Most popular girls’ names in Minnesota, 1934

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	Patricia	583
3	Barbara	513
4	Shirley	481
5	Donna	480
6	Betty	451
7	Joan	450
8	Carol	426
9	Beverly	373
10	Marilyn	344
11	Dorothy	341
12	Joyce	319
13	Lois	312
14	Jean	262
15	Margaret	257
16	Marlene	253
17	Darlene	250
18	Nancy	239
19	Helen	236
20	Phyllis	233
21	Janet	231
22	Joanne	229
23	Delores	220
24	Elaine	200
25	Arlene	193

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Ruth	186
27	Virginia	179
28	Joann	176
29	Audrey	171
30	Janice	170
31	Alice	166
32	Doris	158
33	Marjorie	155
34	Marlys	149
35	Geraldine	148
35	Lorraine	148
37	Elizabeth	142
38	Kathleen	125
39	Irene	121
40	Dolores	119
41	Gloria	118
42	Jeanette	114
43	Lavonne	113
44	June	111
45	Evelyn	110
46	Rose	104
47	Marie	99
47	Rita	99
49	Frances	95
50	Jane	94
51	Charlotte	87
51	Norma	87
53	Lucille	85
53	Marian	85
55	Carole	84
55	Diane	84
57	Ann	83
57	Marion	83
59	Sally	81
60	Eleanor	80
61	Florence	74
62	Kathryn	72
63	Bernice	70
63	Bonnie	70
63	Catherine	70
63	Gladys	70
67	Eileen	69
68	Jeanne	67
68	Sharon	67
68	Yvonne	67
71	Jacqueline	66
72	Mavis	65
73	Judith	62
73	Louise	62
73	Maxine	62
76	Carolyn	61
77	Loretta	60
78	Sylvia	58
79	Grace	54
79	Mildred	54
81	Muriel	53
81	Ruby	53
83	Ramona	52
84	Beatrice	51
84	Rosemary	51
86	Ellen	50
87	Marcella	49
88	Deloris	48
88	Lillian	48
90	Esther	46
90	Pauline	46
92	Eunice	45
93	Agnes	44
94	Margie	43
94	Martha	43
96	Susan	42
97	Anna	41
97	Kay	41
97	Violet	41
97	Vivian	41