Most popular girls’ names in North Dakota, 1931

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Betty	218
2	Mary	198
3	Donna	163
4	Dorothy	144
5	Delores	142
6	Lois	123
7	Beverly	121
8	Helen	113
9	Shirley	111
10	Lorraine	91
11	Joyce	89
12	Doris	88
12	Patricia	88
14	Phyllis	85
15	Irene	82
16	Margaret	80
17	Marilyn	78
18	Joan	71
19	Alice	70
20	Ruth	68
21	Jean	67
22	Dolores	63
23	Barbara	60
23	Elaine	60
25	Arlene	59

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Carol	58
27	Darlene	50
27	Evelyn	50
29	Rose	49
30	Eleanor	48
30	Gladys	48
30	Marjorie	48
30	Marlene	48
34	Audrey	47
34	Florence	47
34	Marian	47
37	Elizabeth	46
37	Norma	46
37	Virginia	46
40	Gloria	45
41	Lucille	44
42	Anna	42
42	Marlys	42
42	Mildred	42
45	Violet	41
46	Frances	40
47	Agnes	39
48	Bernice	37
48	Marie	37
50	Leona	36
51	Deloris	35
51	June	35
51	Mavis	35
54	Geraldine	33
54	Lillian	33
54	Viola	33
57	Marion	32
58	Elsie	31
58	Janet	31
60	Esther	30
61	Edna	29
62	Catherine	28
62	Eileen	28
62	Luella	28
65	Ann	27
65	Clara	27
65	Edith	27
65	Maxine	27
69	Eunice	26
70	Grace	25
70	Joann	25
70	Vivian	25
73	Joanne	24
73	Verna	24
75	Jeanette	23
75	Loretta	23
77	Martha	22
78	Adeline	21
78	Genevieve	21
78	Kathleen	21
78	Pauline	21
78	Ramona	21
78	Ruby	21
78	Theresa	21
85	Colleen	20
85	Ethel	20
85	Josephine	20
85	Louise	20
85	Marcella	20
85	Yvonne	20
91	Janice	19
91	Katherine	19
91	Laura	19
91	Nancy	19
91	Rita	19
96	Ellen	18
96	Fern	18
96	Rosemary	18
96	Wilma	18
100	Bertha	17
100	Charlotte	17
100	Hazel	17
100	Inez	17
100	Sylvia	17