Most popular girls’ names in South Dakota, 1930

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Betty	258
2	Mary	238
3	Dorothy	181
4	Donna	165
5	Beverly	127
6	Shirley	115
7	Lois	113
8	Delores	111
9	Joyce	109
10	Darlene	105
11	Doris	104
12	Helen	103
13	Patricia	94
14	Ruth	88
15	Phyllis	87
16	Margaret	76
17	Marilyn	73
18	Joan	71
19	Virginia	70
20	Lorraine	67
21	Evelyn	65
22	Marjorie	63
23	Alice	62
24	Arlene	61
25	Jean	60

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Dolores	58
27	Carol	51
28	Norma	50
29	Elaine	49
29	Irene	49
31	Bonnie	48
32	Barbara	46
33	Esther	44
33	Ramona	44
35	Gladys	42
35	Mavis	42
37	Mildred	41
38	Rose	40
39	Florence	39
40	Frances	38
41	Bernice	37
42	Elizabeth	36
43	Maxine	35
44	Lavonne	33
44	Leona	33
46	Anna	31
46	Gloria	31
46	Lucille	31
49	Deloris	30
49	June	30
49	Ruby	30
52	Audrey	29
52	Grace	29
54	Marian	28
54	Violet	28
56	Edna	27
56	Loretta	27
58	Lillian	26
58	Martha	26
60	Lila	25
61	Agnes	24
61	Geraldine	24
61	Jeanette	24
61	Marlys	24
61	Rita	24
61	Viola	24
67	Ethel	22
67	Joann	22
67	Joanne	22
67	Thelma	22
71	Janet	21
71	Marie	21
73	Eleanor	20
73	Myrtle	20
73	Pearl	20
73	Velma	20
77	Eileen	19
77	Juanita	19
77	Vivian	19
77	Wilma	19
81	Dona	18
81	Pauline	18
81	Verna	18
84	Hazel	17
84	Jane	17
84	Kathleen	17
87	Charlotte	16
87	Edith	16
87	Eunice	16
87	Kathryn	16
87	Louise	16
87	Theresa	16
87	Vera	16
94	Clarice	15
94	Fern	15
94	Gertrude	15
94	Rosemary	15
94	Wanda	15
99	Adeline	14
99	Anita	14
99	Ann	14
99	Eva	14
99	Janice	14
99	Luella	14
99	Marion	14
99	Nancy	14