Most popular girls’ names in Kansas, 1937

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	649
2	Shirley	463
3	Barbara	407
4	Patricia	358
5	Betty	294
6	Carol	262
7	Donna	256
8	Marilyn	255
9	Beverly	228
10	Nancy	197
11	Virginia	173
12	Janice	171
13	Dorothy	170
14	Joyce	168
15	Carolyn	163
16	Phyllis	160
17	Margaret	158
18	Sharon	144
19	Helen	139
19	Norma	139
21	Ruth	133
22	Lois	127
23	Sandra	126
24	Judith	114
25	Martha	107

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Doris	104
27	Joan	100
28	Janet	99
29	Darlene	95
30	Alice	94
30	Delores	94
30	Peggy	94
33	Wanda	88
34	Karen	84
35	Frances	80
36	Kay	79
37	Marjorie	74
38	Elizabeth	73
38	Patsy	73
40	Bonnie	72
40	Roberta	72
42	Linda	67
43	Dolores	66
43	Judy	66
45	Loretta	65
46	Rose	64
47	Jean	62
47	Wilma	62
49	Anna	61
49	Jo	61
51	Evelyn	60
52	Anita	58
53	Gloria	56
54	Dixie	54
55	Joann	53
56	Charlotte	51
56	Marlene	51
58	Jane	49
58	Jeanette	49
60	Pat	48
61	Carole	46
61	Deanna	46
63	Connie	43
64	Geraldine	42
65	Kathleen	41
65	Sylvia	41
67	Charlene	40
68	Clara	39
69	Juanita	38
69	Marie	38
69	Rita	38
72	Arlene	36
72	Elsie	36
72	Glenda	36
72	Sue	36
72	Vera	36
77	Esther	35
77	Mildred	35
77	Sally	35
80	Billie	34
80	Edna	34
80	Georgia	34
80	Jacqueline	34
80	Marcia	34
80	Maxine	34
80	Velma	34
87	Ann	33
87	Myrna	33
89	Eleanor	32
89	Ethel	32
91	Laura	31
92	Eva	30
92	Gladys	30
92	June	30
92	Kathryn	30
92	Margie	30
92	Pauline	30
98	Joanne	29
98	Julia	29
98	Katherine	29
98	Naomi	29
98	Patty	29