Most popular girls’ names in North Dakota, 1930

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Betty	237
2	Mary	210
3	Donna	141
3	Dorothy	141
5	Helen	128
6	Lorraine	119
7	Beverly	112
8	Joyce	111
8	Lois	111
10	Delores	110
11	Doris	108
12	Patricia	103
13	Shirley	97
14	Ruth	93
15	Margaret	90
16	Irene	87
17	Dolores	78
18	Phyllis	74
19	Alice	70
20	Marjorie	63
21	Jean	62
22	Elaine	61
23	Arlene	60
23	Marilyn	60
25	Evelyn	57

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Barbara	56
27	Esther	52
27	Violet	52
27	Virginia	52
30	Carol	50
30	Frances	50
32	Bernice	49
32	Rose	49
34	Florence	47
34	Marian	47
34	Mildred	47
37	Joan	46
38	Anna	45
38	Elizabeth	45
40	Viola	44
41	Gladys	43
41	Lillian	43
41	Norma	43
44	Gloria	41
45	Agnes	38
46	Marie	37
47	Loretta	36
48	June	34
48	Marion	34
50	Leona	33
51	Eileen	32
52	Darlene	31
53	Rita	30
54	Eleanor	29
54	Lucille	29
54	Vivian	29
57	Marlys	28
58	Eunice	27
59	Genevieve	26
59	Ramona	26
61	Audrey	25
61	Beatrice	25
61	Clara	25
61	Grace	25
65	Edna	24
65	Harriet	24
65	Janet	24
65	Kathleen	24
65	Pauline	24
65	Verna	24
71	Ann	23
71	Ellen	23
71	Lavonne	23
71	Luella	23
71	Marcella	23
76	Jeanette	22
76	Mavis	22
78	Fern	21
78	Geraldine	21
78	Joann	21
78	Joanne	21
78	Kathryn	21
83	Bonnie	20
83	Elsie	20
83	Gertrude	20
83	Josephine	20
83	Maxine	20
83	Pearl	20
83	Ruby	20
90	Adeline	19
90	Catherine	19
90	Clarice	19
90	Edith	19
90	Jacqueline	19
90	Janice	19
90	Lila	19
90	Martha	19
98	Bertha	18
98	Deloris	18
98	Ella	18
98	Sylvia	18
98	Theresa	18