Most popular girls’ names in Illinois, 1936

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	2,681
2	Barbara	1,948
3	Shirley	1,864
4	Patricia	1,810
5	Carol	1,273
6	Nancy	1,151
7	Joan	1,092
7	Marilyn	1,092
9	Betty	989
10	Dorothy	809
11	Donna	751
12	Joyce	738
13	Margaret	715
14	Beverly	604
15	Helen	549
16	Phyllis	531
17	Ruth	512
18	Dolores	495
18	Virginia	495
20	Sandra	485
21	Janet	463
22	Lois	457
23	Arlene	454
24	Jean	422
25	Marlene	418

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Doris	406
27	Geraldine	402
28	Joanne	398
29	Judith	396
30	Carolyn	391
31	Norma	383
32	Alice	378
33	Frances	368
34	Elizabeth	338
35	Elaine	333
36	Rose	321
37	Sharon	320
38	Gloria	317
39	Janice	306
40	Carole	304
41	Evelyn	293
42	Marie	288
43	Jacqueline	276
44	Ann	274
45	Roberta	261
46	Marjorie	259
47	Rita	256
48	Lorraine	251
49	Diane	245
50	Darlene	243
51	Delores	241
52	Joann	233
53	Rosemary	231
54	Loretta	230
55	Audrey	224
56	Martha	221
57	Patsy	216
58	Jane	212
59	June	206
59	Sally	206
61	Anna	202
62	Charlotte	198
62	Kathleen	198
64	Catherine	195
64	Judy	195
66	Eleanor	191
67	Mildred	186
68	Linda	183
69	Yvonne	176
70	Sylvia	172
71	Louise	171
71	Peggy	171
73	Susan	169
74	Irene	162
75	Bonnie	161
76	Wanda	158
77	Eileen	157
77	Josephine	157
79	Karen	150
80	Theresa	149
81	Kay	143
82	Florence	142
82	Wilma	142
84	Gail	140
85	Jo	136
86	Marion	134
87	Jeanette	133
88	Marcia	129
89	Grace	128
89	Kathryn	128
89	Lillian	128
92	Juanita	127
93	Anita	124
93	Pat	124
95	Marian	122
96	Lucille	120
97	Sue	119
98	Charlene	118
99	Jeanne	117
100	Ellen	115