Most popular girls’ names in North Dakota, 1923

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	220
2	Helen	198
3	Dorothy	187
4	Margaret	145
5	Doris	141
6	Betty	139
7	Ruth	130
8	Irene	126
9	Esther	108
10	Alice	106
11	Evelyn	101
12	Lorraine	97
13	Lois	82
14	Anna	81
14	Frances	81
14	Marjorie	81
17	Florence	76
18	Elizabeth	74
18	Mildred	74
20	Phyllis	71
21	Lillian	67
21	Rose	67
23	Eleanor	66
24	Violet	65
25	Viola	63

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Gladys	62
27	Edna	61
28	Marie	59
29	Lucille	56
30	Leona	55
31	Clara	53
32	Jean	52
32	Joyce	52
32	June	52
32	Virginia	52
36	Martha	51
36	Ruby	51
38	Agnes	50
39	Elaine	49
40	Marian	48
40	Pearl	48
42	Bernice	47
43	Shirley	46
44	Elsie	45
44	Grace	45
44	Hazel	45
47	Vivian	43
48	Barbara	41
48	Edith	41
48	Patricia	41
51	Ann	40
51	Norma	40
53	Ethel	39
54	Marion	38
54	Myrtle	38
56	Ella	37
56	Eunice	37
58	Josephine	36
59	Adeline	35
59	Delores	35
59	Emma	35
59	Maxine	35
63	Gertrude	33
63	Ida	33
63	Mabel	33
66	Donna	32
66	Fern	32
66	Verna	32
69	Carol	31
69	Eileen	31
69	Pauline	31
72	Charlotte	30
72	Dolores	30
72	Inez	30
72	Luella	30
72	Thelma	30
77	Bertha	28
77	Kathleen	28
79	Alma	27
79	Genevieve	27
81	Arlene	26
81	Gloria	26
83	Kathryn	25
84	Beatrice	24
84	Ellen	24
84	Eva	24
84	Laura	24
88	Harriet	23
89	Audrey	22
89	Catherine	22
91	Anne	21
91	Beverly	21
91	Blanche	21
91	Jeanne	21
95	Katherine	20
95	Loretta	20
95	Marcella	20
95	Rosemary	20
95	Vera	20
100	Jeanette	19
100	Olive	19
100	Regina	19