Most popular girls’ names in Montana, 1930

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	208
2	Betty	190
3	Dorothy	122
4	Helen	120
5	Shirley	117
6	Patricia	104
7	Barbara	82
8	Margaret	73
9	Donna	72
9	Joyce	72
11	Ruth	64
12	Lois	59
13	Beverly	57
13	Dolores	57
13	Jean	57
16	Alice	56
17	Doris	54
18	Joan	53
19	Virginia	51
20	Phyllis	44
21	Evelyn	43
22	Frances	41
23	Marjorie	37
24	Marilyn	33
25	Irene	31

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Edna	30
26	Lorraine	30
26	Norma	30
29	Audrey	29
30	Rose	28
31	June	27
31	Marie	27
33	Anna	24
33	Carol	24
33	Florence	24
33	Lillian	24
33	Rita	24
38	Ellen	23
39	Elizabeth	22
39	Esther	22
39	Hazel	22
39	Violet	22
43	Clara	21
43	Louise	21
43	Marian	21
46	Ann	20
46	Gloria	20
46	Joanne	20
46	Maxine	20
46	Mildred	20
51	Darlene	19
51	Elaine	19
51	Geraldine	19
51	Grace	19
51	Wilma	19
56	Delores	18
56	Eileen	18
56	Elsie	18
56	Ethel	18
56	Pauline	18
56	Ramona	18
56	Thelma	18
63	Charlotte	17
63	Jane	17
63	Leona	17
63	Nancy	17
67	Bonnie	16
67	Eleanor	16
67	Loretta	16
67	Margie	16
67	Marion	16
67	Ruby	16
73	Edith	15
73	Jacqueline	15
73	Janet	15
73	Kathleen	15
73	Laura	15
73	Lucille	15
79	Agnes	14
79	Emma	14
79	Juanita	14
79	Vera	14
83	Bernice	13
83	Bette	13
83	Josephine	13
83	Pearl	13
87	Billie	12
87	Gladys	12
87	Jeanne	12
87	Joann	12
87	Patsy	12
87	Peggy	12
87	Roberta	12
87	Viola	12
95	Colleen	11
95	Ella	11
95	Eva	11
95	Gertrude	11
95	Verna	11
100	Beatrice	10
100	Carolyn	10
100	Catherine	10
100	Julia	10
100	Lila	10
100	Mabel	10
100	Martha	10
100	Theresa	10