Most popular girls’ names in South Dakota, 1924

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	250
2	Dorothy	246
3	Betty	195
4	Helen	176
5	Ruth	157
6	Margaret	122
7	Doris	114
8	Lois	110
9	Evelyn	100
9	Phyllis	100
11	Lorraine	99
12	Marjorie	92
13	Alice	90
14	Virginia	88
15	Mildred	87
16	Irene	85
17	Esther	83
18	Shirley	75
19	Frances	71
20	Maxine	69
21	Lucille	67
22	Gladys	66
23	Marie	59
24	Arlene	57
25	Elizabeth	56

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Patricia	54
27	Lillian	50
27	Norma	50
29	Anna	49
29	Delores	49
29	Elaine	49
32	Edna	48
32	Florence	48
34	Hazel	47
34	Vivian	47
36	Jean	46
37	Joyce	45
37	Wilma	45
39	Bernice	44
39	Leona	44
39	Marian	44
42	Violet	43
43	Dolores	42
43	Eleanor	42
45	Rose	41
46	Vera	40
47	Beverly	39
47	Viola	39
49	Darlene	38
50	Audrey	37
50	June	37
52	Verna	36
53	Carol	35
53	Clara	35
53	Geraldine	35
53	Pearl	35
57	Agnes	34
57	Donna	34
57	Elsie	34
60	Barbara	31
60	Eileen	31
62	Ethel	30
63	Fern	29
64	Grace	28
65	Bette	27
65	Bonnie	27
65	Ella	27
65	Lavonne	27
65	Sylvia	27
70	Loretta	26
70	Luella	26
70	Ruby	26
73	Gertrude	25
73	Wanda	25
75	Eva	24
75	Mabel	24
77	Marcella	23
77	Thelma	23
79	Catherine	22
79	Edith	22
79	Laura	22
79	Marion	22
79	Mavis	22
79	Myrtle	22
85	Genevieve	21
85	Harriet	21
85	Kathryn	21
85	Rita	21
89	Deloris	20
89	Ellen	20
89	Kathleen	20
89	Martha	20
93	Charlotte	19
93	Eunice	19
93	Josephine	19
93	Opal	19
97	Adeline	18
97	Ida	18
97	Jeanne	18
97	Margie	18
97	Velma	18