Most popular girls’ names in Maine, 1930

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	213
2	Barbara	197
3	Dorothy	165
4	Patricia	143
5	Joan	141
6	Marilyn	112
6	Ruth	112
8	Lorraine	111
9	Shirley	108
10	Helen	106
11	Theresa	104
12	Betty	103
13	Joyce	102
13	Rita	102
15	Elizabeth	100
16	Doris	95
16	Jean	95
18	Phyllis	90
19	Pauline	89
20	Gloria	88
21	Margaret	83
22	Louise	75
22	Marie	75
24	Virginia	74
25	Alice	73

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Frances	69
27	Priscilla	66
28	Marion	65
29	Evelyn	64
29	Jacqueline	64
31	Eleanor	62
32	Beverly	61
33	Irene	60
34	Nancy	58
35	Marjorie	56
36	Florence	55
37	Geraldine	53
37	Norma	53
39	Constance	51
40	Lucille	47
41	Jeannine	46
41	Lois	46
43	Mildred	45
43	Muriel	45
45	June	44
46	Carolyn	42
47	Arlene	41
47	Gertrude	41
49	Dolores	39
49	Janet	39
49	Joanne	39
52	Beatrice	38
52	Lillian	38
54	Catherine	37
55	Kathleen	36
56	Elaine	35
57	Charlotte	33
57	Thelma	33
59	Cecile	32
59	Edith	32
59	Rose	32
62	Charlene	31
62	Jeanne	31
64	Grace	30
64	Hazel	30
66	Ethel	28
66	Eva	28
66	Gladys	28
69	Jeanette	26
69	Jeannette	26
69	Leona	26
72	Anne	25
72	Bernice	25
72	Jane	25
72	Madeline	25
76	Claire	24
76	Therese	24
78	Christine	23
78	Katherine	23
78	Marguerite	23
78	Maxine	23
82	Avis	22
82	Sylvia	22
84	Esther	21
84	Josephine	21
86	Anita	20
86	Ann	20
86	Anna	20
86	Bertha	20
86	Edna	20
86	Ellen	20
86	Martha	20
86	Natalie	20
86	Yvette	20
95	Rachel	19
95	Ramona	19
97	Carol	18
97	Geneva	18
97	Janice	18
100	Clara	17
100	Loretta	17
100	Roberta	17
100	Yvonne	17