Most popular girls’ names in Ohio, 1938

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	2,792
2	Barbara	2,262
3	Patricia	1,799
4	Carol	1,653
5	Nancy	1,508
6	Shirley	1,284
7	Betty	1,069
8	Janet	943
9	Donna	867
10	Judith	833
11	Marilyn	795
12	Sandra	765
13	Joyce	743
14	Margaret	694
15	Joan	669
16	Beverly	668
17	Ruth	657
18	Carolyn	615
19	Phyllis	607
20	Dorothy	599
21	Linda	576
22	Janice	549
23	Helen	477
24	Judy	466
25	Virginia	461

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Martha	434
27	Norma	426
28	Jean	404
29	Sharon	376
30	Marlene	375
31	Lois	368
32	Elizabeth	350
32	Sally	350
34	Carole	342
35	Rose	312
36	Frances	308
37	Doris	307
38	Ann	303
39	Alice	300
40	Joanne	299
41	Jane	285
42	Peggy	268
42	Susan	268
44	Marjorie	265
45	Sue	254
46	Joann	250
47	Dolores	248
48	Gloria	242
49	Rita	240
49	Rosalie	240
51	Roberta	239
52	Elaine	237
52	Evelyn	237
52	Karen	237
55	Anna	225
56	Charlotte	222
56	Loretta	222
58	Diane	216
59	Jacqueline	212
60	Bonnie	201
60	Delores	201
60	Geraldine	201
63	Kathleen	194
63	Rosemary	194
65	Wanda	181
66	Marcia	176
67	Arlene	175
67	Kay	175
69	Catherine	169
69	Marie	169
71	Sylvia	165
72	Connie	161
73	Eleanor	160
74	Juanita	159
75	Wilma	152
76	Darlene	150
76	Gail	150
76	June	150
79	Mildred	144
80	Patty	143
81	Louise	140
82	Eileen	137
82	Jo	137
84	Constance	134
85	Suzanne	132
86	Kathryn	131
87	Charlene	128
88	Ellen	127
89	Irene	124
90	Deanna	123
91	Esther	122
92	Sarah	120
93	Anita	118
94	Julia	117
94	Thelma	117
96	Grace	116
97	Jeanette	112
97	Pauline	112
99	Florence	107
100	Audrey	105