Most popular girls’ names in South Dakota, 1912

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	108
2	Helen	93
3	Dorothy	82
4	Margaret	79
4	Ruth	79
6	Mildred	73
7	Alice	55
7	Marie	55
9	Gladys	52
10	Florence	51
11	Esther	48
12	Frances	47
13	Evelyn	46
14	Hazel	40
14	Lillian	40
14	Mabel	40
17	Elsie	37
17	Irene	37
17	Myrtle	37
17	Viola	37
21	Elizabeth	35
22	Clara	34
23	Edna	33
24	Grace	32
25	Ethel	31

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Agnes	30
26	Lucille	30
26	Thelma	30
29	Anna	27
29	Ruby	27
31	Emma	26
31	Marjorie	26
33	Bernice	25
33	Ida	25
33	Martha	25
36	Gertrude	24
36	Violet	24
38	Bertha	22
38	Doris	22
40	Alma	21
40	Lydia	21
40	Marian	21
40	Rose	21
44	Catherine	20
44	Lois	20
46	Fern	19
46	Laura	19
46	Louise	19
46	Vivian	19
50	Ann	17
51	Eleanor	16
51	Ella	16
51	Hilda	16
54	Charlotte	15
54	Ellen	15
54	Leona	15
54	Pearl	15
54	Sylvia	15
59	Edith	14
59	Loretta	14
59	Pauline	14
59	Virginia	14
63	Eva	13
63	Kathryn	13
63	Selma	13
66	Ada	12
66	Alvina	12
66	Beulah	12
66	Harriet	12
66	Inez	12
66	Marguerite	12
66	Vera	12
73	Minnie	11
73	Nellie	11
73	Opal	11
76	Beatrice	10
76	Blanche	10
76	Genevieve	10
76	Josephine	10
76	Julia	10
76	Lorraine	10
76	Velma	10
76	Verna	10
84	Lena	9
84	Luella	9
84	Marcella	9
84	Muriel	9
84	Olga	9
84	Olive	9
90	Christine	8
90	Eileen	8
90	Frieda	8
90	Jessie	8
90	Maxine	8
90	Wilma	8
96	Adeline	7
96	Alta	7
96	Betty	7
96	Cecelia	7
96	Elaine	7
96	Irma	7
96	June	7
96	Katherine	7
96	Leah	7
96	Lorene	7
96	Lucile	7
96	Mae	7
96	May	7
96	Sarah	7