Most popular girls’ names in Connecticut, 1935

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Barbara	494
2	Mary	428
3	Joan	397
4	Patricia	379
5	Shirley	335
6	Dorothy	214
7	Nancy	197
8	Carol	183
9	Jean	172
10	Margaret	164
11	Ann	160
12	Elizabeth	155
13	Janet	135
14	Judith	124
15	Beverly	120
16	Eleanor	119
17	Lorraine	117
18	Dolores	114
18	Helen	114
18	Marie	114
21	Joyce	111
22	Marilyn	106
23	Lois	104
24	Frances	97
25	Betty	93

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Elaine	85
27	Virginia	80
28	Phyllis	78
28	Rose	78
30	Irene	77
31	Ruth	76
32	Alice	75
33	Gloria	74
33	Marion	74
35	Anna	70
36	Anne	69
36	Theresa	69
38	Jane	68
38	Sandra	68
40	Doris	67
41	Florence	65
42	Catherine	63
43	Evelyn	60
43	Marjorie	60
45	Lucille	57
46	Josephine	56
47	Audrey	55
48	Claire	54
49	Carolyn	53
49	Jacqueline	53
49	Joanne	53
52	Carole	52
52	Gail	52
52	Geraldine	52
55	Sally	51
56	Maureen	50
57	Rita	49
58	Kathleen	45
58	Roberta	45
60	Janice	44
60	June	44
62	Arlene	43
62	Jeanne	43
62	Louise	43
65	Grace	42
66	Charlotte	41
66	Cynthia	41
66	Lillian	41
69	Susan	38
70	Eileen	37
71	Rosemary	36
72	Anita	35
72	Diane	35
74	Katherine	33
74	Marlene	33
74	Norma	33
77	Pauline	32
78	Edith	30
79	Jeannette	29
79	Maryann	29
79	Mildred	29
82	Harriet	28
82	Loretta	28
82	Sheila	28
82	Sylvia	28
86	Jeanette	27
87	Constance	26
87	Rosemarie	26
89	Ellen	25
89	Lucy	25
91	Beatrice	23
91	Esther	23
91	Laura	23
91	Martha	23
95	Gertrude	22
96	Clara	21
97	Donna	20
97	Marcia	20
97	Marian	20
97	Vivian	20