Most popular girls’ names in District of Columbia, 1936

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	320
2	Barbara	278
3	Shirley	211
4	Patricia	164
5	Joan	141
6	Nancy	113
7	Betty	112
8	Margaret	102
9	Jean	88
10	Helen	85
11	Dorothy	76
11	Elizabeth	76
13	Doris	60
14	Ann	59
15	Delores	58
16	Joyce	57
17	Carol	55
17	Sylvia	55
19	Frances	54
20	Gloria	53
21	Catherine	49
22	Ruth	46
23	Beverly	43
23	Evelyn	43
25	Anne	39

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Carolyn	38
26	Mildred	38
28	Yvonne	35
29	Janet	34
30	Alice	33
30	Jane	33
32	Dolores	31
32	Norma	31
32	Virginia	31
35	Jacqueline	30
35	Joanne	30
35	Marie	30
38	Peggy	29
39	Juanita	28
39	June	28
39	Martha	28
42	Geraldine	27
42	Sandra	27
44	Eleanor	25
44	Florence	25
44	Marjorie	25
47	Charlotte	24
47	Roberta	24
47	Rose	24
50	Gladys	23
50	Louise	23
50	Phyllis	23
53	Janice	22
54	Anna	21
54	Edith	21
54	Judith	21
54	Lillian	21
58	Lorraine	20
58	Marilyn	20
60	Audrey	19
60	Constance	19
60	Elaine	19
60	Lois	19
64	Diane	18
64	Jeanne	18
64	Katherine	18
67	Ellen	17
67	Sally	17
67	Thelma	17
70	Edna	16
70	Kay	16
72	Marlene	15
72	Pearl	15
72	Vivian	15
75	Jo	14
75	Julia	14
75	Marian	14
75	Theresa	14
79	Annie	13
79	Carole	13
79	Christine	13
79	Elsie	13
79	Gail	13
79	Grace	13
79	Marion	13
86	Alberta	12
86	Gertrude	12
86	Harriet	12
86	Irene	12
86	Josephine	12
91	Annette	11
91	Joann	11
91	Judy	11
91	Loretta	11
91	Maxine	11
91	Patsy	11
91	Pauline	11
91	Suzanne	11
99	Beatrice	10
99	Donna	10
99	Eileen	10
99	Ethel	10
99	Kathleen	10
99	Linda	10
99	Sarah	10
99	Susan	10