Most popular girls’ names in Nebraska, 1916

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Helen	440
2	Dorothy	424
3	Mary	413
4	Ruth	350
5	Margaret	325
6	Mildred	227
7	Frances	195
8	Evelyn	191
9	Irene	175
10	Esther	174
11	Marie	172
12	Doris	167
13	Alice	151
14	Marjorie	136
15	Lucille	127
16	Florence	120
17	Edna	119
17	Virginia	119
19	Anna	114
20	Elizabeth	112
20	Lois	112
22	Hazel	106
23	Pauline	99
23	Wilma	99
25	Bernice	97

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Maxine	96
27	Grace	94
28	Gladys	90
29	Rose	89
29	Ruby	89
31	Louise	87
32	Ethel	86
33	Viola	85
34	Martha	83
35	Leona	81
36	Eleanor	78
36	Josephine	78
36	Lillian	78
36	Thelma	78
36	Vera	78
36	Vivian	78
42	Velma	76
43	Elsie	74
44	Phyllis	73
45	Gertrude	69
45	Kathryn	69
47	Clara	67
48	Agnes	66
48	Edith	66
50	Emma	62
50	Eva	62
50	Jean	62
53	Betty	61
53	Catherine	61
55	Ellen	57
55	Fern	57
57	Mabel	55
58	Ann	54
58	Genevieve	54
60	Opal	53
61	Bertha	49
61	Norma	49
61	Verna	49
64	Marguerite	48
64	Marian	48
66	June	47
67	Violet	45
68	Beulah	44
69	Geraldine	43
69	Pearl	43
71	Alma	42
72	Charlotte	41
72	Jane	41
74	Loretta	40
75	Katherine	39
75	Laura	39
77	Blanche	38
77	Ella	38
77	Myrtle	38
77	Nellie	38
81	Lydia	36
82	Eileen	35
82	Erma	35
82	Sylvia	35
85	Alberta	34
85	Elaine	34
85	Lola	34
88	Ida	33
89	Arlene	31
90	Hilda	30
90	Lucile	30
90	Marion	30
93	Eunice	29
93	Irma	29
93	Mae	29
96	Bessie	28
96	Inez	28
96	Julia	28
96	Minnie	28
100	Marcella	27
100	Sarah	27