Most popular girls’ names in Florida, 1936

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	783
2	Betty	557
3	Barbara	460
4	Shirley	400
5	Dorothy	292
6	Patricia	231
7	Margaret	198
8	Martha	179
9	Joyce	175
10	Carolyn	156
11	Annie	151
12	Frances	147
13	Helen	142
14	Joan	137
15	Elizabeth	135
16	Nancy	132
17	Doris	120
18	Gloria	118
19	Mildred	117
19	Virginia	117
21	Evelyn	108
22	Alice	106
23	Ruth	95
24	Sylvia	94
25	Jean	90

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Ruby	87
27	Louise	86
27	Peggy	86
29	Juanita	83
30	Thelma	82
31	Willie	77
32	Geraldine	76
33	Catherine	73
34	Ann	71
35	Sarah	70
36	Lois	67
36	Norma	67
38	Bernice	64
39	Marie	63
40	Edna	62
41	Lillie	61
42	Carol	60
43	Hazel	57
43	Janice	57
45	Rose	56
46	Jo	55
46	Marilyn	55
48	Beverly	54
48	Gladys	54
48	Lillian	54
51	Clara	53
51	Johnnie	53
53	Emma	52
54	Ethel	51
54	Rosa	51
54	Sandra	51
54	Yvonne	51
58	June	50
58	Marjorie	50
60	Edith	49
60	Minnie	49
62	Eleanor	47
63	Delores	46
64	Carrie	45
64	Gwendolyn	45
66	Jane	44
66	Jeanette	44
66	Vivian	44
69	Bessie	41
69	Joann	41
69	Laura	41
69	Lula	41
69	Sara	41
74	Alma	40
74	Ida	40
76	Bertha	38
76	Ella	38
76	Margie	38
79	Phyllis	37
80	Cora	36
80	Janet	36
80	Patsy	36
80	Sally	36
84	Annette	35
84	Bobbie	35
84	Josephine	35
84	Mattie	35
84	Vera	35
89	Beatrice	34
89	Gail	34
89	Jacqueline	34
89	Marion	34
93	Audrey	33
93	Grace	33
93	Julia	33
93	Marian	33
97	Anne	32
97	Bonnie	32
97	Deloris	32
97	Lucille	32
97	Pauline	32