Most popular girls’ names in Minnesota, 1932

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	979
2	Donna	558
3	Betty	540
4	Joan	511
5	Patricia	499
6	Barbara	464
7	Beverly	456
8	Lois	411
9	Shirley	405
10	Dorothy	388
11	Marilyn	383
12	Margaret	333
13	Joyce	324
14	Carol	302
15	Helen	289
16	Jean	279
17	Phyllis	251
18	Lorraine	236
19	Delores	235
20	Marlene	222
21	Ruth	217
22	Doris	209
23	Darlene	192
24	Janet	189
25	Joanne	188

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Gloria	183
27	Marjorie	182
28	Arlene	180
29	Alice	170
30	Elaine	161
31	Audrey	160
32	Nancy	157
33	Dolores	156
34	Geraldine	155
35	Virginia	148
36	Elizabeth	146
37	Irene	138
38	Evelyn	136
39	June	122
40	Marian	121
41	Jeanette	120
41	Joann	120
43	Norma	119
44	Rita	117
45	Lucille	116
46	Marion	114
47	Rose	105
48	Janice	102
49	Marlys	101
50	Marie	100
51	Frances	95
52	Ann	89
52	Bernice	89
52	Lavonne	89
55	Kathleen	85
56	Jeanne	83
57	Mildred	80
58	Gladys	77
59	Eileen	76
59	Jane	76
61	Bonnie	74
62	Catherine	73
63	Florence	72
64	Charlotte	71
64	Rosemary	71
66	Eleanor	68
67	Kathryn	67
68	Carolyn	66
68	Yvonne	66
70	Leona	62
70	Marcella	62
72	Harriet	61
72	Loretta	61
74	Violet	60
75	Maxine	59
75	Ramona	59
77	Louise	58
78	Anna	56
78	Mavis	56
80	Lillian	55
80	Theresa	55
80	Vivian	55
83	Martha	54
84	Grace	51
84	Sylvia	51
86	Esther	50
87	Diane	49
87	Muriel	49
87	Sally	49
90	Jacqueline	48
91	Deloris	47
91	Eunice	47
91	Genevieve	47
91	Viola	47
95	Caroline	46
95	Ruby	46
97	Carole	45
98	Beatrice	44
98	Laverne	44
100	Adeline	43
100	Constance	43