Most popular girls’ names in Illinois, 1929

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	3,276
2	Betty	2,301
3	Dorothy	1,850
4	Dolores	1,494
5	Shirley	1,397
6	Patricia	1,161
7	Helen	1,155
8	Barbara	1,140
9	Joan	1,078
10	Margaret	953
11	Doris	864
12	Marilyn	861
13	Ruth	838
14	Lois	835
15	Virginia	789
16	Jean	776
17	Norma	642
18	Lorraine	621
19	Phyllis	614
20	Alice	526
21	Frances	516
22	Evelyn	511
23	Rose	508
24	Marjorie	451
25	Marie	450

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Florence	447
27	Gloria	444
28	Anna	439
29	Mildred	432
30	Nancy	425
31	Joyce	422
32	Elizabeth	421
33	Irene	416
34	Carol	401
35	June	400
36	Beverly	398
37	Geraldine	395
38	Rosemary	391
39	Elaine	382
40	Rita	378
41	Donna	332
42	Eleanor	330
42	Marion	330
44	Catherine	329
45	Audrey	312
46	Lillian	309
46	Theresa	309
48	Charlotte	292
49	Louise	291
50	Martha	289
51	Delores	285
52	Lucille	274
53	Wanda	264
54	Josephine	263
55	Wilma	258
56	Ann	254
57	Bernice	251
58	Marian	250
59	Joanne	237
60	Grace	235
61	Jeanne	234
62	Jacqueline	233
63	Jane	221
64	Loretta	215
65	Laverne	213
66	Gladys	204
67	Juanita	198
68	Esther	197
69	Edna	183
70	Eileen	181
71	Pauline	174
72	Vivian	169
73	Thelma	168
74	Edith	166
75	Janet	164
76	Arlene	161
77	Ethel	160
78	Vera	157
79	Gertrude	152
80	Clara	149
81	Ruby	148
82	Violet	147
83	Carolyn	146
83	Darlene	146
83	Elsie	146
83	Peggy	146
87	Sally	136
88	Maxine	135
89	Ellen	129
89	Jeanette	129
89	Kathryn	129
92	Genevieve	127
93	Beatrice	125
93	Bonnie	125
95	Roberta	123
96	Ramona	120
97	Agnes	119
97	Anita	119
99	Joann	118
99	Kathleen	118