Most popular girls’ names in Missouri, 1936

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	1,681
2	Shirley	1,466
3	Betty	923
4	Barbara	853
5	Patricia	613
6	Carol	545
7	Dorothy	525
8	Joan	376
9	Nancy	360
10	Joyce	354
11	Helen	353
12	Norma	350
13	Marilyn	314
14	Donna	304
15	Margaret	303
16	Doris	302
17	Beverly	298
18	Virginia	297
19	Ruth	278
20	Peggy	265
21	Wanda	250
22	Carolyn	222
22	Martha	222
24	Bonnie	220
25	Wilma	218

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Anna	194
27	Lois	192
28	Frances	190
29	Patsy	180
30	Phyllis	179
31	Alice	176
32	Janet	174
33	Evelyn	171
34	Dolores	168
35	Rose	166
36	Jean	164
37	Joann	162
38	Mildred	158
39	Elizabeth	151
39	Ruby	151
41	Delores	144
41	Marjorie	144
43	Jo	139
44	Gloria	131
45	Sandra	127
46	Judith	123
47	Juanita	122
48	Jane	119
49	Geraldine	118
50	Janice	116
51	Loretta	113
52	Jacqueline	110
52	June	110
54	Ann	104
55	Marie	102
56	Charlotte	98
56	Roberta	98
58	Sharon	96
59	Edna	94
60	Darlene	92
61	Carole	90
62	Glenda	88
63	Marlene	86
64	Catherine	83
65	Margie	82
65	Sue	82
65	Thelma	82
68	Judy	79
69	Charlene	77
70	Dixie	76
70	Hazel	76
70	Sylvia	76
73	Clara	75
73	Rita	75
75	Laura	74
75	Linda	74
75	Sally	74
78	Erma	71
78	Kathleen	71
80	Edith	70
80	Pat	70
80	Yvonne	70
83	Kay	69
84	Louise	68
85	Emma	67
85	Jeanette	67
87	Ethel	64
88	Georgia	63
89	Kathryn	62
90	Billie	61
90	Rosemary	61
90	Susan	61
93	Joanne	60
93	Velma	60
95	Alma	59
95	Audrey	59
95	Katherine	59
95	Naomi	59
95	Vivian	59
100	Joy	57