Most popular girls’ names in South Dakota, 1911

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Helen	80
2	Mary	68
3	Dorothy	60
4	Margaret	53
5	Ruth	48
6	Evelyn	47
7	Alice	46
8	Marie	39
8	Mildred	39
10	Edna	34
10	Hazel	34
12	Esther	33
13	Florence	32
14	Anna	31
15	Gladys	29
15	Lillian	29
17	Viola	27
18	Frances	26
18	Martha	26
18	Rose	26
21	Clara	25
22	Mabel	24
23	Ethel	23
23	Irene	23
25	Agnes	22

Rank	Name	Babies
25	Emma	22
25	Gertrude	22
25	Grace	22
25	Lucille	22
30	Bernice	21
31	Bertha	20
32	Alma	19
32	Edith	19
34	Myrtle	18
34	Vivian	18
36	Eva	17
36	Ruby	17
38	Thelma	16
39	Doris	15
39	Fern	15
39	Pearl	15
39	Violet	15
43	Blanche	14
43	Ida	14
43	Leona	14
43	Lois	14
43	Marjorie	14
48	Elsie	13
48	Laura	13
48	Nellie	13
48	Opal	13
52	Ella	12
53	Ann	11
53	Hilda	11
53	Josephine	11
53	Louise	11
57	Beatrice	10
57	Beulah	10
57	Katherine	10
57	Lydia	10
57	Minnie	10
57	Norma	10
57	Olga	10
57	Pauline	10
57	Vera	10
57	Verna	10
57	Wilma	10
68	Anne	9
68	Elizabeth	9
68	Freda	9
68	Genevieve	9
68	Inez	9
68	Marion	9
68	Virginia	9
75	Catherine	8
75	Cora	8
75	Harriet	8
75	Loretta	8
75	Marian	8
75	Olive	8
75	Sarah	8
82	Alvina	7
82	Annie	7
82	Jennie	7
82	Jessie	7
82	Lila	7
82	Marguerite	7
82	Maxine	7
82	Selma	7
82	Stella	7
82	Winifred	7
92	Arlene	6
92	Bessie	6
92	Christine	6
92	Eleanor	6
92	Eunice	6
92	Juanita	6
92	Julia	6
92	Lena	6
92	Lorraine	6
92	Lucile	6
92	Luella	6
92	Mae	6
92	Phyllis	6