Most popular girls’ names in Connecticut, 1936

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Barbara	513
2	Mary	422
3	Joan	383
4	Patricia	372
5	Carol	229
6	Shirley	221
7	Nancy	208
8	Dorothy	202
9	Margaret	168
10	Elizabeth	150
11	Jean	148
12	Beverly	142
13	Ann	137
14	Marilyn	121
15	Marie	116
16	Joyce	113
16	Lorraine	113
18	Janet	112
19	Judith	109
20	Helen	102
21	Dolores	98
22	Elaine	91
23	Frances	88
24	Eleanor	85
25	Phyllis	84

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Alice	81
27	Ruth	80
27	Sandra	80
29	Lois	79
30	Gloria	78
31	Virginia	77
32	Betty	76
33	Rose	75
34	Jane	69
35	Gail	67
35	Marion	67
37	Theresa	66
38	Carolyn	65
39	Irene	64
40	Marjorie	63
40	Roberta	63
42	Louise	62
43	Anne	60
44	Doris	59
45	Jacqueline	58
46	Evelyn	57
46	Janice	57
48	Anna	56
49	Florence	53
49	Geraldine	53
51	Lucille	52
52	Catherine	51
52	June	51
54	Lillian	50
55	Susan	49
56	Arlene	48
56	Rita	48
58	Josephine	47
58	Kathleen	47
60	Audrey	46
60	Carole	46
60	Maureen	46
60	Norma	46
64	Joanne	43
65	Claire	41
66	Constance	40
66	Cynthia	40
66	Sally	40
69	Charlotte	39
70	Eileen	37
70	Sheila	37
72	Diane	36
72	Edith	36
72	Ellen	36
72	Grace	36
72	Jeanne	36
77	Katherine	35
77	Marlene	35
79	Pauline	33
79	Sylvia	33
81	Anita	32
82	Marcia	31
82	Rosemarie	31
84	Jeannette	30
85	Bernice	29
85	Loretta	29
87	Martha	27
87	Rosemary	27
89	Harriet	24
89	Jeanette	24
89	Maryann	24
92	Arline	23
92	Gertrude	23
92	Suzanne	23
95	Judy	22
95	Laura	22
95	Mildred	22
98	Annette	21
98	Joann	21
98	Vivian	21