Most popular girls’ names in Connecticut, 1937

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Barbara	523
2	Mary	438
3	Patricia	422
4	Joan	355
5	Carol	260
6	Nancy	229
7	Elizabeth	198
8	Shirley	177
9	Beverly	162
10	Margaret	154
11	Dorothy	152
12	Ann	149
13	Judith	134
14	Jean	130
15	Joyce	124
16	Janet	118
17	Marie	115
18	Frances	112
19	Helen	110
20	Elaine	105
21	Sandra	99
22	Betty	97
23	Marilyn	93
24	Dolores	90
24	Gloria	90

Rank	Name	Babies
24	Virginia	90
27	Eleanor	88
27	Gail	88
27	Lorraine	88
30	Phyllis	85
31	Alice	84
32	Jane	80
32	Theresa	80
34	Rose	76
35	Ruth	75
36	Janice	73
37	Kathleen	66
37	Maureen	66
39	Carolyn	65
40	Anne	63
40	Lois	63
42	Irene	62
43	Catherine	60
43	Diane	60
45	Josephine	58
46	Louise	56
47	Doris	54
48	Marjorie	53
49	Arlene	51
49	Roberta	51
49	Susan	51
52	Carole	50
52	Florence	50
54	June	49
55	Geraldine	48
56	Lucille	46
56	Sheila	46
58	Lillian	45
59	Jacqueline	44
59	Rita	44
59	Sally	44
62	Audrey	43
63	Maryann	42
64	Grace	41
64	Linda	41
64	Marion	41
67	Anna	39
67	Annette	39
67	Joanne	39
67	Katherine	39
71	Ellen	38
71	Evelyn	38
71	Marcia	38
74	Constance	37
75	Charlotte	36
76	Eileen	35
76	Rosemary	35
78	Marlene	34
78	Martha	34
80	Antoinette	33
81	Sylvia	32
82	Loretta	31
83	Jeanne	29
83	Rosemarie	29
85	Beatrice	28
85	Cynthia	28
85	Judy	28
88	Claire	27
89	Diana	26
89	Donna	26
89	Pauline	26
92	Gertrude	25
92	Julia	25
94	Bernice	24
95	Anita	23
95	Jeanette	23
95	Norma	23
98	Jeannette	22
98	Laura	22
100	Mildred	21