Most popular girls’ names in Oklahoma, 1916

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	815
2	Dorothy	390
2	Ruth	390
4	Ruby	381
5	Helen	372
6	Mildred	370
7	Opal	278
8	Hazel	262
9	Thelma	257
10	Margaret	246
11	Juanita	237
12	Edna	228
12	Pauline	228
14	Lucille	214
15	Gladys	206
16	Virginia	193
17	Lois	186
18	Irene	183
19	Marie	181
20	Frances	180
21	Edith	179
22	Alice	156
22	Ethel	156
24	Anna	153
25	Evelyn	152

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Elizabeth	140
27	Louise	135
28	Grace	128
29	Lorene	124
30	Martha	122
31	Viola	121
32	Lillian	120
33	Velma	119
34	Bessie	113
34	Eva	113
34	Vera	113
37	Pearl	110
38	Doris	109
38	Leona	109
40	Jessie	108
41	Florence	106
42	Bertha	105
42	Myrtle	105
44	Esther	102
45	Clara	99
45	Maxine	99
47	Emma	98
48	Beatrice	95
48	Wilma	95
50	Geneva	94
51	Minnie	93
52	Nellie	91
53	Bernice	85
54	Geraldine	83
55	Elsie	82
55	Vivian	82
57	Ida	81
58	Alma	80
59	Beulah	78
59	Lena	78
61	Betty	76
61	Bonnie	76
61	Josephine	76
61	Lola	76
61	Willie	76
66	Gertrude	75
67	Laura	74
68	Katherine	73
69	Ella	72
70	Lillie	70
70	Naomi	70
72	Marjorie	69
73	Jewel	68
74	Faye	65
74	Fern	65
74	Georgia	65
77	Violet	64
78	Agnes	62
78	Mabel	62
78	Sarah	62
81	Ada	61
82	Eunice	60
82	Marguerite	60
84	Inez	59
85	Iva	58
85	Lela	58
85	Wanda	58
88	Blanche	57
88	Daisy	57
88	Eula	57
91	Annie	56
91	Cleo	56
91	Julia	56
94	Audrey	55
94	Kathryn	55
94	Mable	55
97	Mae	54
98	Jewell	53
99	Stella	51
100	Cora	50
100	Goldie	50