Most popular girls’ names in Minnesota, 1935

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	981
2	Shirley	871
3	Patricia	583
4	Barbara	537
5	Carol	480
6	Joan	442
7	Donna	424
8	Beverly	392
9	Marilyn	382
10	Betty	369
11	Dorothy	319
11	Marlene	319
13	Lois	307
14	Darlene	288
15	Jean	273
16	Janet	261
17	Joyce	259
18	Margaret	254
19	Nancy	247
20	Helen	216
21	Joanne	214
22	Elaine	209
22	Janice	209
24	Phyllis	196
25	Delores	193

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Ruth	185
27	Virginia	184
28	Audrey	173
29	Arlene	163
29	Marlys	163
31	Doris	157
32	Gloria	156
33	Lorraine	151
34	Joann	143
35	Marjorie	141
36	Elizabeth	139
37	Geraldine	133
37	Kathleen	133
39	Dolores	130
40	Alice	129
41	Yvonne	123
42	Sharon	114
43	Rita	113
44	Evelyn	112
44	Lavonne	112
46	Judith	109
47	Jeanette	107
48	Diane	101
49	Irene	100
50	Jane	97
50	Marian	97
52	Ann	95
53	Marie	94
54	Rose	93
54	Sandra	93
56	Bonnie	88
56	Marion	88
56	Norma	88
59	June	87
60	Carole	85
61	Charlotte	82
61	Rosemary	82
63	Kathryn	76
64	Jeanne	72
65	Frances	70
66	Eileen	68
67	Eleanor	67
67	Grace	67
69	Catherine	66
69	Karen	66
69	Lucille	66
72	Bernice	65
72	Gladys	65
74	Florence	63
75	Roberta	62
76	Louise	61
76	Sally	61
78	Carolyn	60
78	Susan	60
78	Vivian	60
81	Mavis	59
82	Loretta	58
83	Gail	57
84	Mildred	55
85	Harriet	54
86	Jacqueline	53
87	Maxine	51
88	Kay	49
88	Ramona	49
88	Violet	49
91	Anna	47
92	Sylvia	46
93	Martha	45
94	Deloris	44
95	Leona	43
95	Marcella	43
95	Marcia	43
98	Anita	41
98	Muriel	41
100	Laverne	40