Most popular girls’ names in Louisiana, 1931

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	1,227
2	Dorothy	620
3	Betty	572
4	Joyce	352
5	Helen	299
6	Gloria	293
7	Doris	282
8	Shirley	275
9	Marie	272
10	Mildred	226
11	Annie	220
11	Barbara	220
13	Margaret	208
14	Rose	204
15	Ruby	191
16	Ruth	181
17	Ethel	172
17	Evelyn	172
19	Audrey	163
20	Dolores	156
21	Frances	154
22	Alice	150
23	Anna	149
24	Thelma	145
25	Gladys	144

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Hazel	142
27	Patricia	141
27	Willie	141
29	Martha	139
30	Elizabeth	135
31	Theresa	134
32	Rita	130
33	Lillie	128
34	Geraldine	127
35	Louise	122
35	Virginia	122
37	Lois	120
38	Catherine	119
39	Joan	118
40	Lucille	116
41	Billie	112
42	Jessie	109
43	Bertha	105
43	Lillian	105
45	Beverly	104
45	Ella	104
45	Juanita	104
48	Bessie	102
49	Irene	100
50	Bobbie	94
51	Laura	93
52	Ida	92
53	Josephine	91
54	Emma	90
54	Marion	90
56	Margie	89
56	Peggy	89
58	June	87
59	Clara	84
59	Florence	84
61	Bernice	83
62	Edna	82
62	Marilyn	82
64	Elsie	81
64	Rosa	81
66	Vera	79
67	Beatrice	78
67	Jean	78
69	Marjorie	77
69	Myrtle	77
69	Patsy	77
69	Yvonne	77
73	Eva	76
73	Verna	76
75	Sarah	74
76	Norma	73
77	Eula	72
78	Alma	69
78	Elaine	69
78	Velma	69
81	Lula	67
81	Rosie	67
83	Carrie	65
83	Leona	65
85	Johnnie	64
86	Carolyn	63
86	Mattie	63
88	Hilda	61
88	Lena	61
88	Viola	61
91	Agnes	60
91	Grace	60
93	Jane	59
93	Mable	59
93	Nancy	59
93	Vivian	59
97	Leola	58
97	Lorraine	58
99	Ann	57
100	Irma	56
100	Julia	56