Most popular girls’ names in Indiana, 1937

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	1,436
2	Barbara	941
3	Shirley	824
4	Patricia	801
5	Betty	610
6	Nancy	608
7	Carolyn	532
8	Carol	518
9	Marilyn	465
10	Phyllis	445
11	Janet	439
12	Sharon	412
13	Donna	362
14	Beverly	346
15	Sandra	343
16	Linda	334
17	Janice	329
17	Joyce	329
17	Judith	329
20	Margaret	310
21	Ruth	294
22	Dorothy	283
23	Joan	263
24	Martha	257
25	Norma	242

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Helen	236
27	Virginia	224
28	Doris	202
29	Peggy	168
30	Elizabeth	167
31	Sue	165
32	Wanda	162
33	Judy	160
34	Lois	159
35	Alice	154
36	Frances	147
37	Jean	143
38	Marjorie	141
39	Anna	138
40	Bonnie	133
41	Jane	130
41	Roberta	130
43	Marlene	128
44	Wilma	125
45	Sally	122
46	Gloria	117
47	Karen	115
48	Loretta	111
49	Kay	110
50	Charlotte	108
51	Carole	107
52	Rose	106
53	Evelyn	105
54	Delores	104
55	Rita	103
56	Ann	98
57	Darlene	94
57	Patty	94
59	Patsy	91
59	Rosemary	91
61	Jacqueline	90
61	Marcia	90
63	Jo	87
64	Dolores	86
65	Joann	85
65	Susan	85
67	Sylvia	83
68	Clara	78
69	Geraldine	76
70	Anita	74
70	Esther	74
72	Edna	73
72	Mildred	73
74	Kathleen	72
75	Sarah	70
76	Juanita	67
77	Eleanor	66
78	Diane	63
78	June	63
80	Catherine	62
81	Elaine	60
81	Kathryn	60
83	Julia	58
84	Arlene	57
84	Thelma	57
86	Ruby	56
87	Margie	55
87	Pat	55
89	Connie	54
89	Sara	54
91	Charlene	53
91	Myrna	53
93	Jeanette	51
94	Suzanne	50
95	Joanne	49
95	Katherine	49
95	Laura	49
98	Diana	47
99	Ellen	46
100	Edith	45
100	Glenda	45