Most popular girls’ names in Nebraska, 1929

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	545
2	Betty	532
3	Dorothy	337
4	Shirley	317
5	Donna	289
6	Phyllis	211
7	Patricia	204
8	Lois	196
9	Ruth	190
10	Norma	179
11	Doris	174
11	Helen	174
13	Margaret	169
14	Barbara	168
15	Joan	148
16	Virginia	139
17	Darlene	130
18	Beverly	129
19	Delores	125
19	Evelyn	125
21	Marjorie	123
22	Bonnie	120
23	Dolores	117
23	Marilyn	117
25	Jean	112

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Alice	102
27	Mildred	94
28	Frances	86
29	Joyce	78
30	Carol	72
30	Ramona	72
32	Elaine	71
32	Irene	71
34	Wilma	70
35	Maxine	69
36	Rose	68
37	Arlene	65
38	Lucille	64
39	Geraldine	63
40	Esther	62
41	Lorraine	61
42	Gloria	58
43	Marie	55
44	Leona	53
45	Gladys	52
46	Joanne	50
46	June	50
46	Marian	50
46	Rita	50
50	Eleanor	48
50	Elizabeth	48
50	Pauline	48
53	Anna	47
54	Wanda	46
55	Joann	44
56	Audrey	42
56	Rosemary	42
56	Ruby	42
59	Ellen	41
59	Florence	41
59	Janet	41
59	Martha	41
59	Peggy	41
64	Bernice	40
65	Kathleen	39
65	Roberta	39
65	Violet	39
68	Charlotte	38
68	Edna	38
68	Janice	38
68	Jeannine	38
68	Lila	38
68	Nancy	38
68	Vivian	38
75	Jacqueline	37
75	Viola	37
77	Clara	34
77	Georgia	34
77	Lillian	34
77	Opal	34
81	Louise	33
82	Ann	32
82	Catherine	32
82	Eileen	32
82	Jane	32
86	Elsie	31
86	Kathryn	31
86	Vera	31
89	Grace	30
89	Marcella	30
89	Marion	30
92	Agnes	29
92	Carolyn	29
92	Jeanne	29
92	Velma	29
96	Edith	28
96	Lola	28
98	Jeanette	27
98	Josephine	27
98	Nadine	27
98	Patty	27
98	Thelma	27