Most popular girls’ names in Maine, 1937

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	236
2	Patricia	228
3	Barbara	161
4	Joan	158
5	Shirley	154
6	Nancy	144
7	Beverly	117
8	Joyce	92
9	Donna	90
10	Jean	88
11	Elizabeth	87
12	Betty	84
13	Gloria	79
13	Pauline	79
15	Janice	78
15	Marilyn	78
17	Sandra	77
18	Carolyn	76
19	Dorothy	75
20	Marie	74
21	Carol	71
22	Margaret	70
23	Judith	67
23	Ruth	67
25	Doris	64

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Joanne	62
26	Lorraine	62
28	Jacqueline	58
28	Sylvia	58
30	Constance	56
30	Norma	56
32	Helen	55
33	Janet	53
34	Ann	50
34	Elaine	50
34	Frances	50
34	Virginia	50
38	Alice	48
39	Eleanor	47
39	Lois	47
41	Theresa	46
42	Arlene	45
42	Florence	45
42	Jane	45
42	Rita	45
46	Carole	43
46	Priscilla	43
48	Anita	42
49	Marlene	40
50	Irene	39
51	Louise	38
51	Marion	38
53	Geraldine	37
54	Evelyn	36
54	Jeannine	36
54	June	36
54	Lucille	36
58	Diane	35
58	Roberta	35
60	Anne	34
60	Marjorie	34
62	Dolores	33
62	Martha	33
64	Phyllis	32
64	Sally	32
66	Claudette	31
66	Jeanne	31
66	Rose	31
69	Gail	29
70	Annette	27
70	Claire	27
70	Cynthia	27
70	Muriel	27
74	Jeannette	26
74	Kathleen	26
76	Catherine	25
77	Charlene	24
77	Lillian	24
79	Rachel	23
80	Ellen	22
81	Jeanette	21
82	Gladys	20
83	Charlotte	19
83	Ethel	19
83	Juanita	19
86	Beatrice	18
86	Christine	18
86	Diana	18
86	Hazel	18
90	Edith	17
90	Maxine	17
90	Sheila	17
93	Anna	16
93	Gertrude	16
93	Laura	16
93	Mildred	16
93	Sharon	16
98	Dawn	15
98	Eva	15
98	Grace	15
98	Katherine	15
98	Marguerite	15
98	Thelma	15