Most popular girls’ names in Minnesota, 1929

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	942
2	Betty	644
3	Dorothy	538
4	Shirley	468
5	Donna	454
6	Lois	443
7	Patricia	406
8	Joyce	362
9	Helen	333
10	Lorraine	331
11	Margaret	326
12	Delores	318
12	Joan	318
14	Beverly	307
15	Phyllis	290
16	Jean	267
17	Ruth	259
18	Marilyn	254
19	Elaine	253
20	Barbara	247
21	Dolores	244
22	Doris	241
23	Alice	210
24	Marjorie	207
25	Carol	198

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Evelyn	188
27	Elizabeth	180
28	Virginia	178
29	Audrey	168
30	Gloria	167
31	Arlene	158
31	Marion	158
33	Geraldine	154
33	June	154
35	Irene	151
36	Rose	138
37	Bernice	135
38	Mildred	131
39	Nancy	128
40	Lucille	123
41	Marian	119
42	Gladys	115
42	Rosemary	115
44	Norma	114
45	Florence	113
45	Marie	113
47	Jeanne	109
48	Joanne	106
49	Darlene	98
50	Eileen	95
50	Frances	95
52	Kathleen	93
52	Vivian	93
54	Rita	90
55	Ramona	89
56	Marcella	83
57	Janet	82
58	Lillian	80
59	Anna	79
60	Beatrice	78
60	Eleanor	78
62	Jane	73
63	Esther	72
63	Harriet	72
63	Marlys	72
66	Violet	71
67	Grace	70
68	Charlotte	69
68	Maxine	69
70	Louise	68
70	Theresa	68
72	Catherine	67
72	Leona	67
74	Deloris	65
74	Yvonne	65
76	Ann	64
76	Lavonne	64
78	Jeanette	63
79	Kathryn	61
80	Muriel	59
81	Adeline	57
82	Mavis	55
82	Viola	55
84	Agnes	54
84	Verna	54
86	Ellen	51
86	Eunice	51
88	Edna	49
88	Gertrude	49
88	Ruby	49
91	Genevieve	48
91	Martha	48
93	Janice	47
94	Joann	46
95	Ethel	45
95	Laverne	45
97	Elsie	44
97	Pearl	44
99	Hazel	43
100	Bonnie	42
100	Jacqueline	42
100	Luella	42
100	Myrtle	42