Most popular girls’ names in Illinois, 1934

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	2,670
2	Barbara	1,903
3	Patricia	1,556
4	Shirley	1,448
5	Joan	1,385
6	Betty	1,306
7	Dorothy	1,058
8	Marilyn	964
9	Carol	944
10	Nancy	870
11	Margaret	703
12	Donna	694
13	Dolores	693
14	Joyce	672
15	Helen	587
16	Jean	572
17	Phyllis	570
18	Lois	545
19	Doris	540
20	Beverly	514
21	Virginia	509
22	Ruth	502
23	Norma	462
24	Arlene	455
25	Alice	431

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Janet	396
27	Joanne	387
28	Geraldine	383
29	Frances	363
30	Gloria	351
31	Elizabeth	344
32	Rose	326
33	Evelyn	322
34	Carolyn	311
35	Joann	301
35	Marlene	301
37	Carole	297
37	Marjorie	297
39	Elaine	292
40	Lorraine	289
41	Marie	278
42	Delores	276
43	Ann	266
43	Anna	266
45	Rita	265
46	Audrey	263
47	Darlene	258
47	June	258
49	Loretta	246
50	Diane	245
51	Rosemary	241
52	Charlotte	231
52	Martha	231
54	Eleanor	225
55	Jacqueline	214
55	Jane	214
57	Judith	212
57	Louise	212
59	Catherine	211
60	Sandra	208
61	Florence	203
62	Theresa	200
63	Mildred	197
63	Sally	197
65	Josephine	195
66	Irene	188
66	Peggy	188
68	Bonnie	176
68	Roberta	176
70	Kathleen	175
70	Patsy	175
72	Wanda	173
73	Wilma	170
74	Janice	169
75	Lillian	168
76	Sylvia	167
77	Eileen	164
78	Marion	163
79	Juanita	156
80	Marian	146
81	Vivian	144
82	Esther	140
82	Grace	140
82	Jo	140
85	Jeanette	137
86	Lucille	136
87	Anne	134
88	Bernice	123
89	Jeanne	119
90	Charlene	116
91	Pat	114
92	Sharon	113
93	Constance	112
93	Kay	112
95	Ethel	110
95	Pauline	110
97	Kathryn	107
98	Susan	106
99	Ruby	104
100	Edna	102
100	Katherine	102