Most popular girls’ names in Kansas, 1936

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	711
2	Shirley	631
3	Barbara	404
4	Betty	356
5	Patricia	317
6	Carol	277
7	Donna	264
8	Marilyn	258
9	Beverly	220
10	Phyllis	192
11	Joyce	191
12	Nancy	189
13	Dorothy	184
14	Norma	177
15	Virginia	151
16	Carolyn	148
17	Margaret	147
18	Helen	146
19	Janice	132
20	Doris	118
21	Ruth	117
22	Darlene	113
23	Joan	111
23	Lois	111
25	Sharon	105

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Peggy	104
27	Marjorie	102
28	Martha	100
29	Wanda	92
30	Janet	89
31	Elizabeth	88
32	Sandra	86
33	Delores	81
33	Evelyn	81
35	Jo	80
36	Bonnie	76
36	Kay	76
38	Alice	73
38	Dolores	73
38	Judith	73
41	Frances	72
42	Joann	70
43	Marlene	68
44	Rose	67
45	Jean	65
45	Patsy	65
47	Wilma	64
48	Juanita	63
48	Roberta	63
50	Mildred	61
51	Connie	60
52	Anna	59
53	Ann	58
54	Dixie	57
55	Sylvia	56
56	Geraldine	54
57	Charlotte	53
58	Loretta	52
59	Gloria	51
60	Rita	48
61	Jane	47
61	Karen	47
63	Kathryn	45
63	Thelma	45
63	Yvonne	45
66	Clara	44
66	Patty	44
66	Vera	44
69	Esther	43
70	Georgia	42
70	Pat	42
72	Eleanor	41
72	Maxine	41
74	Anita	40
74	Elaine	40
74	Glenda	40
74	Joanne	40
74	Kathleen	40
79	Charlene	39
79	Lola	39
79	Ruby	39
82	Arlene	38
83	Carole	37
83	Judy	37
83	Louise	37
83	Sally	37
87	Gladys	36
87	Katherine	36
89	Edna	35
90	Ethel	34
90	Florence	34
90	Sue	34
93	Grace	32
93	Myrna	32
93	Pauline	32
96	Jacqueline	31
96	Linda	31
96	Marie	31
99	Elsie	30
99	Eva	30