Most popular girls’ names in District of Columbia, 1934

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	288
2	Barbara	222
3	Shirley	196
4	Patricia	150
5	Joan	127
6	Betty	101
7	Dorothy	96
8	Margaret	94
9	Doris	91
10	Jean	87
11	Nancy	77
12	Elizabeth	73
13	Helen	71
14	Delores	68
15	Ann	52
16	Gloria	49
17	Dolores	48
18	Frances	47
19	Catherine	44
20	Ruth	42
21	Alice	40
22	Evelyn	37
22	Norma	37
24	Joyce	36
25	Mildred	34

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Audrey	33
26	Martha	33
28	Peggy	32
29	Vivian	31
30	Janet	30
30	Louise	30
30	Marie	30
33	Carol	28
33	Marjorie	28
35	Joanne	27
36	Grace	26
36	Phyllis	26
38	Beverly	25
38	Virginia	25
40	Elaine	24
40	Ellen	24
40	Jane	24
40	Juanita	24
44	Carolyn	23
44	Thelma	23
46	Anne	22
46	Constance	22
46	Eleanor	22
46	Marion	22
50	Lois	21
51	Sylvia	20
51	Yvonne	20
53	Edith	19
53	Geraldine	19
53	June	19
53	Rose	19
57	Charlotte	18
57	Eileen	18
57	Marlene	18
60	Katherine	17
60	Rita	17
60	Roberta	17
63	Edna	16
63	Ethel	16
63	Gladys	16
63	Irene	16
63	Lucille	16
68	Bernice	15
68	Diane	15
68	Janice	15
68	Josephine	15
68	Lorraine	15
73	Elsie	14
73	Florence	14
73	Jacqueline	14
73	Ruby	14
77	Agnes	13
77	Annie	13
77	Jeanne	13
77	Julia	13
77	Theresa	13
82	Anna	12
82	Carole	12
82	Lillian	12
82	Pauline	12
82	Sandra	12
87	Hazel	11
87	Kathleen	11
87	Sally	11
87	Suzanne	11
91	Anita	10
91	Beatrice	10
91	Gertrude	10
91	Judith	10
91	Marilyn	10
91	Sara	10
97	Gail	9
97	Susan	9
99	Donna	8
99	Emily	8
99	Emma	8
99	Ernestine	8
99	Esther	8
99	Eunice	8
99	Harriet	8
99	Ida	8
99	Jeannette	8
99	Loretta	8
99	Marian	8
99	Rosemary	8