Most popular girls’ names in Idaho, 1936
Official counts of babies given each name, ranked by NameTides (names with the same count share a rank).
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shirley | 159 |
| 2 | Mary | 145 |
| 3 | Barbara | 137 |
| 4 | Carol | 103 |
| 5 | Donna | 99 |
| 6 | Patricia | 96 |
| 7 | Sharon | 89 |
| 8 | Betty | 78 |
| 9 | Beverly | 66 |
| 10 | Joan | 65 |
| 11 | Marilyn | 62 |
| 12 | Helen | 58 |
| 12 | Joyce | 58 |
| 14 | Dorothy | 52 |
| 15 | Karen | 51 |
| 16 | Norma | 50 |
| 17 | Nancy | 49 |
| 18 | Janet | 46 |
| 19 | Lois | 45 |
| 20 | Margaret | 43 |
| 21 | Carolyn | 42 |
| 21 | Virginia | 42 |
| 23 | Janice | 41 |
| 24 | Arlene | 40 |
| 25 | Jean | 39 |
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 26 | Darlene | 37 |
| 27 | Gloria | 34 |
| 27 | Phyllis | 34 |
| 29 | Alice | 33 |
| 29 | Bonnie | 33 |
| 29 | Marlene | 33 |
| 32 | Joann | 32 |
| 33 | Sandra | 30 |
| 34 | Connie | 29 |
| 34 | Ruth | 29 |
| 36 | Evelyn | 27 |
| 37 | Myrna | 26 |
| 38 | Elaine | 25 |
| 38 | Joanne | 25 |
| 38 | Kay | 25 |
| 41 | Carole | 24 |
| 41 | Charlotte | 24 |
| 41 | Frances | 24 |
| 41 | Patsy | 24 |
| 45 | Peggy | 22 |
| 46 | Ann | 21 |
| 46 | Anna | 21 |
| 46 | Colleen | 21 |
| 46 | Dolores | 21 |
| 46 | Doris | 21 |
| 46 | Wilma | 21 |
| 52 | Leona | 20 |
| 52 | Marjorie | 20 |
| 52 | Wanda | 20 |
| 55 | Juanita | 19 |
| 55 | Sally | 19 |
| 55 | Yvonne | 19 |
| 58 | Geraldine | 18 |
| 58 | Jo | 18 |
| 58 | Loretta | 18 |
| 61 | Delores | 17 |
| 61 | Marie | 17 |
| 63 | Audrey | 16 |
| 63 | Hazel | 16 |
| 63 | Ila | 16 |
| 63 | Kathleen | 16 |
| 63 | Lorraine | 16 |
| 63 | Pat | 16 |
| 69 | Margie | 15 |
| 69 | Roberta | 15 |
| 71 | Anne | 14 |
| 71 | Edith | 14 |
| 71 | Eleanor | 14 |
| 71 | Elizabeth | 14 |
| 71 | Florence | 14 |
| 71 | Glenda | 14 |
| 71 | Jane | 14 |
| 71 | Joy | 14 |
| 71 | Louise | 14 |
| 71 | Mildred | 14 |
| 81 | Billie | 13 |
| 81 | Dixie | 13 |
| 81 | Nadine | 13 |
| 81 | Pauline | 13 |
| 85 | Diane | 12 |
| 85 | Eva | 12 |
| 85 | Gayle | 12 |
| 85 | Gladys | 12 |
| 85 | Jacqueline | 12 |
| 85 | June | 12 |
| 85 | Kathryn | 12 |
| 85 | Marian | 12 |
| 85 | Maxine | 12 |
| 85 | Rose | 12 |
| 85 | Sylvia | 12 |
| 85 | Thelma | 12 |
| 85 | Velma | 12 |
| 85 | Vivian | 12 |
| 99 | Bette | 11 |
| 99 | Ida | 11 |
| 99 | Irene | 11 |
| 99 | Martha | 11 |
| 99 | Rita | 11 |
| 99 | Ruby | 11 |