39
71Minnie39
71Myrtle39
75Barbara38
75Sylvia38
77Bessie37
77Loretta37
77Violet37
80Alma36
80Laura36
80Marian36
83Anne35
83Blanche35
83Eunice35
83Ida35
83Irma35
88Verna34
89Frieda31
90Julia30
90Lena30
92Geraldine29
92Lucile29
94Beulah28
94Hilda28
94Inez28
97Eileen27
97Olive27
99Georgia26
99Jane26
99Jessie26
99Sarah26