Most popular girls’ names in South Dakota, 1926

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Dorothy	236
2	Mary	227
3	Betty	195
4	Helen	134
5	Doris	126
6	Ruth	121
7	Lois	119
8	Margaret	116
9	Phyllis	113
10	Shirley	107
11	Evelyn	97
12	Marjorie	89
13	Joyce	85
14	Donna	77
15	Irene	72
16	Delores	71
16	Lorraine	71
16	Virginia	71
19	Alice	68
20	Jean	64
21	Mildred	63
22	Patricia	60
23	Esther	59
24	Arlene	58
24	Gladys	58

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Lucille	55
26	Norma	55
28	Beverly	54
29	Frances	51
30	Viola	50
31	Maxine	47
32	Darlene	46
32	Elaine	46
32	Elizabeth	46
32	Lillian	46
32	Rose	46
37	Dolores	45
38	Bernice	43
39	Ruby	42
40	Marie	41
41	Leona	40
41	Violet	40
43	Anna	39
43	Florence	39
43	Lavonne	39
43	Marilyn	39
47	June	38
48	Martha	36
49	Grace	35
50	Eleanor	34
50	Marian	34
50	Pearl	34
53	Hazel	33
53	Mavis	33
53	Vivian	33
56	Elsie	32
57	Geraldine	31
58	Agnes	30
58	Audrey	30
58	Bonnie	30
61	Gloria	29
62	Barbara	28
62	Ethel	28
64	Edna	27
65	Carol	26
65	Wilma	26
67	Alma	25
67	Charlotte	25
67	Thelma	25
70	Eileen	24
70	Joan	24
70	Louise	24
70	Marcella	24
70	Verna	24
75	Ella	23
75	Eunice	23
77	Luella	22
78	Clara	21
78	Ellen	21
78	Fern	21
78	Pauline	21
82	Bette	20
82	Edith	20
82	Emma	20
82	Janice	20
86	Catherine	19
86	Kathleen	19
86	Vera	19
89	Avis	18
89	Deloris	18
89	Gertrude	18
89	Harriet	18
89	Jeanne	18
89	Mabel	18
89	Marion	18
89	Myrtle	18
89	Rita	18
98	Loretta	17
98	Velma	17
98	Wanda	17