Most popular girls’ names in Ohio, 1931

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	3,267
2	Betty	1,861
3	Patricia	1,250
4	Barbara	1,221
5	Dorothy	1,184
6	Joan	965
7	Helen	924
8	Ruth	917
9	Nancy	874
10	Shirley	847
11	Marilyn	828
12	Margaret	780
13	Norma	718
14	Jean	683
15	Donna	661
16	Virginia	660
17	Dolores	637
18	Lois	635
19	Doris	575
20	Phyllis	573
21	Janet	492
22	Martha	453
23	Alice	452
24	Evelyn	444
25	Joyce	438

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Carol	431
27	Anna	421
28	Marjorie	397
29	Elizabeth	396
30	Joanne	390
31	Rose	362
32	Mildred	337
33	Gloria	328
34	Beverly	312
35	Frances	301
36	Rita	294
37	Joann	284
37	June	284
39	Jane	282
40	Carolyn	279
41	Ann	276
42	Eleanor	256
43	Geraldine	250
44	Wilma	247
45	Juanita	246
46	Wanda	243
47	Catherine	226
48	Rosemary	225
49	Florence	216
50	Irene	214
51	Pauline	212
52	Clara	208
53	Louise	205
54	Delores	202
55	Lillian	201
56	Bonnie	199
57	Marie	196
58	Esther	190
58	Thelma	190
60	Marian	186
61	Audrey	183
62	Charlotte	181
63	Josephine	176
63	Sally	176
65	Janice	174
66	Edna	171
67	Peggy	169
68	Jacqueline	167
69	Edith	166
70	Marlene	164
71	Kathleen	157
72	Vivian	156
73	Jeanne	154
74	Eileen	153
74	Grace	153
76	Lucille	145
76	Theresa	145
78	Ethel	144
79	Arlene	143
79	Loretta	143
81	Bernice	140
81	Gladys	140
83	Elaine	137
83	Kathryn	137
85	Sarah	132
86	Ellen	131
87	Ruby	120
88	Hazel	119
89	Emma	116
89	Katherine	116
91	Patty	112
92	Anne	110
93	Jeanette	109
93	Maxine	109
95	Jo	108
96	Elsie	103
96	Julia	103
98	Roberta	102
99	Laura	101
100	Patsy	100
100	Sue	100