Most popular girls’ names in Minnesota, 1931

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	944
2	Betty	648
3	Donna	528
4	Patricia	503
5	Dorothy	473
6	Joan	470
7	Shirley	432
8	Beverly	416
9	Marilyn	399
10	Lois	391
11	Barbara	359
12	Joyce	347
13	Margaret	296
14	Delores	284
15	Helen	274
16	Lorraine	255
17	Carol	249
18	Phyllis	247
19	Jean	246
20	Ruth	240
21	Elaine	213
22	Alice	206
22	Arlene	206
24	Doris	198
25	Dolores	194

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Elizabeth	185
27	Audrey	173
28	Marjorie	168
29	Evelyn	166
30	Geraldine	164
30	Virginia	164
32	Nancy	163
33	Joanne	158
34	Gloria	157
35	Irene	154
36	Darlene	148
37	Janet	140
37	Marlene	140
39	June	137
40	Marion	133
41	Marie	124
42	Norma	122
43	Marlys	120
44	Marian	118
45	Rose	114
46	Florence	112
46	Gladys	112
48	Lucille	107
49	Jeanne	104
50	Mildred	103
51	Frances	98
52	Joann	96
53	Rita	94
54	Jeanette	93
55	Rosemary	92
56	Bernice	90
56	Lavonne	90
58	Charlotte	86
59	Kathleen	85
60	Lillian	84
61	Janice	77
62	Ann	75
62	Vivian	75
64	Jane	74
65	Grace	71
66	Bonnie	70
66	Sally	70
66	Yvonne	70
69	Eileen	69
70	Jacqueline	68
71	Anna	67
71	Catherine	67
73	Louise	66
74	Eleanor	64
75	Esther	60
75	Marcella	60
75	Theresa	60
78	Harriet	59
79	Genevieve	57
79	Violet	57
81	Carolyn	55
81	Maxine	55
81	Muriel	55
81	Ramona	55
85	Deloris	53
85	Eunice	53
87	Leona	52
88	Kathryn	51
89	Mavis	50
90	Agnes	49
90	Loretta	49
92	Hazel	48
93	Katherine	47
93	Laverne	47
93	Ruby	47
96	Adeline	46
96	Sylvia	46
98	Beatrice	44
98	Edith	44
98	Ethel	44