Most popular girls’ names in South Dakota, 1918

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	229
2	Helen	207
3	Dorothy	189
4	Ruth	165
5	Evelyn	149
6	Margaret	147
7	Mildred	130
8	Irene	114
9	Alice	103
10	Florence	101
11	Marie	99
12	Frances	97
12	Gladys	97
14	Lucille	93
15	Edna	91
16	Marjorie	85
17	Esther	82
18	Doris	74
19	Hazel	73
20	Lorraine	67
21	Viola	64
22	Lois	62
23	Agnes	60
24	Gertrude	59
25	Anna	58

Rank	Name	Babies
25	Maxine	58
27	Bernice	57
28	Virginia	56
29	Violet	55
30	Elsie	54
30	Lillian	54
32	Elizabeth	53
33	Martha	51
34	Phyllis	50
35	Rose	49
36	Ethel	47
36	Grace	47
38	Marian	45
38	Pearl	45
40	Betty	44
41	Ruby	42
41	Thelma	42
43	Edith	41
44	Louise	39
44	Vivian	39
46	Leona	38
47	Clara	37
47	Eileen	37
47	Shirley	37
50	Bertha	36
50	Genevieve	36
50	Wilma	36
53	Alma	35
53	Ella	35
55	Arlene	34
55	Myrtle	34
57	Ellen	33
57	Mabel	33
59	Eleanor	32
59	Emma	32
59	Norma	32
62	Vera	31
63	Geraldine	30
64	Eva	29
64	Laura	29
66	Adeline	28
66	Harriet	28
66	Joyce	28
69	Marion	27
70	Barbara	26
70	Fern	26
70	Jean	26
70	Josephine	26
70	Opal	26
75	Charlotte	25
75	Ida	25
75	June	25
78	Inez	24
78	Kathryn	24
80	Katherine	22
80	Luella	22
82	Elaine	21
82	Eunice	21
82	Velma	21
85	Stella	20
86	Ann	19
86	Bessie	19
86	Beulah	19
86	Dolores	19
86	Olive	19
91	Blanche	18
91	Carol	18
91	Erma	18
91	Hilda	18
91	Irma	18
91	Julia	18
91	Minnie	18
91	Sylvia	18
99	Alvina	17
99	Catherine	17
99	Ione	17
99	Jane	17
99	Jeanne	17
99	Marcella	17