Most popular girls’ names in Minnesota, 1937

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	962
2	Patricia	650
3	Carol	643
4	Barbara	623
5	Shirley	546
6	Janice	422
7	Darlene	368
8	Donna	358
9	Beverly	356
10	Joan	352
11	Janet	338
12	Marilyn	335
13	Margaret	331
14	Betty	319
15	Marlene	310
16	Nancy	302
17	Dorothy	282
18	Joyce	277
19	Jean	259
20	Sharon	254
21	Lois	241
22	Phyllis	198
23	Joanne	196
23	Judith	196
25	Ruth	194

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Karen	191
27	Helen	190
28	Kathleen	187
29	Arlene	184
30	Joann	180
31	Sandra	177
32	Virginia	172
33	Marlys	171
34	Elaine	167
35	Delores	164
36	Elizabeth	159
37	Gloria	153
38	Alice	152
39	Jeanette	150
40	Diane	149
41	Geraldine	142
42	Marjorie	138
43	Yvonne	137
44	Lorraine	128
45	Doris	124
46	Audrey	123
47	Rose	122
48	Jane	120
49	Carole	118
50	Marie	114
51	Carolyn	109
52	Lavonne	97
53	Eileen	93
54	Charlotte	91
54	Rita	91
56	Kay	88
57	Evelyn	87
58	Norma	85
59	Rosemary	84
60	Irene	82
61	Susan	81
62	Ann	78
62	Roberta	78
64	Catherine	77
64	Jacqueline	77
64	Sally	77
67	June	76
68	Deanna	75
68	Frances	75
70	Judy	74
71	Dolores	71
71	Gail	71
71	Marcia	71
74	Eleanor	69
75	Kathryn	68
76	Lucille	67
77	Ramona	65
78	Bonnie	64
79	Sylvia	61
80	Loretta	60
81	Grace	58
81	Marian	58
81	Marion	58
84	Gladys	57
84	Jeanne	57
86	Maxine	56
86	Myrna	56
88	Annette	55
89	Louise	52
90	Constance	49
91	Florence	48
92	Martha	46
92	Mavis	46
94	Bernice	45
94	Ellen	45
94	Mildred	45
94	Peggy	45
98	Colleen	44
98	Gayle	44
98	Katherine	44