Most popular girls’ names in South Dakota, 1923

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	269
2	Dorothy	251
3	Betty	170
4	Helen	165
5	Doris	134
6	Margaret	131
7	Ruth	125
8	Lois	108
9	Mildred	107
10	Irene	104
11	Evelyn	102
11	Phyllis	102
13	Alice	99
14	Lorraine	89
15	Virginia	82
16	Marjorie	81
16	Shirley	81
18	Florence	80
19	Gladys	76
20	Frances	74
21	Jean	67
22	Maxine	66
23	Esther	65
24	Elizabeth	61
24	Lucille	61

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Violet	58
27	Norma	57
28	Edna	56
29	Joyce	52
29	June	52
29	Lillian	52
32	Eleanor	51
33	Marie	50
34	Arlene	48
34	Bernice	48
36	Delores	46
37	Elaine	44
37	Viola	44
39	Dolores	43
39	Ruby	43
39	Thelma	43
42	Hazel	42
43	Grace	39
43	Patricia	39
45	Agnes	38
45	Geraldine	38
45	Vera	38
45	Vivian	38
49	Marian	37
50	Anna	36
51	Clara	35
51	Elsie	35
51	Marcella	35
54	Charlotte	34
54	Martha	34
54	Wilma	34
57	Edith	33
58	Carol	32
59	Fern	31
59	Mavis	31
59	Velma	31
62	Ethel	30
62	Rose	30
64	Gertrude	28
64	Kathryn	28
64	Leona	28
64	Louise	28
68	Bertha	27
68	Mabel	27
70	Eileen	26
70	Ellen	26
72	Alma	25
72	Jeanne	25
72	Luella	25
72	Pearl	25
76	Eva	24
76	Katherine	24
76	Pauline	24
76	Verna	24
80	Donna	23
80	Genevieve	23
80	Gloria	23
80	Inez	23
80	Josephine	23
80	Wanda	23
86	Barbara	22
86	Harriet	22
86	Laura	22
89	Rita	21
90	Audrey	20
90	Beatrice	20
90	Loretta	20
90	Sylvia	20
94	Adeline	18
94	Beverly	18
94	Catherine	18
94	Eunice	18
94	Ione	18
94	Marilyn	18
100	Ann	17
100	Bonnie	17
100	Emma	17
100	Kathleen	17
100	Lola	17
100	Myrtle	17
100	Opal	17