Most popular girls’ names in Louisiana, 1935

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	1,213
2	Shirley	764
3	Betty	644
4	Dorothy	568
5	Barbara	411
6	Joyce	300
7	Gloria	295
8	Helen	244
9	Doris	221
10	Patricia	218
11	Ruby	211
12	Marie	192
13	Annie	189
13	Audrey	189
15	Mildred	179
16	Geraldine	178
17	Margaret	176
18	Rose	174
19	Joan	159
20	Ethel	156
21	Martha	150
21	Ruth	150
23	Elizabeth	149
24	Beverly	146
25	Evelyn	137

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Willie	135
27	Anna	133
28	Carolyn	131
29	Alice	123
29	Louise	123
31	Frances	122
32	Dolores	120
33	Virginia	119
34	Juanita	116
35	Ella	110
35	Jean	110
37	Lucille	109
38	Lois	108
39	Lillie	107
39	Sylvia	107
41	Catherine	105
41	Hazel	105
43	Billie	104
43	Patsy	104
45	Bobbie	102
45	Emma	102
45	Peggy	102
48	Theresa	101
49	Clara	100
50	Thelma	98
51	Carol	96
52	Laura	94
53	Gladys	93
53	Margie	93
55	Ann	90
55	Rita	90
57	Marilyn	88
58	Rosa	87
58	Yvonne	87
60	Ida	85
60	Norma	85
62	Jessie	83
62	Jo	83
64	Edna	81
65	Vera	79
66	Bessie	77
67	Elaine	76
67	Velma	76
69	Sarah	75
70	Bertha	74
71	Delores	73
71	Mattie	73
71	Rosie	73
74	Irene	72
74	Marion	72
76	Bernice	71
77	Eva	69
78	Jeanette	68
78	Josephine	68
80	Lillian	65
80	Nancy	65
80	Vivian	65
83	Marjorie	64
84	Beatrice	63
85	Elsie	62
85	Florence	62
87	Julia	61
88	Bonnie	59
88	Eula	59
88	Jane	59
91	Katherine	58
91	Lula	58
91	Myrtle	58
94	Carrie	57
94	Janice	57
94	June	57
94	Lucy	57
98	Alma	55
99	Grace	54
99	Loretta	54