Most popular girls’ names in New Hampshire, 1936

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Shirley	127
2	Nancy	109
3	Patricia	98
4	Mary	90
5	Barbara	87
6	Joan	86
7	Beverly	74
8	Pauline	66
9	Dorothy	61
10	Doris	59
10	Lorraine	59
12	Carol	52
13	Janet	45
13	Marilyn	45
15	Jean	43
16	Ann	40
16	Betty	40
16	Jacqueline	40
19	Irene	39
20	Helen	38
21	Joanne	36
22	Margaret	35
22	Virginia	35
24	Claire	34
25	Carolyn	33

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Janice	32
27	Constance	31
28	Elizabeth	30
28	Sylvia	30
30	Jane	29
30	Joyce	29
30	Ruth	29
33	Marjorie	28
33	Theresa	28
35	Rita	27
36	Judith	26
37	Alice	25
37	Gloria	25
39	Elaine	24
39	Marie	24
39	Sandra	24
42	June	23
42	Lucille	23
44	Frances	22
45	Jeannette	21
45	Roberta	21
47	Geraldine	20
48	Charlotte	19
48	Eleanor	19
48	Louise	19
48	Norma	19
48	Priscilla	19
48	Sally	19
54	Evelyn	18
54	Lillian	18
56	Arlene	17
56	Marion	17
58	Anita	16
58	Cynthia	16
58	Gail	16
58	Jeanne	16
58	Marlene	16
58	Phyllis	16
58	Rachel	16
65	Jeannine	15
65	Lois	15
65	Rose	15
68	Carole	14
68	Cecile	14
70	Ellen	13
70	Martha	13
70	Yvonne	13
73	Annette	12
73	Donna	12
73	Florence	12
73	Katherine	12
73	Susan	12
78	Anne	11
78	Audrey	11
78	Beatrice	11
78	Catherine	11
78	Claudette	11
78	Dolores	11
78	Marguerite	11
85	Anna	10
85	Ethel	10
85	Maureen	10
85	Sheila	10
85	Thelma	10
90	Diane	9
90	Gertrude	9
90	Gladys	9
90	Kathleen	9
90	Madeline	9
90	Marcia	9
90	Maxine	9
97	Aline	8
97	Laurette	8
97	Mildred	8
97	Muriel	8
97	Paula	8