Most popular girls’ names in Alabama, 1934

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

RankNameBabies
1Mary2,288
2Betty1,506
3Dorothy831
4Annie786
5Barbara524
6Martha485
7Doris422
8Margaret412
9Willie387
10Ruby352
11Helen350
12Sarah336
13Frances305
14Peggy278
15Mildred260
16Mattie259
17Joyce257
18Elizabeth252
19Louise251
20Virginia234
21Edna229
21Shirley229
23Carolyn222
24Ruth212
25Emma211
RankNameBabies
25Lillie211
27Bobbie209
28Minnie191
29Evelyn189
29Sara189
31Alice185
32Nellie178
33Billie169
34Gladys165
35Ethel162
36Bernice157
37Jean156
38Marie154
38Patricia154
40Lois151
41Ann150
41Catherine150
41Juanita150
44Hazel148
45Carrie146
45Jessie146
47Clara141
47Ella141
49Bessie140
50Bertha138
51Johnnie134
52Julia133
53Nancy132
54Lillian127
54Lula127
56Jo126
57Rosie124
58Christine123
58Norma123
60Margie122
61Gloria117
62Fannie113
63Laura111
64Ida108
64Josephine108
66Thelma107
67Geraldine106
68Rosa101
69Eva100
69Joan100
71Katie98
72Bonnie96
72Jimmie96
74Hattie94
75Georgia93
75Vera93
77Pauline92
77Vivian92
79Lucille91
80Wilma90
81Mae88
82Anna87
82Faye87
82Jeanette87
82Sue87
86Bettye85
87Lucy84
88Beatrice83
88Irene83
90Edith81
90Mamie81
92Katherine78
93Alma77
93Cora77
93Rebecca77
96Eunice75
96Geneva75
98Marjorie74
99Myrtle72
99Susie72
99Velma72