Most popular girls’ names in Ohio, 1934

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

RankNameBabies
1Mary2,904
2Shirley1,603
3Barbara1,572
4Betty1,415
5Patricia1,344
6Nancy1,144
7Carol925
8Dorothy881
9Joan859
10Janet846
11Marilyn835
12Ruth736
13Donna722
14Margaret653
15Helen651
16Norma550
17Phyllis543
18Joyce531
19Lois515
20Virginia506
21Jean484
22Doris483
23Dolores461
24Beverly447
25Martha417
RankNameBabies
26Carolyn415
27Alice380
28Joanne378
29Evelyn355
30Joann351
31Elizabeth312
32Marjorie305
33Rose297
34Anna294
35Sally292
36Frances277
37Ann274
38Rita252
39Marlene249
40Gloria248
41Jane244
42June242
43Janice239
44Carole235
45Mildred232
46Eleanor220
47Delores218
48Geraldine212
49Wanda203
50Charlotte198
51Peggy194
51Rosemary194
51Wilma194
54Bonnie184
55Catherine181
56Florence176
57Irene175
58Pauline163
59Kathleen162
59Lillian162
61Judith161
62Audrey160
62Marie160
64Thelma159
65Elaine157
66Loretta155
66Sue155
68Jacqueline154
69Juanita152
70Louise150
71Esther149
72Grace146
72Sandra146
74Kathryn145
75Arlene144
76Marian143
77Jo138
78Sylvia134
79Eileen132
80Clara131
80Josephine131
82Edna130
83Vivian129
84Suzanne124
85Edith120
85Roberta120
87Patty116
87Sarah116
89Marcia110
90Ellen109
90Kay109
92Patsy106
93Maxine105
94Ethel104
95Darlene103
96Anne102
97Susan101
98Jeanette100
98Theresa100
100Laura99