Most popular girls’ names in Louisiana, 1936

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	1,249
2	Shirley	719
3	Betty	598
4	Dorothy	506
5	Barbara	483
6	Joyce	292
7	Helen	272
8	Gloria	258
9	Rose	211
10	Patricia	210
11	Marie	207
12	Doris	202
13	Annie	189
14	Ruby	187
15	Audrey	180
16	Margaret	179
17	Geraldine	165
18	Beverly	152
19	Elizabeth	148
20	Carolyn	147
21	Mildred	143
21	Willie	143
23	Frances	142
24	Evelyn	141
25	Ethel	134

Rank	Name	Babies
25	Joan	134
27	Ruth	133
28	Virginia	131
29	Lucille	130
30	Sylvia	126
31	Patsy	125
32	Martha	123
33	Alice	120
34	Yvonne	115
35	Lois	114
35	Theresa	114
37	Catherine	113
37	Emma	113
39	Dolores	109
39	Lillie	109
41	Anna	107
41	Louise	107
43	Carol	105
43	Juanita	105
45	Hazel	104
46	Bobbie	102
46	Gladys	102
48	Margie	100
49	Clara	98
49	Peggy	98
51	Billie	97
52	Jo	96
52	Thelma	96
54	Rita	95
55	Ella	94
55	Ida	94
55	Laura	94
55	Marilyn	94
59	Jean	92
60	Edna	91
61	Bertha	90
62	Ann	88
63	Bernice	87
64	Rosa	86
65	Nancy	84
66	Mattie	82
67	Jessie	81
68	Lillian	80
68	Norma	80
70	Jeanette	78
71	Delores	76
71	Irene	76
71	Vera	76
74	Josephine	75
75	Irma	74
75	Jane	74
77	Rosie	72
78	Marjorie	71
79	Eva	70
79	June	70
81	Florence	68
81	Velma	68
83	Carrie	67
83	Elaine	67
85	Earline	66
85	Sarah	66
87	Beatrice	65
87	Janice	65
89	Bessie	64
90	Joy	61
91	Grace	60
91	Joann	60
93	Janet	59
93	Julia	59
93	Lula	59
93	Marion	59
97	Eula	58
97	Loretta	58
99	Jacqueline	57
100	Johnnie	54