Most popular girls’ names in Louisiana, 1939

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	1,487
2	Betty	670
3	Barbara	638
4	Shirley	547
5	Dorothy	443
6	Gloria	349
7	Patricia	294
8	Carolyn	280
9	Joyce	278
10	Helen	260
11	Margaret	231
12	Elizabeth	222
13	Doris	205
14	Geraldine	194
15	Annie	193
15	Marie	193
17	Alice	190
18	Ruby	182
19	Rose	181
20	Frances	180
21	Martha	177
22	Linda	172
23	Audrey	156
23	Carol	156
25	Anna	146

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Joan	145
27	Evelyn	144
27	Yvonne	144
29	Ethel	140
30	Mildred	138
31	Virginia	136
32	Patsy	135
33	Janice	131
33	Ruth	131
35	Beverly	127
36	Catherine	124
37	Norma	123
37	Peggy	123
39	Willie	122
40	Bobbie	120
40	Sylvia	120
42	Sandra	118
43	Edna	116
44	Lillie	115
44	Lois	115
46	Emma	109
47	Juanita	106
47	Lucille	106
49	Jeanette	105
49	Theresa	105
51	Jo	103
52	Jean	100
53	Ann	98
53	Elaine	98
53	Ella	98
56	Nancy	97
57	Margie	96
58	Bertha	95
59	Dolores	94
60	Louise	92
61	Laura	91
62	Hazel	88
63	Gladys	87
63	Joann	87
65	Rita	86
65	Thelma	86
65	Wanda	86
68	Delores	84
68	Marilyn	84
70	Judith	83
70	Sarah	83
72	Bessie	82
73	Judy	80
74	Eva	78
74	Jane	78
76	Georgia	77
77	Bonnie	75
77	Clara	75
77	Julia	75
77	Vera	75
81	Loretta	74
82	Ida	73
82	Rosie	73
84	Mattie	72
85	Maxine	71
86	Jessie	70
86	Josephine	70
86	Rosa	70
89	Glenda	68
90	Irma	67
90	Marjorie	67
90	Melba	67
93	June	66
94	Janet	65
95	Bernice	64
95	Gwendolyn	64
95	Jacqueline	64
98	Beatrice	60
98	Joy	60
100	Irene	59