Most popular girls’ names in Louisiana, 1930

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	1,200
2	Dorothy	677
3	Betty	521
4	Helen	369
5	Joyce	350
6	Gloria	314
7	Doris	286
8	Shirley	272
9	Marie	251
10	Annie	248
11	Mildred	244
12	Ruby	230
13	Ruth	212
14	Margaret	199
15	Rose	187
16	Dolores	184
17	Barbara	181
18	Ethel	176
19	Willie	173
20	Lucille	171
21	Evelyn	170
21	Louise	170
23	Audrey	168
24	Thelma	164
25	Anna	162

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Alice	154
27	Elizabeth	152
28	Lillie	143
29	Gladys	138
30	Theresa	137
31	Hazel	136
32	Rita	134
33	Ella	132
34	Frances	125
34	Geraldine	125
36	Martha	123
37	Catherine	119
37	Virginia	119
39	Bertha	118
40	Lillian	117
40	Patricia	117
42	Ida	116
43	Juanita	115
44	Lois	112
45	Laura	110
46	Bessie	109
47	Emma	108
48	Bernice	105
49	Clara	104
50	Jessie	103
51	Joan	102
52	Irene	101
53	Billie	99
54	Edna	96
55	Eva	94
55	Florence	94
57	Beverly	93
58	Elsie	92
59	Vera	90
60	Velma	89
61	Marjorie	88
62	Josephine	87
63	Margie	86
63	Pearl	86
65	Rosemary	85
66	Bobbie	84
66	Eula	84
66	Marilyn	84
69	Beatrice	83
69	Gertrude	83
69	Hilda	83
69	Rosa	83
73	Rosie	81
74	Lula	78
75	Myrtle	76
75	Sarah	76
77	Marion	73
78	Delores	72
79	Lorraine	71
80	Earline	70
80	Patsy	70
82	Norma	69
83	Irma	68
83	Jean	68
83	Viola	68
86	Leola	65
86	Peggy	65
88	Verna	64
89	Alma	63
89	Carrie	63
89	Julia	63
89	Yvonne	63
93	Esther	60
94	Grace	59
94	June	59
94	Vivian	59
97	Ann	58
97	Elaine	58
97	Mae	58
100	Carolyn	57
100	Inez	57
100	Johnnie	57
100	Maxine	57