Most popular girls’ names in Louisiana, 1934

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	1,244
2	Betty	656
3	Dorothy	607
4	Shirley	426
5	Barbara	351
6	Gloria	315
7	Joyce	290
8	Helen	263
9	Doris	240
10	Annie	216
11	Marie	209
12	Margaret	198
13	Ruby	196
14	Patricia	178
15	Ethel	167
16	Audrey	166
17	Rose	158
18	Willie	156
19	Geraldine	153
20	Mildred	151
21	Evelyn	150
22	Dolores	148
23	Frances	145
23	Joan	145
25	Anna	140

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Lois	139
26	Ruth	139
28	Alice	138
29	Martha	132
30	Lillie	131
31	Elizabeth	124
32	Carolyn	121
32	Ella	121
34	Virginia	119
35	Theresa	117
36	Bobbie	115
36	Peggy	115
38	Clara	114
38	Thelma	114
40	Louise	113
41	Billie	109
42	Catherine	107
42	Juanita	107
44	Gladys	105
45	Lucille	104
46	Patsy	103
47	Bessie	102
47	Margie	102
49	Rita	100
50	Beverly	99
50	Vera	99
52	Emma	98
52	Sylvia	98
54	Edna	97
55	Laura	95
56	Bertha	90
57	Hazel	87
57	Norma	87
59	Bernice	86
60	Irene	84
60	Jessie	84
60	Lillian	84
60	Yvonne	84
64	Bonnie	82
64	Jean	82
64	Nancy	82
67	Josephine	81
68	Eva	79
69	Ida	78
70	Irma	77
70	Jo	77
70	Marion	77
73	Elsie	76
74	Mattie	75
75	Ann	73
76	Florence	72
77	Beatrice	71
77	Delores	71
79	Carol	70
79	Georgia	70
79	Jeanette	70
82	Alma	69
82	Carrie	69
82	Janet	69
82	June	69
86	Elaine	67
86	Marilyn	67
88	Lula	66
89	Eula	65
89	Nellie	65
89	Rosie	65
89	Velma	65
93	Joann	64
94	Jane	63
94	Myrtle	63
96	Edith	62
96	Rosa	62
98	Johnnie	61
98	Marjorie	61
98	Verna	61