Most popular girls’ names in Oklahoma, 1926

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	1,411
2	Betty	1,264
3	Dorothy	757
4	Helen	521
5	Wanda	493
6	Mildred	366
7	Virginia	355
8	Ruby	342
8	Ruth	342
10	Margaret	329
11	Juanita	321
12	Norma	300
13	Lois	299
14	Billie	298
15	Doris	290
16	Frances	222
17	Thelma	218
18	Anna	215
19	Pauline	214
20	Wilma	203
21	Edna	198
21	Evelyn	198
21	Hazel	198
24	Martha	187
25	Opal	182

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Bonnie	176
27	Alice	169
28	Maxine	165
29	Marjorie	158
30	Imogene	156
31	Velma	155
32	Margie	152
33	Marie	150
34	Geraldine	145
35	Patricia	144
36	Geneva	139
36	Joyce	139
38	Barbara	138
38	Peggy	138
40	Edith	137
40	Louise	137
42	Gladys	131
42	Vera	131
44	Elizabeth	123
44	Emma	123
44	Lucille	123
47	Irene	118
48	Jean	116
48	Lorene	116
50	Vivian	114
51	Alma	107
52	Georgia	103
52	Gloria	103
54	Ethel	102
55	Lillian	100
56	Bertha	99
57	Bernice	97
58	Clara	94
58	Jessie	94
60	Eva	89
60	June	89
60	Lillie	89
60	Willie	89
64	Bessie	87
64	Bobbie	87
66	Phyllis	85
67	Beatrice	84
67	Ida	84
67	Myrtle	84
70	Ella	83
71	Jo	82
71	Lola	82
73	Esther	80
74	Roberta	79
75	Audrey	78
75	Florence	78
75	Leona	78
75	Naomi	78
79	Joan	76
80	Elsie	74
80	Laura	74
80	Nellie	74
80	Patsy	74
84	Jewel	73
85	Faye	71
86	Nadine	70
87	Viola	69
88	Beulah	68
88	Katherine	68
88	Lena	68
91	Melba	66
92	Rose	65
93	Erma	64
93	Pearl	64
95	Eula	63
95	Sylvia	63
97	Christine	61
97	Violet	61
99	Verna	60
100	Flora	59
100	Kathryn	59
100	Nora	59