Most popular girls’ names in Nebraska, 1928

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Betty	573
2	Mary	512
3	Dorothy	424
4	Shirley	290
5	Helen	220
6	Donna	218
7	Ruth	214
8	Phyllis	211
9	Lois	209
10	Patricia	200
11	Doris	196
12	Margaret	190
13	Norma	181
14	Virginia	170
15	Evelyn	161
16	Marjorie	157
17	Barbara	148
18	Jean	137
19	Joan	135
20	Bonnie	130
20	Marilyn	130
22	Darlene	129
23	Dolores	128
24	Alice	119
25	Mildred	108

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Beverly	107
27	Joyce	93
28	Delores	92
29	Wilma	91
30	Arlene	86
31	Maxine	81
32	Frances	79
32	Geraldine	79
34	Gloria	77
34	Irene	77
36	Elaine	76
36	Elizabeth	76
38	Lorraine	74
39	Marian	73
40	June	72
41	Eleanor	67
42	Anna	66
43	Carol	64
43	Lucille	64
45	Ramona	63
45	Rose	63
47	Marie	57
48	Ruby	53
49	Rita	52
50	Velma	51
51	Esther	49
51	Leona	49
51	Louise	49
54	Viola	48
55	Edna	47
55	Gladys	47
55	Wanda	47
58	Bernice	45
58	Catherine	45
60	Charlotte	44
60	Lillian	44
62	Josephine	43
62	Marcella	43
62	Rosemary	43
65	Pauline	42
65	Vivian	42
67	Florence	41
68	Audrey	40
69	Eileen	39
69	Hazel	39
71	Clara	37
71	Elsie	37
71	Jacqueline	37
71	Martha	37
71	Vera	37
71	Verna	37
77	Kathryn	36
78	Edith	34
79	Ethel	33
80	Eunice	32
80	Grace	32
80	Margie	32
80	Nancy	32
80	Peggy	32
85	Kathleen	31
86	Janice	30
86	Marion	30
86	Opal	30
86	Violet	30
90	Agnes	29
90	Genevieve	29
90	Georgia	29
90	Joann	29
94	Fern	28
95	Joanne	27
96	Gertrude	26
96	Katherine	26
96	Roberta	26
99	Carolyn	25
99	Erma	25
99	Gwendolyn	25
99	Laura	25
99	Lila	25
99	Thelma	25