Most popular girls’ names in Minnesota, 1936

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	1,024
2	Shirley	777
3	Patricia	617
4	Barbara	616
5	Carol	565
6	Marilyn	421
7	Joan	406
8	Beverly	401
9	Marlene	376
10	Betty	362
11	Donna	356
12	Darlene	341
13	Janice	326
14	Nancy	288
15	Dorothy	286
16	Joyce	283
17	Lois	282
18	Margaret	281
19	Janet	270
20	Joanne	231
21	Phyllis	224
22	Helen	211
23	Jean	205
24	Elaine	197
25	Arlene	190

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Joann	179
27	Marlys	174
28	Delores	173
29	Audrey	169
30	Virginia	165
31	Ruth	163
32	Sharon	161
33	Gloria	149
34	Kathleen	148
34	Lorraine	148
36	Judith	147
37	Elizabeth	145
38	Alice	143
38	Geraldine	143
38	Karen	143
41	Doris	142
42	Yvonne	135
43	Marjorie	126
44	Sandra	119
45	Jeanette	118
46	Marie	114
47	Evelyn	108
47	Jane	108
49	Lavonne	106
50	Rose	98
51	June	90
52	Rita	89
53	Ann	88
53	Diane	88
53	Marian	88
56	Carolyn	85
57	Norma	83
58	Eileen	82
58	Rosemary	82
60	Bonnie	81
60	Kathryn	81
62	Irene	80
63	Gail	79
64	Dolores	77
64	Roberta	77
66	Carole	75
66	Jacqueline	75
68	Frances	71
69	Kay	69
70	Marion	67
71	Grace	66
72	Catherine	65
73	Eleanor	64
73	Susan	64
75	Bernice	63
75	Charlotte	63
77	Florence	62
78	Judy	60
79	Louise	58
79	Sally	58
81	Gladys	57
81	Maxine	57
81	Sylvia	57
84	Loretta	56
85	Lucille	55
86	Annette	54
86	Marcia	54
88	Anna	53
89	Mavis	50
90	Mildred	49
91	Katherine	48
92	Muriel	47
93	Constance	46
94	Maryann	45
95	Harriet	44
95	Myrna	44
97	Jeanne	43
98	Colleen	42
98	Deloris	42
100	Ellen	40