Most popular girls’ names in Indiana, 1929

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	1,794
2	Betty	1,513
3	Barbara	770
4	Dorothy	668
5	Patricia	623
6	Phyllis	535
7	Norma	482
8	Helen	481
9	Doris	462
10	Ruth	445
11	Joan	427
12	Margaret	409
13	Virginia	401
14	Lois	366
15	Martha	329
16	Marilyn	312
17	Marjorie	294
18	Shirley	286
19	Dolores	257
20	Evelyn	244
21	Jean	242
22	Anna	234
23	Wilma	231
24	Joyce	230
25	Alice	226

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Donna	221
27	Mildred	219
28	Elizabeth	215
29	Rosemary	197
30	Frances	196
31	Wanda	195
32	Beverly	192
33	Carol	167
34	Rose	165
35	Juanita	163
35	Nancy	163
37	Carolyn	157
38	Bonnie	153
39	Delores	148
40	Peggy	139
41	Thelma	138
42	Maxine	123
43	Charlotte	116
44	Irene	112
45	June	111
46	Rita	106
47	Catherine	103
48	Esther	102
49	Joann	100
49	Marie	100
51	Gloria	99
51	Kathryn	99
53	Edith	98
54	Jacqueline	97
55	Clara	96
55	Jane	96
57	Pauline	93
58	Jo	91
59	Geraldine	90
59	Lillian	90
61	Louise	89
62	Edna	88
62	Florence	88
62	Ruby	88
65	Lucille	86
66	Vera	84
67	Janet	83
68	Marian	82
69	Emma	81
69	Vivian	81
71	Ann	79
72	Ethel	78
72	Roberta	78
74	Eleanor	77
75	Laura	74
76	Patsy	70
76	Sarah	70
78	Violet	69
79	Alberta	68
80	Janice	67
80	Patty	67
82	Theresa	66
83	Gladys	64
83	Hazel	64
83	Kathleen	64
86	Audrey	62
87	Elsie	61
87	Eva	61
87	Josephine	61
90	Grace	59
90	Julia	59
90	Loretta	59
90	Ramona	59
94	Joanne	56
95	Ellen	54
95	Georgia	54
95	Katherine	54
98	Alma	53
98	Nellie	53
100	Deloris	52
100	Lorraine	52