Most popular girls’ names in South Dakota, 1919

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Helen	229
2	Mary	208
3	Dorothy	203
4	Margaret	166
5	Ruth	160
6	Mildred	137
7	Evelyn	130
8	Irene	123
9	Esther	105
10	Alice	99
11	Doris	87
12	Gladys	84
13	Florence	81
14	Viola	80
15	Lois	79
16	Lucille	78
17	Marie	75
17	Virginia	75
19	Edna	74
20	Frances	73
21	Hazel	68
22	Marjorie	66
22	Violet	66
24	Lillian	64
25	Bernice	63

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Grace	58
26	Lorraine	58
28	Eleanor	55
28	Ethel	55
28	Phyllis	55
31	Maxine	53
32	Agnes	51
32	Elizabeth	51
34	Anna	50
34	Clara	50
36	Jean	46
36	Vera	46
38	Betty	45
38	Edith	45
40	Gertrude	42
40	Leona	42
40	Marian	42
43	Vivian	39
44	Alma	38
44	Martha	38
46	Elsie	36
46	June	36
46	Rose	36
49	Thelma	35
50	Geraldine	34
50	Wilma	34
52	Ella	33
52	Ruby	33
54	Bertha	32
54	Emma	32
54	Mabel	32
57	Kathryn	31
58	Sylvia	30
59	Eva	29
59	Fern	29
59	Harriet	29
59	Norma	29
59	Pearl	29
64	Ellen	28
65	Adeline	27
65	Arlene	27
65	Charlotte	27
68	Elaine	26
68	Genevieve	26
68	Myrtle	26
68	Pauline	26
68	Verna	26
73	Eileen	25
73	Marcella	25
75	Louise	24
75	Shirley	24
75	Velma	24
78	Catherine	23
78	Marion	23
80	Ida	22
80	Katherine	22
82	Audrey	21
82	Josephine	21
82	Joyce	21
82	Laura	21
82	Mae	21
87	Carol	20
87	Eunice	20
87	Minnie	20
90	Dolores	19
90	Lola	19
90	Mable	19
90	Nellie	19
90	Opal	19
90	Patricia	19
96	Alvina	18
96	Barbara	18
96	Erma	18
96	Hilda	18
96	Julia	18