Most popular girls’ names in South Dakota, 1922

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Dorothy	250
2	Mary	249
3	Helen	190
4	Ruth	142
5	Doris	140
5	Margaret	140
7	Betty	128
8	Evelyn	122
9	Virginia	102
10	Irene	96
11	Phyllis	95
12	Alice	89
13	Gladys	88
13	Marjorie	88
15	Lois	86
15	Mildred	86
17	Lorraine	81
18	Frances	78
19	Shirley	77
20	Esther	70
21	Marie	69
22	Florence	66
23	Lucille	63
24	Elizabeth	62
24	Lillian	62

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Viola	59
27	Norma	56
28	Hazel	55
29	Violet	53
30	Bernice	52
31	Anna	50
32	Alma	47
32	Delores	47
32	Eleanor	47
32	Leona	47
36	June	46
36	Rose	46
36	Ruby	46
39	Edna	43
39	Marian	43
41	Ella	42
41	Elsie	42
41	Maxine	42
41	Patricia	42
41	Vivian	42
46	Grace	40
47	Eileen	39
47	Myrtle	39
49	Arlene	37
49	Jean	37
49	Martha	37
52	Vera	36
53	Agnes	35
53	Barbara	35
53	Geraldine	35
56	Elaine	34
56	Ethel	34
58	Louise	33
59	Clara	32
60	Ann	31
60	Joyce	31
62	Charlotte	30
62	Dolores	30
62	Eunice	30
62	Harriet	30
62	Kathryn	30
67	Catherine	29
67	Fern	29
69	Carol	28
69	Gertrude	28
69	Marcella	28
69	Thelma	28
73	Bertha	27
73	Velma	27
75	Beverly	26
75	Genevieve	26
75	Inez	26
75	Pearl	26
75	Wilma	26
80	Josephine	25
80	Marion	25
80	Verna	25
83	Audrey	24
83	Edith	24
83	Mabel	24
83	Mavis	24
87	Jeanne	23
87	Loretta	23
87	Opal	23
90	Darlene	22
90	Emma	22
90	Katherine	22
90	Laura	22
94	Ellen	21
94	Hilda	21
96	Adeline	20
96	Blanche	20
96	Bonnie	20
96	Eva	20
96	Kathleen	20
96	Luella	20