Most popular girls’ names in North Dakota, 1920

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Helen	233
2	Mary	230
3	Dorothy	209
4	Margaret	208
5	Ruth	196
6	Evelyn	162
7	Irene	133
8	Esther	131
9	Alice	118
10	Gladys	112
11	Doris	109
12	Florence	106
13	Mildred	101
14	Agnes	94
15	Edna	91
16	Frances	90
17	Lillian	87
18	Marjorie	84
19	Elizabeth	82
20	Anna	78
21	Viola	77
22	Lorraine	74
23	Ethel	72
24	Lucille	71
25	Clara	68

Rank	Name	Babies
25	Marie	68
27	Lois	67
28	Bernice	66
28	Rose	66
30	Eleanor	64
31	Jean	63
32	Hazel	62
32	Violet	62
34	Martha	61
35	Elsie	55
35	Marian	55
37	Virginia	54
37	Vivian	54
39	Grace	53
40	Emma	52
41	Betty	51
41	June	51
41	Katherine	51
41	Kathryn	51
45	Adeline	50
46	Alma	48
46	Ida	48
46	Ruby	48
49	Gertrude	46
49	Mabel	46
51	Eva	45
51	Leona	45
53	Ella	44
54	Pearl	43
54	Phyllis	43
54	Thelma	43
57	Edith	42
58	Marion	41
59	Myrtle	39
59	Shirley	39
61	Ann	38
61	Catherine	38
61	Fern	38
61	Pauline	38
65	Genevieve	37
65	Hilda	37
67	Elaine	36
67	Ellen	36
69	Barbara	35
70	Harriet	34
70	Joyce	34
72	Dolores	33
73	Beatrice	32
73	Blanche	32
73	Josephine	32
76	Bertha	31
76	Louise	31
76	Luella	31
79	Eileen	30
79	Eunice	30
81	Laura	29
82	Sylvia	28
83	Geraldine	27
83	Norma	27
83	Olive	27
86	Laverne	26
86	Olga	26
86	Verna	26
89	Stella	25
90	Delores	24
90	Lila	24
92	Audrey	23
92	Charlotte	23
92	Inez	23
92	Jeanette	23
92	Loretta	23
97	Jeanne	22
97	Julia	22
97	Lydia	22
100	Alvina	21
100	Anne	21
100	Carol	21
100	Erna	21
100	Vera	21