Most popular girls’ names in Illinois, 1931

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	3,119
2	Betty	1,900
3	Barbara	1,554
4	Joan	1,514
5	Patricia	1,425
6	Dorothy	1,420
7	Shirley	1,174
8	Dolores	1,114
9	Marilyn	970
10	Helen	897
11	Margaret	811
12	Jean	706
13	Ruth	703
14	Lois	700
15	Virginia	668
16	Nancy	660
17	Doris	651
18	Norma	608
19	Phyllis	536
20	Gloria	535
21	Joyce	519
22	Donna	491
23	Alice	489
24	Lorraine	471
25	Evelyn	445

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Rose	437
27	Frances	431
28	Carol	430
29	Geraldine	428
30	Beverly	411
31	Elizabeth	389
32	Anna	383
33	Arlene	368
34	Rita	365
35	Marjorie	364
36	Joanne	354
37	Marie	351
38	Rosemary	343
39	Elaine	342
40	Delores	329
41	June	320
42	Eleanor	307
43	Irene	306
44	Mildred	298
45	Florence	282
46	Catherine	268
47	Janet	266
48	Jacqueline	257
49	Jane	254
49	Marlene	254
51	Loretta	252
52	Ann	251
52	Martha	251
54	Audrey	246
55	Charlotte	240
55	Lillian	240
57	Wilma	237
58	Theresa	230
59	Wanda	227
60	Louise	223
61	Jeanne	220
62	Lucille	213
63	Marian	210
64	Carolyn	206
64	Joann	206
64	Marion	206
67	Darlene	201
68	Josephine	198
69	Juanita	195
70	Eileen	194
71	Vivian	183
72	Bernice	174
72	Esther	174
72	Peggy	174
75	Grace	164
76	Edna	161
77	Clara	151
78	Laverne	149
79	Edith	146
80	Pauline	145
81	Bonnie	144
82	Gladys	142
82	Jeanette	142
84	Patsy	141
85	Sally	128
85	Thelma	128
87	Elsie	127
88	Violet	126
89	Anne	125
90	Kathryn	124
91	Katherine	123
92	Roberta	122
93	Constance	121
94	Ellen	120
95	Vera	117
96	Janice	112
97	Anita	111
97	Kathleen	111
97	Ruby	111
100	Harriet	110
100	Leona	110