Most popular girls’ names in Maine, 1929

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	220
2	Barbara	168
3	Dorothy	146
4	Ruth	140
5	Lorraine	114
6	Elizabeth	113
7	Joan	111
8	Theresa	105
9	Shirley	103
10	Margaret	102
11	Pauline	101
12	Patricia	100
13	Helen	99
13	Phyllis	99
15	Joyce	91
16	Betty	88
17	Beverly	87
17	Doris	87
17	Virginia	87
20	Alice	81
20	Marilyn	81
20	Rita	81
23	Marie	78
24	Gloria	76
25	Jean	72

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Frances	71
27	Eleanor	67
28	Irene	65
29	Geraldine	64
29	Jacqueline	64
31	Marjorie	63
32	Marion	61
33	Priscilla	57
34	Lucille	55
35	Mildred	54
36	Carolyn	53
36	Evelyn	53
36	Florence	53
39	Constance	52
39	Maxine	52
41	Muriel	51
42	Louise	49
43	Arlene	44
43	Jeannine	44
45	Norma	43
46	Lois	41
47	Anita	39
48	Charlotte	38
48	Lillian	38
50	Beatrice	37
50	Elaine	37
52	Dolores	35
52	Janet	35
54	Gertrude	34
54	Jeannette	34
54	Thelma	34
57	Ethel	33
57	Madeline	33
59	Marguerite	32
59	Therese	32
61	Edith	31
62	Gladys	30
62	June	30
62	Nancy	30
65	Jeanne	27
65	Joanne	27
65	Kathleen	27
65	Laura	27
65	Roberta	27
70	Clara	26
70	Esther	26
70	Rachel	26
73	Pearl	25
73	Rose	25
75	Bernice	24
75	Grace	24
77	Ann	22
77	Bertha	22
77	Charlene	22
77	Hazel	22
77	Martha	22
82	Anna	21
82	Carmen	21
82	Catherine	21
82	Cecile	21
82	Jane	21
82	Katherine	21
82	Sylvia	21
82	Yvonne	21
90	Christine	20
90	Elsie	20
90	Hilda	20
90	Jeanette	20
90	Leona	20
95	Ramona	19
96	Josephine	18
96	Sally	18
98	Annie	17
98	Audrey	17
98	Edna	17
98	Germaine	17
98	Marian	17
98	Viola	17