Most popular girls’ names in Nebraska, 1919

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	435
2	Dorothy	422
3	Helen	408
4	Ruth	350
5	Margaret	322
6	Evelyn	259
7	Mildred	222
8	Irene	198
9	Doris	186
10	Virginia	183
11	Frances	173
12	Marie	170
13	Marjorie	169
14	Maxine	165
15	Alice	159
16	Lois	151
17	Lucille	141
18	Betty	130
19	Esther	116
20	Ruby	114
21	Florence	113
21	Gladys	113
23	Wilma	111
24	Elizabeth	105
25	Bernice	100

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Edna	96
27	Hazel	90
27	Rose	90
29	June	88
29	Viola	88
31	Jean	86
31	Lillian	86
33	Leona	85
34	Pauline	80
35	Thelma	79
36	Clara	75
36	Lorraine	75
36	Martha	75
39	Anna	73
39	Elsie	73
39	Ethel	73
39	Louise	73
43	Eleanor	72
44	Edith	71
44	Phyllis	71
46	Norma	70
47	Geraldine	69
48	Opal	67
49	Agnes	66
50	Gertrude	65
50	Grace	65
50	Vera	65
53	Vivian	63
54	Fern	62
55	Josephine	59
56	Verna	55
56	Violet	55
58	Velma	54
59	Catherine	53
60	Ellen	51
60	Pearl	51
62	Eva	49
62	Kathryn	49
64	Marian	48
65	Emma	47
65	Genevieve	47
67	Elaine	46
68	Ann	43
68	Ella	43
68	Erma	43
68	Mabel	43
72	Katherine	42
72	Patricia	42
72	Sylvia	42
75	Barbara	41
75	Marguerite	41
77	Arlene	38
77	Irma	38
77	Lola	38
77	Lucile	38
81	Charlotte	36
81	Laura	36
83	Blanche	35
83	Dolores	35
83	Myrtle	35
86	Marion	34
87	Alma	33
87	Nellie	33
89	Eileen	32
89	Lorene	32
91	Julia	31
91	Luella	31
91	Lydia	31
91	Marcella	31
95	Eunice	30
95	Ida	30
95	Loretta	30
98	Jane	29
99	Donna	28
99	Laverne	28