Most popular girls’ names in North Dakota, 1936

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Shirley	278
2	Mary	236
3	Betty	129
4	Carol	123
5	Janice	122
6	Marlene	121
7	Darlene	114
8	Donna	110
9	Patricia	106
10	Beverly	93
11	Marilyn	91
12	Joyce	90
13	Barbara	88
14	Joan	84
15	Dorothy	78
16	Lois	77
17	Delores	72
18	Jean	70
19	Arlene	65
19	Phyllis	65
21	Helen	64
21	Joanne	64
23	Margaret	63
24	Doris	61
25	Irene	57

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Elaine	56
27	Ruth	54
28	Yvonne	50
29	Audrey	49
30	Sharon	48
30	Virginia	48
32	Alice	47
33	Gloria	45
33	Lorraine	45
35	Janet	44
36	Eileen	43
36	Evelyn	43
36	Joann	43
36	Marlys	43
40	Marjorie	42
41	Frances	38
42	Karen	35
42	Loretta	35
44	Rose	34
45	Bonnie	33
46	Elizabeth	32
47	Marion	31
48	Bernice	30
49	Florence	29
49	Nancy	29
51	Grace	28
51	Lucille	28
51	Marian	28
51	Mavis	28
55	Ann	27
55	Rita	27
57	Gladys	26
57	Jeanette	26
57	Kathleen	26
57	Marie	26
57	Viola	26
62	Anna	25
62	Caroline	25
62	Gail	25
62	Leona	25
66	Kay	24
66	Lavonne	24
66	Roberta	24
69	Charlotte	22
69	Eleanor	22
69	Eunice	22
69	Jacqueline	22
69	Judith	22
69	Lillian	22
69	Mildred	22
69	Sylvia	22
77	Agnes	21
77	Dolores	21
77	Esther	21
77	Sandra	21
81	Carole	20
81	Colleen	20
81	Norma	20
81	Rosemary	20
85	Geraldine	19
86	Deloris	18
86	Edna	18
86	June	18
86	Louise	18
86	Violet	18
91	Ellen	17
91	Katherine	17
91	Verna	17
94	Carolyn	16
94	Laverne	16
94	Linda	16
94	Luella	16
94	Martha	16
94	Myrna	16
94	Ramona	16
94	Ruby	16