Most popular girls’ names in Minnesota, 1938

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	1,010
2	Carol	716
3	Barbara	710
4	Patricia	646
5	Sharon	489
6	Shirley	458
7	Janice	442
8	Beverly	367
9	Joan	356
10	Judith	349
11	Janet	346
12	Marilyn	345
13	Nancy	339
14	Karen	337
15	Betty	330
16	Donna	329
17	Darlene	322
18	Margaret	307
19	Marlene	268
20	Sandra	263
21	Joyce	248
22	Lois	244
23	Dorothy	235
24	Kathleen	234
25	Jean	220

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Joanne	219
27	Elaine	192
28	Phyllis	185
28	Ruth	185
30	Helen	171
31	Virginia	168
32	Marlys	164
33	Arlene	157
34	Joann	149
35	Delores	145
35	Jeanette	145
37	Gloria	136
38	Diane	134
38	Elizabeth	134
40	Carole	133
40	Judy	133
42	Alice	131
43	Marjorie	129
44	Audrey	124
45	Geraldine	119
46	Kay	112
47	Doris	109
47	Marie	109
49	Jane	107
50	Carolyn	105
51	Lavonne	104
52	Ann	103
53	Rosalie	102
54	Yvonne	100
55	Lorraine	99
56	Rose	93
57	Bonnie	92
57	Deanna	92
57	Evelyn	92
57	Irene	92
61	Frances	90
62	Jacqueline	86
63	Rosemary	84
64	Norma	83
64	Susan	83
66	Marian	82
67	Eileen	78
67	Gail	78
69	Rita	77
70	Catherine	76
70	Kathryn	76
72	Marion	74
73	Eleanor	72
74	Charlotte	70
74	Jeanne	70
74	Roberta	70
74	Sally	70
78	Loretta	69
79	Sylvia	68
80	June	67
81	Constance	65
82	Lucille	64
83	Maxine	62
83	Suzanne	62
85	Katherine	61
86	Sonja	59
87	Myrna	57
88	Dolores	56
89	Marcia	55
90	Bernice	54
91	Louise	53
92	Dianne	51
93	Anna	50
94	Colleen	49
94	Mavis	49
96	Grace	47
97	Anita	46
97	Annette	46
97	Harriet	46
100	Ellen	43
100	Florence	43