Most popular girls’ names in Maryland, 1937

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	878
2	Shirley	497
3	Patricia	443
4	Barbara	386
5	Margaret	318
6	Dorothy	296
7	Joan	269
8	Betty	263
9	Nancy	242
10	Doris	216
11	Helen	184
12	Ruth	171
13	Elizabeth	168
14	Jean	154
15	Catherine	142
16	Frances	137
17	Virginia	133
18	Carol	116
18	Carolyn	116
20	Beverly	114
21	Anna	113
22	Gloria	111
23	Janet	110
24	Evelyn	108
24	Joyce	108

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Lois	98
27	Phyllis	94
28	Ann	93
28	Dolores	93
30	Alice	84
30	Delores	84
30	Mildred	84
33	Rose	83
34	Marie	81
35	Norma	79
36	Charlotte	78
36	Marlene	78
38	Eleanor	72
39	Geraldine	70
40	Sylvia	69
41	Janice	66
41	Peggy	66
43	Edith	63
44	Martha	60
45	Carole	59
45	Louise	59
47	Elaine	57
48	Audrey	55
49	Lillian	54
50	Sandra	53
50	Sarah	53
52	Lorraine	52
53	Jane	51
54	Anne	50
54	Ethel	50
56	Ellen	49
56	Joanne	49
56	Katherine	49
59	Anita	48
59	Joann	48
59	Loretta	48
59	Thelma	48
63	Irene	46
63	Patsy	46
65	Arlene	45
66	Edna	44
66	Gladys	44
68	Grace	42
68	Juanita	42
70	Esther	41
70	Marilyn	41
72	Donna	40
73	Constance	39
73	Josephine	39
73	Yvonne	39
76	Agnes	38
76	Jacqueline	38
76	Laura	38
79	Eileen	37
79	Elsie	37
79	June	37
82	Marjorie	36
83	Gertrude	35
83	Judith	35
83	Kathleen	35
86	Emma	34
86	Theresa	34
88	Jeanette	33
88	Roberta	33
88	Rosalie	33
88	Susan	33
92	Florence	32
93	Marion	31
93	Pauline	31
93	Rita	31
93	Ruby	31
97	Bernice	30
97	Julia	30
97	Marian	30
97	Sally	30