Most popular girls’ names in South Dakota, 1925

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	265
2	Dorothy	223
3	Betty	201
4	Helen	170
5	Ruth	136
6	Doris	132
7	Lois	115
8	Phyllis	107
9	Margaret	104
10	Evelyn	92
11	Marjorie	85
11	Shirley	85
13	Alice	81
14	Irene	79
15	Esther	70
16	Lorraine	68
16	Mildred	68
18	Virginia	66
19	Jean	64
20	Arlene	63
21	Florence	61
22	Joyce	60
23	Delores	56
23	Marie	56
25	Donna	55

Rank	Name	Babies
25	Norma	55
27	Lucille	54
27	Maxine	54
27	Patricia	54
30	Gladys	50
31	Beverly	47
31	Frances	47
31	June	47
31	Lillian	47
35	Eleanor	45
36	Edna	44
36	Elaine	44
38	Vivian	43
39	Grace	42
40	Elizabeth	41
40	Elsie	41
40	Hazel	41
40	Ruby	41
40	Viola	41
45	Darlene	38
45	Gloria	38
47	Bonnie	37
47	Violet	37
49	Anna	34
49	Mavis	34
51	Carol	33
51	Leona	33
51	Marian	33
54	Dolores	31
54	Eileen	31
56	Fern	30
56	Marilyn	30
58	Clara	29
58	Gertrude	29
60	Charlotte	28
60	Kathleen	28
62	Ellen	27
62	Rose	27
64	Marcella	25
64	Marion	25
64	Martha	25
67	Bernice	24
67	Ethel	24
67	Geraldine	24
67	Mabel	24
67	Verna	24
67	Wanda	24
73	Barbara	23
73	Lavonne	23
73	Pearl	23
73	Wilma	23
77	Agnes	22
77	Edith	22
77	Joan	22
77	Vera	22
81	Deloris	21
81	Ella	21
81	Josephine	21
81	Luella	21
81	Sylvia	21
86	Audrey	20
86	Eva	20
86	Laura	20
89	Emma	19
89	Genevieve	19
89	Ida	19
89	Katherine	19
89	Thelma	19
94	Jeanne	18
94	Lila	18
94	Pauline	18
97	Eunice	17
97	Opal	17
97	Rita	17
100	Alma	15
100	Catherine	15
100	Inez	15
100	Janice	15
100	Kathryn	15
100	Myrtle	15
100	Velma	15