Most popular girls’ names in Connecticut, 1929

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	625
2	Barbara	382
3	Dorothy	369
4	Jean	283
5	Helen	271
6	Elizabeth	221
7	Shirley	220
8	Margaret	214
9	Doris	185
10	Marie	183
11	Eleanor	181
12	Lorraine	180
13	Ruth	179
14	Irene	175
15	Dolores	169
16	Joan	166
17	Anna	165
18	Patricia	163
19	Betty	147
19	Frances	147
21	Theresa	144
22	Florence	141
23	Rose	128
24	Ann	126
24	Marion	126

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Gloria	124
26	Rita	124
28	Josephine	121
29	Lois	115
30	Evelyn	111
30	Nancy	111
32	Alice	107
32	Catherine	107
34	Virginia	100
35	Louise	99
36	Jane	97
37	Lillian	95
37	Phyllis	95
39	Beverly	94
40	Marilyn	83
41	Marjorie	82
42	Mildred	80
43	Anne	78
44	Carol	68
44	Joyce	68
46	Janet	67
46	June	67
48	Audrey	66
49	Jeanne	65
50	Elaine	62
51	Claire	60
51	Edith	60
51	Norma	60
54	Lucille	59
55	Grace	55
56	Rosemary	54
57	Gertrude	51
57	Pauline	51
59	Lucy	49
60	Antoinette	46
60	Charlotte	46
60	Katherine	46
60	Muriel	46
60	Sally	46
65	Julia	43
66	Carolyn	42
66	Geraldine	42
66	Jacqueline	42
69	Beatrice	41
70	Gladys	40
71	Ethel	39
72	Agnes	37
72	Ellen	37
72	Esther	37
75	Arlene	36
75	Jennie	36
77	Kathleen	35
77	Madeline	35
79	Bernice	33
80	Genevieve	32
80	Loretta	32
80	Sophie	32
80	Vivian	32
84	Eileen	31
84	Harriet	31
84	Laura	31
87	Constance	30
88	Clara	29
88	Marian	29
88	Priscilla	29
91	Angelina	28
91	Jeannette	28
91	Olga	28
91	Teresa	28
95	Elsie	27
95	Martha	27
97	Christine	26
97	Jeanette	26
99	Carmela	25
99	Edna	25
99	Emily	25
99	Sylvia	25