Most popular girls’ names in Nebraska, 1926

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Betty	559
2	Mary	483
3	Dorothy	434
4	Helen	280
5	Ruth	218
6	Lois	212
7	Doris	201
8	Margaret	198
9	Virginia	193
10	Shirley	188
11	Phyllis	179
12	Marjorie	170
13	Donna	167
14	Norma	166
15	Evelyn	163
16	Jean	153
17	Mildred	137
18	Patricia	134
19	Barbara	126
20	Alice	118
21	Darlene	116
22	Bonnie	111
23	Frances	107
24	Arlene	104
24	Maxine	104

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Irene	102
27	Elaine	92
27	Marie	92
29	Lucille	91
30	Esther	89
31	Marilyn	86
32	Elizabeth	84
33	Rose	83
33	Wilma	83
35	Dolores	80
36	Geraldine	77
37	Lorraine	76
38	Joan	73
39	Anna	67
39	Joyce	67
41	Gladys	66
42	Gloria	65
43	Florence	64
44	June	63
45	Bernice	62
46	Marian	60
47	Eileen	58
48	Ruby	57
49	Leona	56
50	Edna	55
51	Delores	54
52	Eleanor	53
52	Lillian	53
54	Pauline	52
55	Beverly	51
56	Catherine	49
57	Charlotte	48
57	Rita	48
57	Vera	48
60	Martha	47
61	Josephine	46
61	Viola	46
63	Carol	45
64	Elsie	44
64	Fern	44
66	Grace	43
66	Louise	43
66	Thelma	43
66	Vivian	43
70	Ethel	42
70	Jacqueline	42
70	Verna	42
73	Velma	41
74	Kathryn	40
75	Clara	39
76	Agnes	38
76	Audrey	38
76	Kathleen	38
76	Loretta	38
76	Wanda	38
81	Gertrude	37
81	Violet	37
83	Marcella	36
83	Rosemary	36
85	Peggy	35
86	Marion	34
87	Jeanne	33
88	Roberta	32
89	Bette	31
89	Ellen	31
91	Ann	30
91	Opal	30
93	Deloris	29
93	Edith	29
93	Hazel	29
93	Katherine	29
97	Laura	28
98	Genevieve	27
98	Jeanette	27
98	Sylvia	27