Most popular girls’ names in Minnesota, 1928

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	889
2	Betty	756
3	Dorothy	622
4	Shirley	551
5	Lois	428
6	Patricia	404
7	Helen	397
8	Donna	395
9	Lorraine	379
10	Joyce	376
11	Margaret	366
12	Phyllis	346
13	Beverly	331
14	Doris	322
15	Ruth	318
16	Jean	305
17	Dolores	263
18	Marilyn	262
19	Delores	259
20	Joan	234
21	Elaine	231
22	Alice	225
23	Irene	212
24	Barbara	205
24	Marjorie	205

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Virginia	202
27	Audrey	201
28	Evelyn	193
29	Lucille	183
29	Marion	183
31	Carol	175
32	Mildred	172
33	Gloria	165
34	Elizabeth	164
35	Arlene	163
36	Marian	161
37	Florence	159
38	June	158
39	Geraldine	157
40	Bernice	152
41	Rose	150
42	Frances	149
43	Marie	144
44	Gladys	136
45	Eleanor	124
46	Grace	116
47	Norma	112
48	Esther	107
49	Eileen	103
50	Charlotte	97
50	Jeanne	97
50	Lillian	97
53	Rosemary	94
54	Kathleen	93
55	Vivian	92
56	Leona	84
57	Catherine	80
57	Harriet	80
57	Nancy	80
60	Anna	79
60	Rita	79
62	Louise	77
62	Marcella	77
64	Janet	76
64	Maxine	76
66	Violet	75
67	Beatrice	74
68	Muriel	73
69	Ann	72
69	Ramona	72
71	Jeanette	69
72	Eunice	68
72	Kathryn	68
74	Darlene	67
75	Verna	66
76	Edith	65
77	Edna	62
78	Katherine	61
78	Lavonne	61
80	Adeline	60
80	Deloris	60
80	Hazel	60
80	Joanne	60
80	Ruby	60
85	Viola	59
86	Agnes	58
86	Loretta	58
86	Mavis	58
89	Jane	57
90	Pauline	56
91	Ellen	55
91	Fern	55
91	Lila	55
91	Sylvia	55
95	Ethel	54
96	Pearl	53
97	Elsie	51
98	Marlys	50
99	Theresa	49
100	Genevieve	48
100	Laverne	48