Most popular girls’ names in Montana, 1937

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	177
2	Shirley	149
3	Barbara	126
4	Donna	115
4	Patricia	115
6	Betty	113
7	Carol	110
8	Dorothy	72
9	Sharon	64
10	Joan	62
11	Beverly	60
12	Darlene	59
12	Margaret	59
12	Marlene	59
15	Virginia	53
16	Marilyn	52
17	Lois	46
18	Helen	45
19	Marjorie	44
20	Joyce	42
21	Nancy	40
22	Phyllis	39
23	Frances	38
24	Alice	37
24	Ruth	37

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Arlene	36
27	Roberta	33
28	Evelyn	32
28	Myrna	32
30	Jean	31
31	Dolores	30
31	Kay	30
31	Sandra	30
34	Joann	29
35	Bonnie	28
35	Doris	28
35	Janet	28
38	Elizabeth	27
38	Karen	27
40	Peggy	26
41	Carole	25
41	Rose	25
41	Sally	25
44	Charlotte	24
44	Norma	24
46	Delores	23
47	Carolyn	21
47	Gloria	21
47	Marie	21
50	Anna	20
50	June	20
52	Elaine	19
52	Janice	19
52	Joanne	19
52	Loretta	19
56	Judith	18
56	Pat	18
56	Patsy	18
56	Yvonne	18
60	Ann	17
60	Audrey	17
60	Edna	17
63	Florence	16
63	Kathleen	16
63	Lorraine	16
63	Marian	16
67	Diane	15
67	Eleanor	15
67	Grace	15
67	Laura	15
67	Leona	15
67	Louise	15
67	Sylvia	15
67	Violet	15
75	Charlene	14
75	Georgia	14
75	Geraldine	14
78	Anita	13
78	Anne	13
78	Billie	13
78	Esther	13
78	Judy	13
78	Linda	13
78	Martha	13
78	Vivian	13
86	Edith	12
86	Irene	12
86	Jacqueline	12
86	Jeanette	12
86	Jo	12
91	Clara	11
91	Ellen	11
91	Elsie	11
91	Gladys	11
91	Jane	11
91	Josephine	11
91	Juanita	11
91	Katherine	11
91	Kathryn	11
91	Lillian	11
91	Marcia	11
91	Maxine	11
91	Mildred	11
91	Ruby	11
91	Thelma	11