Most popular girls’ names in Arkansas, 1934

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	1,211
2	Betty	926
3	Dorothy	460
4	Barbara	360
5	Wanda	302
6	Helen	282
7	Martha	254
8	Ruby	247
8	Virginia	247
10	Doris	225
11	Margaret	219
12	Norma	207
13	Patsy	204
14	Peggy	203
14	Shirley	203
16	Joyce	202
17	Frances	186
18	Billie	184
19	Mildred	183
20	Patricia	177
21	Ruth	160
22	Bonnie	152
23	Bobbie	145
24	Anna	138
24	Wilma	138

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Juanita	135
27	Evelyn	133
28	Carolyn	131
29	Willie	129
30	Annie	126
31	Emma	125
31	Jo	125
33	Lois	124
34	Alice	118
34	Elizabeth	118
36	Thelma	117
37	Nancy	113
38	Hazel	107
39	Louise	106
40	Joan	100
41	Lillie	94
42	Clara	93
42	Geneva	93
44	Edna	91
45	Jean	86
46	Bernice	81
46	Erma	81
46	Ethel	81
49	Ann	80
49	Georgia	80
49	Marie	80
52	Gladys	79
52	Sue	79
54	Jessie	78
55	Geraldine	76
55	Rosie	76
57	Sarah	74
58	Margie	73
58	Maxine	73
58	Minnie	73
58	Velma	73
62	Ella	70
62	Vera	70
64	Alma	69
65	Charlene	68
65	Pauline	68
67	Gloria	67
68	Eva	66
69	Joy	64
70	Bessie	63
71	Johnnie	62
71	Mae	62
71	Mattie	62
74	Edith	60
75	Ida	58
75	Loretta	58
77	Florence	57
78	Marjorie	55
78	Sylvia	55
80	Dorthy	54
80	Faye	54
80	Lucille	54
80	Melba	54
80	Rose	54
85	Laura	53
85	Nellie	53
87	Irene	52
88	Joann	51
88	Lena	51
88	Lula	51
91	Naomi	50
91	Ollie	50
91	Opal	50
94	Bertha	49
94	Bettye	49
94	Freda	49
94	Julia	49
98	June	48
98	Lola	48
98	Nina	48
98	Vivian	48