Most popular girls’ names in Delaware, 1930

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

RankNameBabies
1Mary105
2Betty67
2Dorothy67
4Helen64
5Doris61
6Margaret52
7Elizabeth45
8Ruth41
9Dolores35
9Jean35
11Barbara33
12Frances30
13Irene29
14Anna25
14Nancy25
16Virginia24
17Eleanor23
17Marie23
19Evelyn22
19Florence22
19Grace22
22Alice21
22Catherine21
22Theresa21
25Ann20
RankNameBabies
25Anne20
25Patricia20
28Jane18
28Mildred18
30Joan17
31Janet16
31Phyllis16
33Charlotte15
34Louise14
34Sarah14
36Marian13
37Gertrude11
37Peggy11
37Shirley11
37Thelma11
41Carolyn10
41Clara10
41Emma10
41Marjorie10
41Rose10
46Edith9
46Esther9
46Geraldine9
46Katherine9
46Pauline9
51Agnes8
51Audrey8
51Gloria8
51Hazel8
51Joanne8
51Josephine8
51Joyce8
51Lillian8
51Loretta8
51Marion8
51Pearl8
62Alberta7
62Beatrice7
62Bernice7
62Bertha7
62Delores7
62Edna7
62Ellen7
62Gladys7
62Lois7
62Lorraine7
62Lucille7
62Martha7
62Norma7
75Alma6
75Claire6
75Dora6
75Jeanette6
75Kathleen6
75Regina6
75Rita6
82Bessie5
82Beverly5
82Ella5
82Ethel5
82Ida5
82Jacqueline5
82Janice5
82Jeanne5
82Kathryn5
82Laura5
82Marguerite5