Most popular girls’ names in South Dakota, 1915

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	177
2	Helen	173
3	Margaret	146
4	Dorothy	142
5	Ruth	136
6	Esther	111
7	Evelyn	106
8	Mildred	102
9	Alice	101
10	Irene	87
11	Hazel	82
12	Florence	79
13	Gladys	77
14	Lucille	75
15	Marie	74
16	Lillian	70
17	Viola	66
18	Edna	64
19	Frances	62
20	Agnes	60
21	Anna	58
22	Doris	55
23	Myrtle	54
24	Elsie	49
25	Marjorie	48

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Martha	46
27	Elizabeth	45
27	Rose	45
29	Clara	43
29	Edith	43
31	Bernice	42
31	Virginia	42
33	Grace	41
34	Eleanor	40
34	Ethel	40
34	Marian	40
37	Alma	39
37	Emma	39
37	Leona	39
40	Lois	37
41	Thelma	36
42	Violet	35
43	Bertha	33
43	Maxine	33
45	Gertrude	32
45	Josephine	32
45	Louise	32
45	Pearl	32
45	Phyllis	32
50	Catherine	30
50	Ella	30
50	Vivian	30
53	Ida	29
54	Hilda	28
54	Kathryn	28
54	Ruby	28
57	Genevieve	27
57	Mabel	27
57	Vera	27
57	Wilma	27
61	Charlotte	26
61	Eva	26
63	Laura	25
64	Erma	23
64	June	23
64	Katherine	23
67	Marion	22
67	Shirley	22
69	Fern	21
69	Norma	21
69	Stella	21
72	Beatrice	20
72	Mae	20
72	Olive	20
75	Lorraine	19
75	Lydia	19
77	Elaine	18
77	Eunice	18
77	Jessie	18
80	Ann	17
80	Anne	17
80	Blanche	17
80	Ione	17
80	Loretta	17
80	Velma	17
80	Verna	17
87	Dolores	16
87	Inez	16
87	Julia	16
87	Opal	16
91	Ellen	15
91	Geraldine	15
91	Nellie	15
91	Olga	15
91	Sarah	15
91	Sylvia	15
97	Harriet	14
97	Minnie	14
97	Pauline	14
100	Adeline	13
100	Arlene	13
100	Betty	13
100	Cora	13
100	Irma	13