Most popular girls’ names in South Dakota, 1927

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	238
2	Betty	204
3	Dorothy	157
4	Doris	110
5	Ruth	106
6	Helen	104
6	Phyllis	104
6	Shirley	104
9	Lois	100
10	Joyce	87
11	Margaret	86
12	Delores	81
13	Donna	78
14	Patricia	74
15	Beverly	72
15	Virginia	72
17	Marjorie	71
18	Irene	68
19	Alice	65
20	Gladys	63
21	Evelyn	60
22	Lorraine	59
22	Norma	59
22	Violet	59
25	Darlene	56

Rank	Name	Babies
25	Jean	56
25	Maxine	56
28	Arlene	55
29	Lucille	52
30	Frances	51
31	Esther	48
32	Edna	47
33	Dolores	44
33	Elaine	44
33	Mildred	44
36	Barbara	41
36	Florence	41
36	Viola	41
39	Carol	40
39	Marilyn	40
41	Lillian	38
42	Eleanor	37
42	Rose	37
42	Vera	37
45	Vivian	36
46	Elizabeth	33
47	Anna	31
48	Marian	30
48	Marie	30
50	Grace	29
51	Audrey	28
51	Eileen	28
51	Louise	28
54	Fern	27
54	Geraldine	27
54	Hazel	27
54	Mavis	27
58	Agnes	26
58	Bonnie	26
58	Edith	26
58	Elsie	26
62	Eunice	25
62	Joan	25
62	Lavonne	25
62	Marcella	25
62	Ruby	25
67	Bernice	24
67	Charlotte	24
67	Gloria	24
67	Martha	24
67	Thelma	24
72	Ellen	23
72	June	23
72	Leona	23
72	Verna	23
76	Luella	22
77	Deloris	21
78	Alma	20
78	Gertrude	20
78	Jeanette	20
81	Loretta	19
81	Marion	19
81	Pearl	19
84	Kathleen	18
85	Josephine	17
85	Laura	17
85	Sylvia	17
88	Ethel	16
88	Genevieve	16
88	Harriet	16
88	Mabel	16
88	Myrtle	16
88	Pauline	16
88	Wanda	16
88	Wilma	16
96	Ella	15
96	Eva	15
96	Jeanne	15
96	Lila	15
96	Theresa	15