Most popular girls’ names in Indiana, 1931

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	1,581
2	Betty	1,197
3	Barbara	956
4	Patricia	693
5	Norma	546
6	Dorothy	517
7	Joan	465
8	Phyllis	455
9	Marilyn	444
10	Helen	439
11	Ruth	405
12	Doris	390
13	Shirley	349
14	Martha	345
15	Margaret	339
16	Virginia	319
17	Nancy	294
18	Lois	284
19	Beverly	261
20	Joyce	259
21	Marjorie	244
22	Donna	236
23	Wilma	229
24	Carolyn	226
25	Alice	217

Rank	Name	Babies
25	Dolores	217
27	Anna	207
28	Jean	202
29	Elizabeth	185
30	Evelyn	181
31	Wanda	170
32	Mildred	168
33	Gloria	165
34	Bonnie	163
34	Janet	163
36	Delores	161
37	Frances	159
38	Carol	155
39	Rose	151
40	Peggy	143
41	Rosemary	139
42	Joann	128
43	Juanita	125
44	Jane	121
45	June	120
46	Thelma	115
47	Jacqueline	108
48	Edna	102
49	Charlotte	98
50	Joanne	97
50	Patsy	97
52	Catherine	96
52	Esther	96
54	Rita	94
55	Geraldine	91
56	Patty	90
57	Ann	89
58	Janice	87
59	Jo	85
60	Irene	83
61	Clara	82
62	Florence	81
63	Louise	79
63	Pauline	79
63	Ruby	79
66	Maxine	78
67	Jeanette	76
67	Julia	76
67	Kathryn	76
67	Lillian	76
71	Marlene	75
72	Sue	74
72	Vivian	74
74	Loretta	72
75	Eleanor	70
75	Roberta	70
77	Emma	69
77	Marian	69
79	Edith	67
80	Marie	66
81	Sarah	65
82	Georgia	64
83	Deloris	63
83	Ellen	63
85	Arlene	62
86	Sally	61
87	Elsie	60
87	Sharon	60
89	Eva	59
89	Kathleen	59
91	Gladys	58
92	Ethel	57
92	Judith	57
94	Lorraine	56
94	Naomi	56
96	Vera	55
97	Katherine	54
97	Lucille	54
97	Velma	54
100	Laura	53