Most popular girls’ names in Connecticut, 1930

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

RankNameBabies
1Mary625
2Barbara407
3Dorothy360
4Joan283
5Jean250
5Shirley250
7Margaret240
8Elizabeth229
9Helen220
10Patricia202
11Nancy185
12Marie183
13Ruth170
14Dolores167
15Ann165
16Eleanor164
17Doris157
18Theresa156
19Anna152
19Betty152
21Frances149
22Lorraine140
23Irene137
24Rose132
25Gloria129
RankNameBabies
26Lois126
27Josephine125
28Evelyn122
28Marion122
30Rita121
30Virginia121
32Alice120
32Jane120
34Marilyn117
35Phyllis112
36Janet109
37Florence102
38Lillian97
39Louise91
40Joyce89
41Beverly83
42Catherine80
42Mildred80
44Anne79
45June78
46Marjorie77
47Elaine71
48Jeanne67
49Lucille66
50Norma64
51Claire63
52Carol60
53Grace57
54Audrey54
55Antoinette53
56Pauline52
57Beatrice51
58Katherine47
59Bernice46
60Agnes45
60Edith45
60Julia45
63Carolyn44
63Geraldine44
65Sally43
66Jacqueline42
67Arlene41
67Gertrude41
67Lucy41
70Jeanette40
71Anita38
71Constance38
71Rosemary38
74Gladys37
75Charlotte36
75Elsie36
77Janice35
77Vivian35
79Kathleen34
80Angelina31
80Madeline31
82Roberta30
83Marguerite29
83Muriel29
85Harriet28
85Martha28
87Caroline27
87Ellen27
87Esther27
87Ethel27
87Jeannette27
87Maureen27
87Sophie27
94Eileen26
94Genevieve26
94Joanne26
97Judith25
97Stella25
97Viola25
100Angela24
100Edna24
100Jennie24
100Loretta24
100Rosemarie24