Most popular girls’ names in New Mexico, 1938

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	454
2	Betty	129
3	Barbara	115
4	Margaret	90
5	Helen	89
6	Maria	87
7	Frances	81
8	Dorothy	78
8	Gloria	78
10	Virginia	75
11	Rose	74
12	Patricia	70
13	Martha	62
13	Shirley	62
15	Alice	61
15	Patsy	61
17	Dolores	56
18	Marie	51
18	Nancy	51
20	Ruth	48
21	Cecilia	42
21	Irene	42
21	Lydia	42
21	Rita	42
25	Josephine	41

Rank	Name	Babies
25	Lucy	41
27	Juanita	38
27	Viola	38
29	Carol	36
29	Elizabeth	36
31	Carmen	35
31	Priscilla	35
33	Dora	34
33	Evelyn	34
33	Ramona	34
36	Ida	33
37	Anna	32
37	Sally	32
39	Annie	31
39	Carolyn	31
39	Esther	31
39	Eva	31
39	Rosalie	31
44	Elsie	30
45	Emma	29
45	Jo	29
45	Ruby	29
48	Pauline	28
48	Wanda	28
50	Angie	27
50	Beatrice	27
50	Clara	27
50	Connie	27
50	Joyce	27
50	Julia	27
56	Isabel	26
56	Nellie	26
56	Peggy	26
56	Rosie	26
60	Doris	25
60	Laura	25
60	Norma	25
60	Sylvia	25
64	Joan	24
64	Marcella	24
64	Sandra	24
64	Stella	24
68	Bessie	23
68	Lucille	23
70	Anita	22
70	Antonia	22
70	Edna	22
70	Erlinda	22
70	Josie	22
70	Louise	22
70	Nora	22
77	Amelia	21
77	Ann	21
77	Jean	21
77	Jennie	21
77	Lillian	21
77	Margie	21
77	Sue	21
77	Theresa	21
85	Flora	20
85	Phyllis	20
87	Billie	19
87	Consuelo	19
87	Donna	19
87	Edith	19
87	Lena	19
87	Lupe	19
93	Bertha	18
93	Beverly	18
93	Emily	18
96	Agnes	17
96	Grace	17
96	Jane	17
96	Joann	17
96	Lorraine	17
96	Olivia	17