Most popular girls’ names in North Dakota, 1938

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	204
2	Janice	170
3	Shirley	153
4	Carol	135
5	Betty	122
6	Sharon	119
7	Patricia	112
8	Beverly	106
9	Barbara	104
10	Darlene	96
11	Donna	86
12	Margaret	85
13	Marlene	82
14	Karen	78
15	Joyce	69
16	Arlene	68
17	Delores	67
18	Marilyn	66
19	Janet	63
20	Phyllis	62
21	Jean	58
22	Dorothy	56
22	Helen	56
22	Judith	56
25	Lois	55

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Elaine	53
27	Joann	52
28	Joan	51
29	Alice	50
29	Marlys	50
31	Gloria	47
31	Virginia	47
33	Audrey	44
33	Doris	44
35	Joanne	40
36	Bonnie	39
36	Loretta	39
38	Irene	38
38	Ruth	38
40	Eileen	37
40	Yvonne	37
42	Rose	35
43	Frances	34
44	Lorraine	33
45	Marjorie	32
46	Carolyn	30
46	Kathleen	30
46	Mavis	30
49	Diane	29
50	Anna	27
50	Geraldine	27
50	Jeanette	27
53	Linda	26
54	Agnes	25
54	Carole	25
54	Norma	25
57	Evelyn	24
57	Sandra	24
59	Esther	23
59	Nancy	23
59	Rita	23
62	Elizabeth	22
62	Gail	22
62	Gladys	22
62	Lavonne	22
62	Marie	22
67	Florence	21
67	Judy	21
67	Kay	21
67	Lucille	21
71	Bernice	20
71	Lillian	20
71	Roberta	20
71	Sylvia	20
75	Josephine	19
75	Kathryn	19
75	Maxine	19
75	Violet	19
79	Catherine	18
79	Connie	18
79	June	18
79	Laverne	18
79	Luella	18
84	Clara	17
84	Jane	17
84	Margie	17
84	Mildred	17
84	Myrna	17
89	Sonja	16
90	Beatrice	15
90	Caroline	15
90	Deloris	15
90	Grace	15
90	Ilene	15
90	Marcia	15
90	Marion	15
97	Ann	14
97	Charlotte	14
97	Eleanor	14
97	Rosemary	14
97	Viola	14