Most popular girls’ names in Nebraska, 1931

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	547
2	Betty	517
3	Dorothy	306
4	Donna	297
5	Shirley	295
6	Barbara	250
7	Patricia	246
8	Marilyn	226
9	Joan	224
10	Norma	188
11	Lois	187
12	Phyllis	165
13	Beverly	163
14	Doris	161
15	Helen	157
16	Margaret	153
17	Virginia	150
18	Bonnie	148
19	Darlene	145
20	Ruth	139
21	Delores	130
22	Joyce	126
23	Marjorie	118
24	Evelyn	105
25	Dolores	103

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Jean	102
27	Alice	85
28	Elaine	83
29	Carol	82
30	Marlene	76
31	Joann	71
32	Geraldine	70
33	Arlene	68
33	Gloria	68
33	Wanda	68
36	Maxine	67
37	Irene	66
37	Mildred	66
39	Rose	64
40	Rita	63
41	Joanne	62
41	June	62
43	Frances	61
43	Jacqueline	61
45	Eleanor	60
45	Elizabeth	60
47	Nancy	58
48	Janet	57
48	Lucille	57
50	Janice	56
51	Charlotte	52
51	Wilma	52
53	Lorraine	47
53	Vivian	47
55	Gladys	46
56	Peggy	45
57	Marian	44
58	Anna	41
59	Carolyn	39
59	Catherine	39
59	Jo	39
59	Louise	39
63	Edna	38
63	Esther	38
63	Marie	38
66	Patsy	37
67	Martha	36
67	Roberta	36
67	Thelma	36
70	Deloris	35
71	Audrey	34
71	Bernice	34
71	Eileen	34
71	Ruby	34
75	Elsie	33
75	Ramona	33
75	Sally	33
78	Jeanette	32
79	Kathryn	31
80	Leona	30
80	Lila	30
80	Loretta	30
80	Rosemary	30
84	Edith	28
84	Jeanne	28
84	Kathleen	28
84	Patty	28
88	Erma	27
88	Juanita	27
90	Florence	26
90	Jane	26
90	Lavonne	26
90	Pat	26
90	Pauline	26
90	Verna	26
90	Viola	26
97	Ann	24
97	Georgia	24
97	Grace	24
97	Theresa	24