Most popular girls’ names in Ohio, 1928

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	4,004
2	Betty	2,555
3	Dorothy	1,729
4	Ruth	1,406
5	Helen	1,315
6	Margaret	1,112
7	Patricia	997
8	Virginia	864
9	Jean	810
10	Doris	807
11	Lois	744
12	Shirley	737
13	Barbara	674
14	Norma	662
14	Phyllis	662
16	Joan	609
17	Evelyn	578
18	Dolores	562
19	Martha	560
20	Donna	551
21	Marilyn	548
22	Marjorie	541
23	Anna	531
24	Elizabeth	526
25	Alice	501

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Mildred	498
27	Frances	464
28	Rose	453
29	June	398
30	Irene	381
31	Eleanor	359
32	Nancy	322
33	Rita	321
34	Wanda	311
35	Florence	310
35	Joyce	310
37	Thelma	303
38	Wilma	298
39	Catherine	294
40	Lillian	291
41	Gloria	286
41	Jane	286
41	Rosemary	286
44	Geraldine	284
45	Janet	283
46	Joanne	277
47	Juanita	268
47	Marie	268
49	Pauline	266
50	Eileen	265
51	Audrey	261
52	Louise	249
53	Ann	248
54	Josephine	246
55	Esther	245
56	Carol	241
57	Marian	234
58	Edna	229
59	Beverly	219
60	Ethel	218
61	Clara	216
62	Kathryn	205
63	Charlotte	204
64	Lucille	201
65	Vivian	198
66	Grace	194
67	Theresa	186
68	Gladys	184
68	Hazel	184
68	Jeanne	184
71	Emma	180
72	Carolyn	176
73	Delores	174
73	Elsie	174
75	Beatrice	170
75	Jacqueline	170
77	Edith	166
78	Elaine	163
78	Maxine	163
80	Bernice	162
80	Sarah	162
82	Joann	158
83	Katherine	154
84	Bonnie	152
85	Ruby	149
86	Janice	146
86	Kathleen	146
88	Ellen	144
89	Peggy	139
89	Ramona	139
91	Viola	138
92	Vera	137
93	Agnes	134
94	Marion	133
95	Sally	131
96	Gertrude	126
97	Laura	117
97	Violet	117
99	Loretta	116
100	Leona	111
100	Marcella	111
100	Margie	111