Most popular girls’ names in Idaho, 1938

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	156
2	Barbara	151
3	Carol	149
4	Sharon	138
5	Shirley	118
6	Patricia	106
7	Donna	102
8	Betty	97
9	Beverly	76
10	Marilyn	70
11	Sandra	69
12	Karen	65
13	Helen	58
14	Nancy	57
15	Margaret	54
16	Janet	52
16	Joyce	52
18	Norma	48
19	Dorothy	47
20	Carolyn	46
21	Joan	44
22	Darlene	43
22	Lois	43
24	Virginia	41
25	Janice	40

Rank	Name	Babies
25	Ruth	40
27	Myrna	38
28	Judith	37
29	Marlene	35
30	Arlene	33
31	Gloria	32
31	Phyllis	32
33	Ann	31
34	Jo	30
35	Carole	29
36	Alice	28
37	Bonnie	27
38	Deanna	26
38	Elaine	26
38	Joann	26
38	Marjorie	26
38	Peggy	26
38	Sally	26
44	Jean	25
45	Frances	24
46	Joanne	23
46	Patsy	23
48	Connie	22
48	Doris	22
48	Judy	22
51	Diane	21
51	Kay	21
51	Marie	21
51	Rose	21
55	Ellen	20
55	Geraldine	20
55	Loretta	20
58	Anna	19
58	Charlotte	19
58	Evelyn	19
58	June	19
58	Linda	19
58	Lola	19
64	Jeanette	18
64	Pat	18
66	Anita	17
66	Charlene	17
66	Glenda	17
66	Roberta	17
66	Wanda	17
71	Kathleen	16
71	Louise	16
71	Martha	16
74	Delores	15
74	Dolores	15
74	Maxine	15
74	Pauline	15
74	Yvonne	15
79	Dixie	14
79	Laura	14
79	Velma	14
82	Ethel	13
82	Jeanne	13
84	Colleen	12
84	Eleanor	12
84	Gail	12
84	Hazel	12
84	Jacqueline	12
84	Juanita	12
84	Lucille	12
84	Margie	12
84	Sylvia	12
84	Verna	12
84	Wilma	12
95	Bette	11
95	Esther	11
95	Georgia	11
95	Ila	11
95	Irene	11
95	Kathryn	11
95	Mildred	11
95	Mona	11
95	Rosalie	11