Most popular girls’ names in Indiana, 1930

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	1,885
2	Betty	1,433
3	Barbara	880
4	Patricia	754
5	Dorothy	644
6	Phyllis	529
7	Norma	512
8	Joan	466
9	Helen	464
10	Marilyn	438
11	Margaret	410
12	Virginia	400
13	Doris	390
14	Ruth	377
15	Martha	348
16	Shirley	333
17	Lois	314
18	Wilma	274
19	Marjorie	273
20	Anna	251
21	Dolores	249
22	Nancy	247
23	Beverly	238
24	Evelyn	237
25	Donna	228

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Jean	226
27	Alice	216
28	Joyce	206
29	Wanda	204
30	Frances	196
31	Carolyn	190
32	Carol	183
33	Elizabeth	180
34	Mildred	178
35	Rosemary	175
36	Janet	164
37	Delores	152
38	Bonnie	148
39	Rose	141
40	Thelma	131
41	Charlotte	130
42	Jane	128
43	Joann	125
44	Juanita	124
45	Jacqueline	120
46	Rita	119
47	Ruby	117
48	Gloria	115
49	June	106
49	Peggy	106
51	Catherine	105
51	Geraldine	105
53	Irene	103
54	Esther	102
54	Maxine	102
56	Pauline	96
57	Edna	95
58	Clara	94
58	Jo	94
60	Eleanor	93
61	Patsy	92
62	Patty	88
63	Kathryn	86
64	Louise	85
64	Marie	85
66	Ann	84
66	Florence	84
68	Emma	81
68	Marian	81
70	Lillian	80
71	Vera	78
72	Joanne	77
73	Vivian	75
74	Gladys	74
74	Roberta	74
76	Lucille	72
77	Josephine	69
78	Edith	68
78	Loretta	68
80	Hazel	66
80	Katherine	66
80	Violet	66
83	Ethel	64
83	Sue	64
85	Julia	63
86	Lorraine	62
87	Alma	61
87	Ellen	61
89	Anita	60
90	Audrey	59
90	Georgia	59
92	Laura	57
92	Sally	57
92	Sarah	57
95	Jeanne	56
96	Velma	55
97	Deloris	54
97	Kathleen	54
97	Naomi	54
97	Theresa	54