Most popular girls’ names in South Dakota, 1914

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Dorothy	133
2	Mary	128
3	Helen	121
4	Margaret	86
5	Mildred	79
6	Ruth	76
7	Alice	72
8	Esther	70
9	Evelyn	69
10	Florence	68
11	Marie	67
12	Gladys	60
13	Hazel	58
14	Lillian	53
15	Agnes	49
16	Irene	48
17	Frances	47
18	Anna	45
18	Edna	45
20	Viola	44
21	Gertrude	43
21	Martha	43
23	Elsie	42
24	Lucille	38
24	Mabel	38

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Grace	37
27	Clara	36
27	Myrtle	36
29	Elizabeth	35
30	Edith	34
30	Leona	34
30	Louise	34
33	Bernice	33
34	Bertha	30
34	Emma	30
36	Ella	29
36	Lois	29
38	Doris	28
38	Marjorie	28
38	Pearl	28
38	Ruby	28
42	Ethel	25
42	Vera	25
44	Violet	24
45	Eleanor	23
46	Maxine	22
46	Vivian	22
48	Ann	21
48	Laura	21
48	Olive	21
51	Alma	20
51	Nellie	20
51	Rose	20
51	Thelma	20
55	Ellen	19
55	Olga	19
57	Kathryn	18
57	Marian	18
59	Genevieve	17
59	Ida	17
59	Marion	17
59	Sylvia	17
63	Lorraine	16
63	Opal	16
63	Verna	16
66	Eunice	15
66	Eva	15
66	Josephine	15
66	Loretta	15
70	Beulah	14
70	Hilda	14
70	Phyllis	14
70	Shirley	14
70	Velma	14
75	Blanche	13
75	Catherine	13
75	Fern	13
75	Harriet	13
75	Lucile	13
75	Virginia	13
81	Barbara	12
81	Jean	12
81	Mae	12
84	Alta	11
84	Amelia	11
84	Anne	11
84	Audrey	11
84	Beatrice	11
84	Berniece	11
84	Carol	11
84	Caroline	11
84	Charlotte	11
84	Henrietta	11
84	Julia	11
84	Luella	11
84	Lydia	11
84	Stella	11
98	Adeline	10
98	Eileen	10
100	Della	9
100	Dorothea	9
100	Elma	9
100	Frieda	9
100	Katherine	9
100	Lila	9
100	Muriel	9
100	Rachel	9