Most popular girls’ names in Indiana, 1936

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	1,370
2	Shirley	1,116
3	Barbara	881
4	Patricia	785
5	Nancy	649
6	Betty	614
7	Carolyn	533
8	Marilyn	521
9	Carol	456
10	Phyllis	455
11	Joyce	347
12	Sharon	332
13	Beverly	328
14	Janet	315
15	Joan	314
16	Donna	309
17	Norma	299
18	Dorothy	282
19	Martha	279
20	Margaret	277
21	Ruth	268
22	Sandra	266
23	Janice	255
24	Helen	254
25	Virginia	245

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Judith	232
27	Linda	218
28	Alice	215
29	Doris	210
30	Lois	188
31	Elizabeth	167
32	Sue	157
33	Marlene	149
34	Wanda	145
35	Frances	142
36	Jean	141
36	Marjorie	141
38	Delores	139
39	Wilma	138
40	Bonnie	132
41	Peggy	131
42	Rose	128
43	Patsy	127
44	Jane	126
45	Evelyn	122
46	Gloria	121
47	Roberta	119
48	Charlotte	117
49	Anna	113
50	Sally	112
51	Carole	108
52	Dolores	105
52	Judy	105
54	Kay	103
55	Ann	98
56	Rosemary	94
57	Geraldine	87
57	Loretta	87
59	Juanita	85
60	Joann	84
61	Marcia	83
61	Rita	83
63	Thelma	82
64	Mildred	81
65	Jacqueline	79
66	Patty	77
67	Eleanor	76
68	Jo	74
69	Catherine	72
70	Connie	70
71	Arlene	68
71	Clara	68
73	Darlene	67
74	Marie	63
74	Sylvia	63
76	Karen	62
76	Susan	62
78	Esther	59
78	Julia	59
80	Suzanne	58
81	Kathleen	57
82	Kathryn	56
83	Anita	55
83	Joanne	55
83	Ruby	55
86	Edith	54
86	Sarah	54
88	Dixie	53
88	Edna	53
90	Elaine	51
90	June	51
92	Ellen	50
92	Pat	50
94	Jeanette	49
94	Vivian	49
96	Sara	47
97	Ethel	45
97	Florence	45
97	Irene	45
97	Vera	45