Most popular girls’ names in Maine, 1936

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	223
2	Shirley	212
3	Patricia	202
4	Joan	168
5	Barbara	151
6	Nancy	140
7	Joyce	134
8	Beverly	120
9	Marilyn	88
10	Janice	82
10	Pauline	82
12	Lorraine	81
13	Jean	79
14	Dorothy	77
14	Elizabeth	77
14	Gloria	77
17	Betty	75
18	Jacqueline	73
19	Ruth	72
20	Margaret	71
21	Helen	70
22	Sandra	68
23	Sylvia	67
24	Donna	64
25	Constance	60

Rank	Name	Babies
25	Rita	60
27	Doris	58
27	Theresa	58
29	Carol	55
29	Marie	55
31	Judith	54
31	Lois	54
33	Carolyn	53
34	Irene	52
35	Ann	51
35	Virginia	51
37	Evelyn	50
37	Jane	50
37	Marlene	50
40	Joanne	48
40	Phyllis	48
42	Anne	47
42	Janet	47
42	Marion	47
45	Norma	45
46	Frances	44
46	Louise	44
48	Sally	42
49	Anita	41
50	Roberta	40
51	Marjorie	39
51	Priscilla	39
53	Elaine	38
54	Arlene	37
54	Lucille	37
56	Alice	36
56	Eleanor	36
56	Gail	36
56	Jeannine	36
60	June	34
61	Jeannette	31
61	Maxine	31
63	Claudette	29
63	Lillian	29
65	Rachel	28
66	Catherine	27
67	Geraldine	26
67	Rose	26
69	Anna	25
69	Edith	25
69	Jeanette	25
69	Martha	25
69	Mildred	25
74	Annette	24
74	Dolores	24
74	Jeanne	24
77	Ellen	23
78	Cecile	22
79	Carole	21
79	Charlene	21
79	Claire	21
79	Dawn	21
79	Grace	21
79	Hazel	21
85	Beatrice	20
85	Florence	20
85	Gertrude	20
85	Yvonne	20
89	Audrey	19
89	Bertha	19
89	Charlotte	19
89	Josephine	19
89	Muriel	19
94	Gladys	18
94	Katherine	18
94	Kathleen	18
97	Bernice	17
97	Christine	17
97	Cynthia	17
97	Ruby	17
97	Thelma	17