Most popular girls’ names in South Dakota, 1920

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Dorothy	282
2	Mary	229
3	Helen	218
4	Margaret	181
5	Ruth	177
6	Evelyn	141
7	Doris	126
8	Irene	116
9	Mildred	110
10	Frances	93
11	Esther	92
12	Marie	87
13	Alice	85
13	Florence	85
15	Gladys	84
16	Marjorie	83
17	Lucille	82
18	Betty	77
18	Virginia	77
20	Lorraine	76
21	Viola	73
22	Hazel	70
22	Maxine	70
24	Phyllis	69
25	Lois	66

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Elizabeth	64
27	Lillian	61
28	Bernice	58
28	Edna	58
28	Violet	58
31	Grace	57
32	Shirley	53
33	Ruby	50
33	Thelma	50
35	Leona	49
35	Vivian	49
37	Agnes	47
37	Anna	47
37	Elsie	47
40	June	46
41	Marian	44
42	Ethel	43
42	Vera	43
44	Edith	42
44	Gertrude	42
44	Jean	42
44	Mabel	42
48	Elaine	41
48	Fern	41
50	Eleanor	40
50	Myrtle	40
52	Clara	39
52	Emma	39
54	Wilma	38
55	Norma	37
56	Eileen	36
56	Pearl	36
58	Ida	35
59	Rose	34
60	Alma	33
60	Martha	33
62	Kathryn	32
63	Louise	31
64	Ellen	30
64	Geraldine	30
66	Arlene	29
66	Harriet	29
68	Blanche	27
69	Genevieve	26
69	Inez	26
69	Marcella	26
69	Sylvia	26
69	Verna	26
74	Carol	25
74	Eunice	25
74	Joyce	25
77	Ann	24
77	Dolores	24
77	Eva	24
77	Laura	24
77	Marion	24
82	Barbara	23
82	Bertha	23
82	Delores	23
82	Ella	23
82	Josephine	23
82	Lola	23
82	Loretta	23
82	Opal	23
90	Luella	22
90	Velma	22
92	Hilda	21
92	Muriel	21
92	Pauline	21
95	Katherine	20
95	Nellie	20
97	Caroline	19
97	Jeanette	19
97	Julia	19
97	Lydia	19