Most popular girls’ names in Nebraska, 1937

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	465
2	Barbara	294
3	Shirley	292
4	Patricia	229
5	Marilyn	228
6	Donna	221
7	Betty	211
7	Carol	211
9	Sharon	203
10	Beverly	187
11	Janice	167
12	Joan	158
13	Nancy	138
14	Sandra	133
15	Dorothy	132
16	Janet	130
17	Joyce	126
18	Marlene	122
19	Phyllis	119
20	Darlene	118
21	Norma	113
22	Lois	107
23	Carolyn	104
24	Margaret	103
25	Ruth	97

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Virginia	94
27	Delores	86
28	Helen	83
29	Kay	78
30	Jean	77
31	Bonnie	76
32	Karen	73
33	Doris	69
34	Elaine	68
35	Frances	65
36	Alice	64
37	Joann	63
38	Elizabeth	55
39	Connie	53
39	Sally	53
41	Rita	52
42	Gloria	51
43	Marjorie	48
43	Rose	48
45	Evelyn	46
45	Joanne	46
45	Kathryn	46
45	Peggy	46
49	Judith	45
50	Charlotte	44
50	Jeanette	44
50	Kathleen	44
53	Arlene	43
53	Carole	43
53	Jacqueline	43
56	Ann	42
56	Jane	42
56	Roberta	42
59	Yvonne	39
60	Wanda	37
61	Marie	36
62	Judy	35
63	Eileen	34
63	Loretta	34
63	Wilma	34
66	Eleanor	33
66	Jo	33
66	Patty	33
69	Irene	31
70	Lorraine	30
70	Myrna	30
72	Linda	28
72	Lucille	28
74	Charlene	27
74	June	27
74	Marian	27
74	Martha	27
78	Deanna	26
78	Dixie	26
78	Glenda	26
78	Marcia	26
78	Maxine	26
83	Dolores	25
83	Geraldine	25
83	Katherine	25
86	Audrey	24
86	Mildred	24
88	Anna	23
88	Catherine	23
88	Diane	23
91	Deloris	22
91	Laura	22
91	Lavonne	22
91	Pauline	22
95	Jeanne	21
96	Joy	20
96	Leona	20
96	Rosemary	20
96	Susan	20
100	Constance	19
100	Ramona	19
100	Ruby	19
100	Sylvia	19