Most popular girls’ names in South Dakota, 1929

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	232
2	Betty	229
3	Dorothy	173
4	Shirley	135
5	Donna	130
6	Lois	127
7	Doris	111
8	Joyce	110
9	Phyllis	105
10	Ruth	99
11	Helen	93
12	Beverly	91
13	Patricia	83
14	Margaret	81
15	Alice	80
16	Delores	76
17	Darlene	71
18	Evelyn	70
18	Marjorie	70
20	Jean	61
21	Irene	55
22	Dolores	54
23	Gladys	53
24	Lorraine	52
25	Arlene	50

Rank	Name	Babies
25	Bonnie	50
25	Maxine	50
28	Norma	49
29	Frances	48
29	Ramona	48
31	Virginia	46
32	Barbara	44
32	Elaine	44
32	Violet	44
35	Carol	42
36	Esther	41
36	Marie	41
38	Joan	39
38	Rose	39
40	Marian	38
40	Marilyn	38
42	Anna	35
42	Bernice	35
42	Lucille	35
45	Florence	34
46	Geraldine	33
46	Viola	33
48	Audrey	32
48	Mildred	32
50	Mavis	30
51	Vivian	29
52	Lavonne	26
52	Lillian	26
54	Charlotte	25
54	Eileen	25
54	Grace	25
57	Agnes	24
57	Clara	24
57	Elizabeth	24
57	Verna	24
61	Marlys	23
62	June	21
62	Leona	21
64	Deloris	20
64	Edith	20
64	Janice	20
64	Kathleen	20
64	Lila	20
69	Elsie	19
69	Fern	19
69	Gloria	19
69	Hazel	19
69	Marion	19
69	Ruby	19
69	Wilma	19
76	Eleanor	18
76	Luella	18
76	Marcella	18
76	Vera	18
76	Wanda	18
81	Adeline	16
81	Bette	16
81	Ethel	16
81	Eunice	16
81	Eva	16
81	Janet	16
81	Jeanette	16
81	Jeannine	16
81	Mabel	16
81	Velma	16
91	Jeanne	15
91	Sylvia	15
91	Thelma	15
94	Ann	14
94	Carolyn	14
94	Emma	14
94	Louise	14
98	Ardis	13
98	Catherine	13
98	Ellen	13
98	Gertrude	13
98	Harriet	13
98	Josephine	13
98	Katherine	13
98	Laura	13
98	Peggy	13
98	Rita	13
98	Rosemary	13