Most popular girls’ names in South Dakota, 1916

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Helen	212
2	Dorothy	202
3	Mary	192
4	Ruth	170
5	Margaret	167
6	Evelyn	124
7	Mildred	121
8	Alice	100
9	Gladys	90
10	Irene	88
11	Marie	86
12	Florence	85
13	Esther	84
14	Frances	83
15	Lucille	82
16	Hazel	76
17	Edna	75
18	Grace	71
19	Doris	69
20	Elizabeth	67
21	Anna	64
22	Martha	62
23	Clara	59
23	Lillian	59
25	Rose	57

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Bernice	55
26	Elsie	55
28	Edith	54
29	Agnes	52
30	Marjorie	51
31	Vivian	48
32	Viola	46
33	Eleanor	45
34	Lois	44
35	Ruby	43
35	Vera	43
37	Catherine	41
37	Gertrude	41
39	Myrtle	39
39	Virginia	39
41	Alma	38
42	Leona	37
43	Mabel	36
44	Ethel	35
44	Marian	35
44	Phyllis	35
44	Thelma	35
48	Emma	34
48	Lorraine	34
48	Maxine	34
48	Wilma	34
52	Bertha	33
52	Ella	33
52	Violet	33
55	Genevieve	32
56	Ida	31
57	Ann	30
57	Ellen	30
57	Josephine	30
60	Kathryn	29
61	Eva	28
61	Pearl	28
63	Fern	27
64	June	26
64	Laura	26
66	Betty	25
66	Eileen	25
66	Verna	25
69	Katherine	24
69	Olive	24
71	Norma	23
72	Blanche	22
72	Louise	22
74	Charlotte	21
74	Harriet	21
76	Beulah	20
76	Loretta	20
76	Marion	20
76	Pauline	20
80	Alvina	19
80	Inez	19
80	Joyce	19
80	Opal	19
84	Arlene	18
84	Della	18
84	Luella	18
87	Eunice	17
87	Frieda	17
87	Mae	17
87	Marguerite	17
87	Nellie	17
92	Adeline	16
92	Caroline	16
92	Elaine	16
92	Erna	16
92	Geraldine	16
92	Hilda	16
92	Minnie	16
99	Alta	15
99	Carol	15
99	Lucy	15
99	Olga	15
99	Stella	15
99	Sylvia	15
99	Velma	15