Most popular girls’ names in Arkansas, 1932

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	1,249
2	Betty	960
3	Dorothy	490
4	Wanda	293
5	Helen	281
6	Barbara	253
7	Martha	241
8	Ruby	236
9	Virginia	220
10	Margaret	212
11	Doris	204
12	Mildred	197
12	Ruth	197
14	Joyce	188
14	Patsy	188
16	Norma	185
17	Billie	178
18	Peggy	175
19	Frances	168
20	Juanita	165
20	Wilma	165
22	Bonnie	160
23	Bobbie	147
24	Louise	141
25	Willie	140

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Anna	139
26	Patricia	139
28	Lois	138
29	Annie	130
30	Hazel	128
31	Emma	126
32	Evelyn	125
33	Alice	112
33	Thelma	112
35	Geneva	108
36	Elizabeth	104
37	Carolyn	100
37	Gladys	100
39	Mattie	97
40	Rosie	96
41	Velma	95
42	Clara	93
42	Lucille	93
42	Margie	93
45	Jo	92
46	Bernice	91
46	Minnie	91
48	Edna	90
48	Georgia	90
48	Pauline	90
51	Joan	86
52	Lillie	84
53	Ethel	83
53	Geraldine	83
55	Bessie	82
55	Ella	82
55	Maxine	82
58	Alma	78
59	Nancy	77
59	Shirley	77
61	Jessie	76
62	Jean	75
62	Marie	75
64	Ida	73
65	Bertha	70
65	Erma	70
65	Melba	70
68	Eva	69
69	Vera	67
70	Catherine	66
70	Elsie	66
72	Gloria	65
72	Irene	65
74	Sarah	64
75	Lillian	62
75	Rose	62
77	Christine	59
77	Mae	59
77	Nina	59
80	Ann	58
80	Bettye	58
80	Laura	58
83	Dorthy	57
83	Reba	57
85	Opal	56
85	Sue	56
87	Charlene	55
88	Lena	54
88	Nellie	54
90	Johnnie	52
90	Joy	52
92	Beatrice	50
93	Edith	49
93	Lula	49
93	Ruthie	49
96	Kathryn	48
96	Vivian	48
98	June	47
98	Marjorie	47
100	Ernestine	46