Most popular girls’ names in South Dakota, 1921

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Dorothy	276
2	Mary	273
3	Helen	204
4	Ruth	163
5	Margaret	152
6	Doris	130
7	Evelyn	124
8	Irene	123
8	Mildred	123
10	Betty	112
11	Marjorie	110
12	Alice	94
12	Florence	94
14	Gladys	86
15	Esther	84
16	Phyllis	83
17	Lorraine	82
18	Lucille	79
19	Lois	78
20	Virginia	75
21	Frances	72
22	Marie	71
22	Maxine	71
24	Viola	63
25	Edna	62

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Lillian	60
27	Anna	58
28	Eileen	56
29	Elizabeth	55
29	Hazel	55
31	Bernice	54
32	Shirley	53
33	Elsie	52
33	Leona	52
35	Ruby	50
35	Violet	50
37	Norma	49
38	Rose	46
39	Grace	45
40	Elaine	44
40	Jean	44
40	Vera	44
43	Martha	43
44	Vivian	42
45	Marian	40
46	Eleanor	39
47	Agnes	38
47	Arlene	38
47	Gertrude	38
47	Marcella	38
47	Pearl	38
52	Geraldine	37
53	Alma	36
53	Thelma	36
55	Edith	35
55	Ethel	35
55	Wilma	35
58	June	34
59	Delores	33
60	Genevieve	32
60	Louise	32
60	Myrtle	32
63	Bertha	31
63	Charlotte	31
63	Clara	31
63	Emma	31
63	Joyce	31
68	Carol	30
68	Velma	30
70	Fern	29
70	Josephine	29
70	Patricia	29
73	Dolores	28
73	Marion	28
75	Adeline	27
75	Audrey	27
75	Barbara	27
75	Catherine	27
75	Eva	27
75	Verna	27
81	Ellen	26
82	Mavis	25
82	Opal	25
84	Inez	24
84	Laura	24
84	Luella	24
87	Jeanne	23
87	Rita	23
89	Harriet	22
89	Mabel	22
89	Olive	22
89	Sylvia	22
93	Beverly	21
93	Deloris	21
93	Eunice	21
93	Ida	21
93	Kathleen	21
93	Kathryn	21
93	Loretta	21
100	Beulah	20
100	Hilda	20
100	Katherine	20
100	Pauline	20