Most popular girls’ names in North Dakota, 1928

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	216
2	Dorothy	189
3	Betty	181
4	Helen	134
5	Irene	125
6	Shirley	118
7	Ruth	115
8	Doris	113
9	Alice	110
10	Lois	109
11	Delores	98
11	Joyce	98
13	Lorraine	94
14	Margaret	93
15	Donna	91
15	Phyllis	91
17	Beverly	84
18	Jean	77
19	Patricia	74
20	Evelyn	69
21	Elizabeth	68
22	Elaine	64
22	Esther	64
24	Frances	63
25	Dolores	62

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Rose	59
27	Anna	56
28	Marjorie	55
29	Florence	54
30	Bernice	53
30	Virginia	53
32	Viola	52
33	Lillian	51
34	June	49
34	Norma	49
36	Arlene	48
36	Barbara	48
36	Gladys	48
36	Marilyn	48
36	Vivian	48
41	Lucille	47
42	Marie	46
42	Marion	46
42	Mildred	46
45	Eleanor	42
45	Marian	42
47	Violet	41
48	Gloria	40
48	Marlys	40
48	Ramona	40
51	Maxine	38
52	Audrey	37
52	Carol	37
52	Leona	37
55	Agnes	36
55	Grace	36
55	Ruby	36
58	Clara	35
58	Verna	35
60	Adeline	34
60	Ann	34
62	Genevieve	33
63	Edna	32
63	Elsie	32
65	Eileen	31
66	Edith	30
66	Luella	30
68	Kathryn	29
69	Catherine	28
69	Eunice	28
69	Mavis	28
72	Deloris	27
72	Joan	27
72	Katherine	27
75	Darlene	26
75	Harriet	26
75	Pauline	26
78	Gertrude	25
78	Hazel	25
78	Ida	25
78	Louise	25
82	Ella	24
82	Lila	24
82	Martha	24
82	Pearl	24
86	Eva	23
86	Laverne	23
86	Loretta	23
89	Ethel	22
89	Yvonne	22
91	Beatrice	21
91	Blanche	21
91	Charlotte	21
91	Fern	21
91	Theresa	21
96	Geraldine	20
96	Mabel	20
96	Vera	20
99	Cecelia	19
99	Kathleen	19
99	Laura	19
99	Myrtle	19
99	Stella	19