Most popular girls’ names in Minnesota, 1930

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	931
2	Betty	652
3	Dorothy	520
4	Patricia	482
5	Shirley	474
6	Donna	449
7	Joyce	405
8	Lois	382
9	Joan	376
10	Beverly	371
11	Marilyn	349
12	Delores	317
13	Helen	312
14	Margaret	294
15	Dolores	287
16	Barbara	284
17	Ruth	280
18	Jean	273
18	Phyllis	273
20	Lorraine	262
21	Doris	259
22	Carol	233
23	Elaine	210
24	Virginia	206
25	Alice	204

Rank	Name	Babies
25	Marjorie	204
27	Audrey	197
28	Elizabeth	193
29	Evelyn	173
30	Arlene	161
31	Geraldine	159
32	Irene	158
33	Marion	151
34	Joanne	146
35	Gloria	142
36	Darlene	137
37	Marian	135
38	Rose	133
39	Bernice	130
39	Nancy	130
41	Norma	123
42	June	122
43	Janet	120
44	Mildred	118
45	Florence	117
46	Lucille	114
47	Gladys	113
48	Jeanne	111
49	Jeanette	104
50	Rita	102
50	Rosemary	102
52	Marie	101
53	Kathleen	88
54	Frances	87
55	Grace	86
55	Louise	86
57	Harriet	85
58	Eleanor	84
59	Marlys	82
60	Lavonne	81
60	Marcella	81
62	Charlotte	78
63	Joann	77
63	Maxine	77
65	Eileen	76
66	Catherine	73
67	Jane	69
67	Violet	69
69	Bonnie	68
70	Jacqueline	67
70	Lillian	67
70	Muriel	67
73	Anna	66
74	Esther	64
75	Deloris	63
75	Vivian	63
77	Beatrice	62
77	Yvonne	62
79	Verna	61
80	Ann	60
81	Janice	59
81	Mavis	59
81	Sally	59
84	Loretta	58
85	Carolyn	57
86	Ethel	56
86	Ramona	56
88	Leona	55
89	Genevieve	53
90	Eunice	52
91	Katherine	51
91	Kathryn	51
93	Agnes	50
93	Martha	50
95	Laverne	49
96	Adeline	48
96	Sylvia	48
98	Ruby	45
98	Theresa	45
100	Bette	44
100	Clarice	44
100	Ellen	44