Most popular girls’ names in Maryland, 1931

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	930
2	Betty	535
3	Dorothy	366
4	Margaret	353
5	Doris	281
6	Helen	260
7	Shirley	256
8	Ruth	229
9	Elizabeth	208
10	Anna	200
11	Patricia	192
12	Joan	191
13	Barbara	174
14	Dolores	173
15	Frances	167
16	Virginia	162
17	Nancy	160
18	Jean	152
19	Catherine	145
20	Gloria	141
21	Alice	137
21	Mildred	137
23	Evelyn	115
24	Charlotte	111
24	Delores	111

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Norma	98
27	Rose	95
28	Peggy	93
29	Geraldine	91
30	Marie	90
31	Thelma	89
32	Phyllis	87
33	Ann	86
34	Lillian	83
35	Audrey	82
36	Edna	76
36	June	76
38	Edith	73
38	Lorraine	73
40	Eleanor	72
40	Florence	72
40	Joyce	72
43	Louise	71
44	Ethel	65
44	Janet	65
46	Martha	64
47	Lois	62
48	Gladys	61
49	Grace	59
50	Rita	58
51	Theresa	56
52	Clara	55
53	Carolyn	53
53	Elsie	53
53	Marian	53
56	Bernice	52
56	Irene	52
56	Jane	52
59	Agnes	51
59	Elaine	51
59	Katherine	51
62	Hilda	49
63	Emma	48
63	Pauline	48
65	Beverly	47
65	Esther	47
67	Marion	45
68	Julia	44
68	Sarah	44
70	Ellen	43
71	Jacqueline	42
72	Ida	41
73	Anne	40
73	Vivian	40
75	Constance	39
75	Regina	39
77	Hazel	38
78	Juanita	37
78	Pearl	37
80	Josephine	36
80	Lucille	36
80	Marjorie	36
83	Loretta	35
83	Naomi	35
85	Gertrude	34
86	Alma	33
86	Annie	33
86	Beatrice	33
86	Eileen	33
86	Laura	33
86	Leona	33
92	Marlene	31
92	Sylvia	31
94	Ella	30
94	Myrtle	30
96	Anita	28
96	Bertha	28
96	Jeanne	28
99	Bessie	27
99	Jeanette	27
99	Rosalie	27