Most popular girls’ names in Nebraska, 1920

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Dorothy	587
2	Mary	516
3	Helen	467
4	Ruth	349
5	Margaret	294
6	Betty	290
7	Doris	258
8	Mildred	250
9	Evelyn	213
10	Virginia	201
11	Irene	195
12	Marjorie	187
13	Lucille	182
14	Frances	168
15	Maxine	167
16	Alice	155
17	Marie	154
18	Lois	146
19	Esther	140
20	Jean	120
21	Elizabeth	112
22	Anna	104
23	Gladys	100
24	Edna	99
24	Florence	99

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Lillian	96
27	Phyllis	94
27	Wilma	94
29	Eleanor	91
30	Pauline	90
31	Leona	85
32	Bernice	82
32	Norma	82
32	Vera	82
35	Hazel	81
35	Rose	81
35	Thelma	81
35	Viola	81
39	Ruby	80
40	June	79
40	Opal	79
42	Louise	78
42	Vivian	78
44	Elsie	72
45	Marian	70
46	Elaine	69
46	Lorraine	69
48	Agnes	68
49	Grace	67
50	Ethel	66
50	Violet	66
52	Catherine	65
52	Velma	65
54	Geraldine	63
55	Josephine	61
56	Shirley	58
57	Edith	56
57	Erma	56
57	Martha	56
60	Barbara	55
60	Genevieve	55
62	Eileen	54
63	Arlene	53
63	Clara	53
63	Eva	53
63	Pearl	53
67	Gertrude	52
68	Jane	50
69	Kathryn	49
69	Marion	49
71	Marguerite	47
72	Patricia	46
73	Ann	45
74	Fern	44
74	Katherine	44
74	Mabel	44
77	Bertha	43
77	Emma	43
79	Marcella	42
80	Charlotte	41
80	Loretta	41
82	Laura	40
83	Dolores	39
83	Ellen	39
85	Lorene	38
86	Delores	37
86	Irma	37
88	Beulah	36
88	Ida	36
88	Myrtle	36
91	Jeanne	35
91	Rita	35
93	Ella	34
93	Verna	34
95	Bette	32
96	Wanda	31
97	Bonnie	30
97	Donna	30
97	Janet	30
100	Alma	29
100	Sarah	29