Most popular girls’ names in Nebraska, 1921

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	574
2	Dorothy	544
3	Helen	389
4	Ruth	353
5	Betty	341
6	Margaret	332
7	Doris	253
8	Evelyn	252
9	Virginia	245
10	Marjorie	239
11	Mildred	215
12	Frances	180
13	Irene	165
14	Marie	152
15	Lucille	145
16	Alice	144
17	Maxine	142
18	Esther	135
19	Lois	130
20	Wilma	122
21	Elizabeth	120
22	Phyllis	116
23	Florence	113
24	Bernice	109
25	Jean	106

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Norma	103
27	Gladys	101
28	Anna	95
29	Edna	93
30	Hazel	92
31	Rose	86
32	Viola	85
33	Martha	83
34	Eleanor	78
35	June	76
36	Louise	74
37	Arlene	73
38	Grace	72
38	Lillian	72
38	Thelma	72
41	Barbara	71
41	Elaine	71
41	Marian	71
41	Opal	71
45	Elsie	70
45	Lorraine	70
47	Patricia	69
47	Shirley	69
49	Leona	67
49	Pauline	67
51	Clara	65
52	Geraldine	64
52	Josephine	64
52	Kathryn	64
52	Ruby	64
52	Velma	64
52	Violet	64
58	Fern	62
59	Eileen	59
60	Edith	58
61	Catherine	52
61	Emma	52
61	Vera	52
64	Agnes	51
64	Genevieve	51
66	Ann	50
66	Ethel	50
66	Gertrude	50
69	Katherine	49
69	Vivian	49
71	Verna	48
72	Bette	47
73	Eva	46
73	Laura	46
75	Darlene	45
75	Erma	45
75	Marion	45
75	Wanda	45
79	Charlotte	42
80	Ellen	41
81	Bertha	39
81	Jeanne	39
81	Mabel	39
81	Pearl	39
81	Sylvia	39
86	Dolores	38
87	Bonnie	37
87	Harriet	37
87	Rosemary	37
90	Beulah	36
90	Delores	36
90	Loretta	36
90	Naomi	36
94	Eunice	35
95	Audrey	34
95	Roberta	34
97	Blanche	33
97	Ella	33
97	Marcella	33
97	Myrtle	33