Most popular girls’ names in Indiana, 1928

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	2,051
2	Betty	1,640
3	Dorothy	695
4	Barbara	693
5	Norma	581
6	Helen	566
7	Patricia	527
8	Ruth	505
9	Phyllis	469
10	Margaret	457
11	Virginia	444
12	Doris	419
13	Martha	388
14	Joan	339
15	Marjorie	327
16	Lois	286
17	Shirley	262
18	Alice	242
19	Jean	240
20	Anna	239
21	Evelyn	237
22	Mildred	235
23	Wilma	227
24	Frances	226
25	Marilyn	225

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Donna	204
27	Rosemary	199
28	Elizabeth	194
29	Dolores	189
30	Wanda	180
31	Joyce	175
32	Beverly	163
32	Juanita	163
32	Thelma	163
35	Rose	159
36	June	146
37	Bonnie	136
37	Carolyn	136
39	Delores	131
39	Esther	131
41	Catherine	130
42	Edna	121
43	Irene	120
44	Jane	117
44	Nancy	117
46	Ruby	115
47	Clara	112
48	Charlotte	111
49	Maxine	110
50	Marie	108
51	Pauline	106
52	Carol	99
52	Lillian	99
54	Geraldine	98
55	Gloria	97
55	Peggy	97
57	Florence	95
58	Edith	94
58	Hazel	94
60	Gladys	93
60	Louise	93
62	Vivian	92
63	Marian	91
64	Eleanor	90
64	Josephine	90
64	Kathryn	90
64	Lucille	90
68	Velma	88
69	Rita	87
70	Ethel	85
70	Vera	85
72	Emma	84
73	Julia	83
73	Katherine	83
75	Jacqueline	82
76	Roberta	79
77	Violet	78
78	Janet	77
79	Joann	76
80	Kathleen	74
81	Sarah	73
82	Theresa	71
83	Audrey	69
83	Ellen	69
83	Loretta	69
86	Eileen	64
86	Jo	64
88	Laura	63
88	Naomi	63
90	Eva	62
91	Ann	61
91	Margie	61
93	Bernice	60
93	Lorraine	60
95	Alberta	59
95	Elsie	59
95	Grace	59
98	Jeanne	58
99	Georgia	55
99	Gertrude	55