Most popular girls’ names in Indiana, 1927

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	2,188
2	Betty	1,766
3	Dorothy	841
4	Helen	625
5	Norma	557
6	Barbara	546
7	Ruth	513
8	Phyllis	495
9	Margaret	486
10	Doris	472
11	Patricia	451
12	Virginia	432
13	Martha	391
14	Lois	373
15	Marjorie	366
16	Joan	304
17	Anna	297
18	Mildred	287
19	Frances	272
20	Wilma	261
21	Evelyn	254
22	Jean	246
23	Alice	243
24	Elizabeth	224
25	Shirley	206

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Marilyn	205
26	Wanda	205
28	Donna	193
29	Joyce	185
29	Rosemary	185
31	Beverly	184
32	Rose	177
33	Juanita	176
34	Thelma	163
35	June	153
35	Maxine	153
37	Ruby	150
38	Gloria	136
39	Catherine	130
40	Irene	129
41	Bonnie	127
42	Dolores	126
42	Esther	126
42	Pauline	126
45	Carolyn	124
46	Florence	123
47	Lillian	122
48	Lucille	119
49	Edna	116
50	Clara	113
51	Jane	109
52	Gladys	108
53	Charlotte	104
54	Eleanor	101
55	Nancy	100
56	Louise	98
57	Vera	96
58	Edith	95
59	Marie	94
60	Geraldine	93
60	Vivian	93
62	Emma	92
62	Sarah	92
64	Ethel	90
65	Roberta	89
66	Delores	83
67	Carol	82
67	Eva	82
69	Elsie	80
69	Kathleen	80
69	Kathryn	80
72	Hazel	79
72	Josephine	79
74	Violet	78
75	Margie	77
76	Georgia	76
76	Jo	76
76	Laura	76
79	Rita	75
80	Peggy	73
81	Ann	72
81	Julia	72
81	Marian	72
84	Audrey	71
85	Grace	70
85	Katherine	70
87	Imogene	69
88	Joann	68
89	Jacqueline	67
89	Janet	67
89	Leona	67
92	Agnes	65
92	Velma	65
94	Lorraine	62
95	Geneva	61
95	Naomi	61
95	Nellie	61
98	Alberta	59
98	Bernice	59
98	Gertrude	59