Most popular girls’ names in North Dakota, 1929

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	213
2	Betty	202
3	Dorothy	174
4	Donna	142
5	Helen	135
6	Irene	123
6	Shirley	123
8	Delores	112
9	Lois	107
10	Doris	106
11	Joyce	102
12	Ruth	100
13	Margaret	91
14	Beverly	87
14	Lorraine	87
16	Patricia	84
17	Phyllis	83
18	Jean	81
19	Elaine	77
20	Alice	76
21	Dolores	75
21	Evelyn	75
23	Rose	73
24	Marilyn	57
25	Mildred	56

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Bernice	55
27	Marjorie	53
28	Frances	52
28	Gladys	52
28	Marian	52
31	Ramona	51
32	Agnes	50
32	Florence	50
34	Lucille	49
35	Arlene	48
35	Joan	48
37	Elizabeth	47
37	Norma	47
39	Esther	46
39	Virginia	46
41	Anna	45
41	Marie	45
43	Leona	44
44	Violet	43
45	Carol	41
45	Lillian	41
47	Barbara	40
47	Viola	40
49	Darlene	37
49	Edna	37
49	Loretta	37
52	Gloria	36
52	Vivian	36
54	Audrey	35
55	Eunice	34
55	Mavis	34
57	Marion	33
58	Eleanor	31
58	Elsie	31
60	Adeline	30
60	Ann	30
60	Clara	30
60	June	30
64	Ethel	29
64	Geraldine	29
66	Beatrice	28
66	Grace	28
68	Laverne	27
68	Louise	27
68	Pauline	27
71	Edith	26
71	Eileen	26
71	Maxine	26
74	Eva	25
74	Hazel	25
76	Martha	24
76	Verna	24
76	Yvonne	24
79	Deloris	22
79	Ellen	22
79	Kathleen	22
79	Luella	22
79	Rita	22
84	Charlotte	21
84	Sylvia	21
84	Theresa	21
87	Jeanne	20
87	Jeannine	20
87	Kathryn	20
87	Lila	20
87	Marlys	20
87	Ruby	20
93	Fern	19
93	Harriet	19
93	Jacqueline	19
93	Joanne	19
97	Bonnie	18
97	Janice	18
97	Jeanette	18
97	Marcella	18
97	Muriel	18
97	Pearl	18