Most popular girls’ names in Maine, 1931

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	256
2	Barbara	191
3	Joan	167
4	Dorothy	146
5	Patricia	137
6	Betty	132
7	Joyce	125
8	Gloria	111
9	Elizabeth	103
9	Lorraine	103
9	Marilyn	103
12	Ruth	101
13	Pauline	94
14	Doris	90
15	Helen	86
16	Beverly	85
17	Margaret	82
18	Marie	80
19	Virginia	76
20	Shirley	74
21	Frances	72
21	Rita	72
23	Phyllis	71
24	Theresa	69
25	Alice	68

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Jacqueline	67
26	Jean	67
28	Irene	64
29	Geraldine	63
30	Marion	62
31	Eleanor	60
31	Nancy	60
33	Constance	57
33	Evelyn	57
35	Lucille	52
36	Janet	51
36	Norma	51
38	Jeannette	50
38	Priscilla	50
40	Lois	49
41	Carolyn	47
41	Florence	47
41	Louise	47
44	June	46
45	Dolores	44
45	Marjorie	44
47	Mildred	43
48	Arlene	41
48	Joanne	41
50	Jane	39
51	Lillian	38
51	Maxine	38
53	Elaine	37
54	Charlotte	35
55	Ethel	34
56	Jeanette	32
57	Bernice	30
57	Jeanne	30
57	Kathleen	30
57	Muriel	30
61	Ann	29
61	Claire	29
61	Gladys	29
61	Rose	29
61	Sylvia	29
61	Thelma	29
67	Hazel	28
68	Anita	27
68	Edith	27
70	Catherine	25
70	Gertrude	25
70	Janice	25
70	Laura	25
74	Audrey	24
74	Beatrice	24
74	Grace	24
77	Cecile	23
77	Jeannine	23
77	Marlene	23
80	Anna	22
80	Anne	22
80	Christine	22
80	Eva	22
80	Roberta	22
85	Esther	20
86	Martha	19
87	Annette	18
87	Charlene	18
87	Josephine	18
87	Madeline	18
87	Therese	18
92	Carmen	17
92	Donna	17
92	Edna	17
92	Ellen	17
92	Katherine	17
92	Leona	17
92	Rachel	17
92	Viola	17
92	Violet	17