Most popular girls’ names in Montana, 1936

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Shirley	212
2	Mary	184
3	Patricia	118
4	Betty	109
5	Barbara	103
6	Carol	92
7	Donna	85
8	Dorothy	83
9	Joan	74
10	Beverly	73
11	Helen	67
12	Darlene	64
12	Marlene	64
14	Margaret	62
14	Marilyn	62
16	Joyce	58
17	Nancy	56
18	Ruth	48
19	Dolores	45
20	Jean	44
20	Lois	44
22	Alice	43
23	Frances	42
24	Marjorie	39
25	Bonnie	38

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Doris	36
26	Phyllis	36
26	Sharon	36
26	Virginia	36
30	Janet	33
31	Roberta	30
31	Rose	30
33	Delores	29
33	Evelyn	29
33	Joanne	29
36	Arlene	28
36	Elizabeth	28
36	June	28
36	Sandra	28
40	Janice	27
40	Joann	27
40	Myrna	27
43	Carolyn	26
44	Gloria	25
45	Kay	23
46	Charlotte	22
46	Geraldine	22
46	Loretta	22
49	Ann	21
49	Irene	21
49	Karen	21
49	Patsy	21
53	Marian	20
53	Marie	20
53	Norma	20
53	Wilma	20
57	Carole	19
57	Eileen	19
57	Peggy	19
60	Gladys	18
60	Kathleen	18
60	Lorraine	18
60	Pat	18
64	Jo	17
64	Margie	17
64	Mildred	17
64	Rita	17
64	Yvonne	17
69	Florence	16
69	Maxine	16
69	Sally	16
72	Anna	15
72	Clara	15
72	Eleanor	15
72	Jacqueline	15
72	Jeanne	15
72	Katherine	15
72	Louise	15
79	Connie	14
79	Diane	14
79	Edith	14
79	Gail	14
79	Ruby	14
84	Charlene	13
84	Lila	13
86	Elaine	12
86	Hazel	12
86	Lillian	12
86	Lucille	12
86	Pauline	12
86	Sylvia	12
86	Verna	12
86	Vivian	12
94	Edna	11
94	Jane	11
94	Judith	11
94	Marcia	11
94	Sheila	11
94	Viola	11
100	Bernice	10
100	Billie	10
100	Catherine	10
100	Georgia	10
100	Grace	10
100	Jeanette	10
100	Josephine	10
100	Kathryn	10
100	Laura	10
100	Marion	10
100	Martha	10
100	Maureen	10
100	Rosalie	10
100	Violet	10