Most popular girls’ names in Arkansas, 1931

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	1,174
2	Betty	840
3	Dorothy	443
4	Wanda	293
5	Helen	283
6	Ruby	241
7	Martha	233
7	Virginia	233
9	Doris	203
10	Billie	200
11	Margaret	180
12	Frances	178
12	Mildred	178
14	Ruth	169
15	Patsy	164
16	Barbara	154
17	Joyce	151
17	Norma	151
19	Anna	143
19	Wilma	143
21	Juanita	141
22	Bonnie	139
22	Lois	139
22	Peggy	139
25	Annie	137

Rank	Name	Babies
25	Willie	137
27	Louise	135
28	Bobbie	127
29	Alice	120
29	Hazel	120
31	Emma	119
32	Evelyn	113
32	Patricia	113
34	Thelma	111
35	Edna	103
36	Bernice	101
37	Clara	100
38	Velma	97
39	Geneva	91
39	Gladys	91
41	Pauline	89
42	Elizabeth	88
42	Maxine	88
44	Lillie	86
45	Geraldine	82
46	Georgia	81
46	Jean	81
46	Margie	81
49	Marie	80
50	Marjorie	79
51	Alma	77
51	Erma	77
51	Lula	77
54	Lucille	76
55	Jo	75
55	Opal	75
57	Jessie	74
57	Nancy	74
57	Rosie	74
60	Eva	73
61	Ethel	72
62	Bertha	71
62	Joan	71
62	Mattie	71
65	Ida	70
65	Vera	70
67	Carolyn	69
67	Imogene	69
67	Lillian	69
70	Bessie	67
71	Catherine	66
72	Minnie	65
73	Edith	64
74	Lorene	63
74	Sarah	63
76	Irene	62
77	Ruthie	61
78	Bettye	58
78	Christine	58
78	Rose	58
81	Ella	57
81	Johnnie	57
81	Mae	57
84	Joy	56
84	Shirley	56
84	Vivian	56
87	Gloria	55
88	Laura	53
89	Dorthy	52
89	June	52
91	Faye	50
91	Myrtle	50
93	Cora	48
94	Melba	47
95	Beatrice	46
95	Charlene	46
97	Ernestine	45
98	Ann	44
98	Mable	44
98	Pearl	44
98	Sue	44