Most popular girls’ names in Maryland, 1935

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	882
2	Shirley	809
3	Joan	351
4	Betty	340
5	Patricia	334
6	Margaret	311
7	Barbara	283
8	Dorothy	272
9	Nancy	236
10	Doris	207
11	Helen	184
12	Elizabeth	171
13	Ruth	155
14	Jean	134
15	Catherine	127
16	Janet	125
17	Frances	124
18	Dolores	118
19	Anna	116
20	Gloria	115
21	Virginia	110
22	Evelyn	108
23	Alice	101
24	Ann	95
25	Mildred	94

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Charlotte	93
27	Phyllis	92
28	Joyce	87
29	Carolyn	84
29	Marie	84
31	Carol	83
31	Norma	83
33	Eleanor	75
34	Audrey	72
35	Lois	68
36	Marlene	66
37	Delores	65
37	Martha	65
37	Sylvia	65
40	Geraldine	64
41	Beverly	63
41	Elaine	63
43	June	59
43	Marian	59
45	Lillian	58
45	Rose	58
47	Thelma	57
48	Gladys	55
49	Peggy	54
50	Bernice	53
50	Edna	53
50	Elsie	53
50	Jane	53
54	Sarah	52
55	Louise	49
56	Agnes	45
56	Edith	45
56	Josephine	45
56	Lorraine	45
60	Anne	44
60	Grace	44
62	Patsy	43
63	Florence	42
63	Naomi	42
65	Ellen	41
65	Irene	41
67	Annie	40
67	Emma	40
69	Joann	39
69	Rita	39
69	Yvonne	39
72	Clara	38
73	Ethel	37
73	Janice	37
73	Marjorie	37
76	Marion	36
76	Ruby	36
78	Constance	35
78	Joanne	35
78	Katherine	35
78	Kathleen	35
78	Sally	35
83	Bertha	34
83	Esther	34
83	Hazel	34
83	Jacqueline	34
83	Marilyn	34
83	Pauline	34
83	Vivian	34
90	Eileen	33
91	Carole	32
91	Hilda	32
93	Ella	31
93	Iris	31
93	Loretta	31
93	Roberta	31
93	Theresa	31
98	Arlene	30
98	Gertrude	30
98	Regina	30