Most popular girls’ names in North Dakota, 1917

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Helen	241
2	Mary	234
3	Margaret	224
4	Dorothy	199
5	Ruth	164
6	Esther	155
7	Evelyn	147
8	Mildred	136
9	Alice	133
10	Irene	130
11	Edna	124
12	Frances	115
13	Florence	113
14	Anna	107
15	Elizabeth	104
15	Gladys	104
17	Doris	98
18	Lillian	93
19	Clara	89
20	Eleanor	88
21	Marie	87
22	Martha	84
23	Ida	79
24	Agnes	78
24	Bernice	78

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Myrtle	77
27	Rose	74
28	Lucille	71
29	Ethel	69
29	Hazel	69
31	Viola	66
32	Edith	63
33	Elsie	60
34	Marion	58
34	Violet	58
36	Emma	57
36	Marjorie	57
38	Thelma	55
39	Ann	53
40	Bertha	52
40	Virginia	52
40	Vivian	52
43	Alma	51
43	Katherine	51
43	Lois	51
46	Mabel	49
47	Beatrice	48
47	Leona	48
49	Grace	47
49	Pearl	47
51	Josephine	46
52	Barbara	45
52	Marian	45
54	Eva	43
54	Hilda	43
54	June	43
54	Olga	43
54	Pauline	43
59	Gertrude	40
60	Laura	39
61	Catherine	37
61	Eileen	37
61	Louise	37
61	Ruby	37
65	Jean	36
65	Kathryn	36
67	Lydia	34
67	Phyllis	34
69	Norma	33
70	Adeline	32
70	Ella	32
70	Ellen	32
73	Anne	31
73	Betty	31
73	Blanche	31
73	Fern	31
77	Harriet	30
77	Maxine	30
77	Minnie	30
80	Genevieve	29
80	Inez	29
82	Eunice	28
82	Lorraine	28
84	Julia	27
84	Olive	27
84	Verna	27
87	Lena	26
87	Opal	26
87	Vera	26
90	Charlotte	25
90	Mae	25
92	Audrey	24
92	Caroline	24
94	Frieda	23
94	Sylvia	23
96	Dolores	22
96	Muriel	22
98	Alvina	21
98	Elaine	21
98	Marguerite	21
98	Monica	21