Most popular girls’ names in Nebraska, 1923

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Betty	587
2	Mary	533
3	Dorothy	518
4	Helen	348
5	Ruth	299
6	Margaret	295
7	Doris	246
8	Virginia	220
9	Evelyn	206
10	Marjorie	196
11	Mildred	170
12	Lois	168
13	Frances	154
14	Maxine	151
15	Norma	147
16	Phyllis	142
17	Alice	141
18	Irene	136
19	Marie	124
20	Patricia	119
21	Lucille	116
22	Elizabeth	114
22	Esther	114
24	Jean	113
25	Shirley	108

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Wilma	101
27	Lillian	96
28	Elaine	94
29	Rose	92
30	Arlene	89
31	Donna	87
32	Bernice	84
32	Gladys	84
34	Barbara	80
35	Eleanor	75
35	Florence	75
37	Anna	74
37	Leona	74
39	Edna	73
39	Fern	73
41	June	72
42	Bonnie	68
42	Marian	68
44	Ruby	65
45	Martha	62
46	Hazel	61
46	Lorraine	61
48	Darlene	60
49	Charlotte	59
49	Viola	59
51	Eileen	56
51	Kathryn	56
53	Edith	55
53	Vera	55
53	Wanda	55
56	Dolores	54
56	Ethel	54
56	Geraldine	54
56	Josephine	54
56	Pauline	54
56	Thelma	54
62	Vivian	53
63	Elsie	51
64	Clara	50
64	Marcella	50
66	Genevieve	49
66	Grace	49
68	Bette	48
68	Ellen	48
70	Louise	45
71	Catherine	44
71	Opal	44
71	Velma	44
74	Joyce	43
75	Violet	40
76	Agnes	39
76	Delores	39
76	Eunice	39
76	Eva	39
76	Laura	39
76	Marion	39
76	Rita	39
83	Beverly	38
83	Emma	38
83	Gertrude	38
86	Carol	37
86	Jeanne	37
86	Loretta	37
89	Audrey	36
89	Erma	36
89	Margie	36
89	Marilyn	36
93	Luella	35
94	Ann	34
94	Verna	34
96	Katherine	33
97	Joan	32
97	Kathleen	32
97	Roberta	32
100	Gloria	31
100	Marguerite	31
100	Nellie	31
100	Pearl	31