Most popular girls’ names in South Dakota, 1917

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Helen	237
2	Mary	228
3	Dorothy	194
4	Margaret	171
5	Ruth	152
6	Evelyn	143
7	Mildred	114
8	Irene	108
9	Florence	97
10	Gladys	89
11	Doris	84
11	Hazel	84
13	Frances	80
14	Alice	78
15	Esther	77
16	Lillian	73
16	Lois	73
16	Viola	73
19	Edna	71
19	Marie	71
21	Lucille	64
22	Grace	62
23	Gertrude	58
24	Marjorie	57
25	Elizabeth	56

Rank	Name	Babies
25	Virginia	56
27	Leona	55
28	Agnes	52
28	Anna	52
30	Clara	49
30	Maxine	49
30	Ruby	49
33	Bernice	48
34	Martha	47
35	Elsie	46
35	Violet	46
37	Ethel	45
38	Thelma	44
39	Rose	43
40	Vera	42
40	Vivian	42
42	Eleanor	40
42	Emma	40
44	Pearl	39
45	Josephine	37
45	Marian	37
45	Phyllis	37
48	Kathryn	36
49	Bertha	35
49	Ida	35
49	Myrtle	35
52	Ann	33
52	Catherine	33
52	Lorraine	33
52	Wilma	33
56	Edith	32
57	June	31
58	Verna	30
59	Alma	29
59	Jean	29
59	Mabel	29
62	Betty	28
62	Eva	28
64	Geraldine	27
65	Eileen	26
65	Hilda	26
65	Lydia	26
68	Genevieve	25
69	Beatrice	24
69	Charlotte	24
69	Katherine	24
69	Louise	24
69	Norma	24
74	Ellen	23
75	Carol	22
75	Elaine	22
75	Fern	22
75	Harriet	22
75	Joyce	22
75	Shirley	22
75	Velma	22
82	Barbara	21
82	Inez	21
82	Irma	21
82	Marguerite	21
82	Marion	21
82	Opal	21
82	Sylvia	21
89	Loretta	20
90	Adeline	19
90	Laura	19
90	Luella	19
90	Mae	19
94	Blanche	18
95	Anne	17
95	Arlene	17
95	Ella	17
95	Erma	17
95	Nellie	17
100	Kathleen	16
100	Lola	16
100	Nina	16
100	Olive	16
100	Patricia	16
100	Pauline	16