Most popular girls’ names in Oklahoma, 1931

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Betty	1,308
2	Mary	1,237
3	Wanda	580
4	Dorothy	523
5	Norma	417
6	Barbara	407
7	Helen	350
8	Doris	314
9	Patricia	309
10	Virginia	284
11	Billie	279
12	Joyce	273
13	Margaret	255
14	Wilma	249
15	Ruth	238
16	Ruby	237
17	Patsy	231
18	Frances	198
18	Lois	198
20	Peggy	191
21	Mildred	189
22	Anna	188
22	Juanita	188
24	Bonnie	174
25	Evelyn	166

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Martha	165
26	Shirley	165
28	Joan	153
29	Jo	142
30	Donna	140
31	Edna	135
32	Alice	134
33	Thelma	131
34	Maxine	124
35	Marilyn	123
36	Bobbie	120
37	Dolores	116
38	Pauline	111
39	Marjorie	110
39	Nancy	110
41	Hazel	109
42	Emma	106
43	Margie	105
44	Louise	104
45	Jean	103
46	June	101
47	Beverly	100
48	Clara	99
49	Velma	97
50	Gloria	93
51	Imogene	92
52	Geraldine	90
53	Joy	87
53	Phyllis	87
55	Elizabeth	86
55	Marie	86
57	Delores	85
58	Carolyn	83
58	Joann	83
60	Alma	81
61	Gladys	78
62	Kathryn	77
62	Vera	77
64	Georgia	76
65	Loretta	75
66	Edith	74
67	Eva	73
68	Opal	72
69	Geneva	71
70	Charlene	70
70	Erma	70
70	Rose	70
73	Willie	69
74	Carol	68
74	Ethel	68
74	Jessie	68
77	Irene	67
78	Ida	65
78	Lorene	65
80	Melba	64
81	Jane	63
81	Laura	63
81	Vivian	63
84	Faye	62
85	Roberta	61
86	Naomi	60
87	Ann	59
88	Bernice	58
89	Bertha	57
89	Bessie	57
89	Ella	57
89	Florence	57
89	Lena	57
89	Lillie	57
89	Lucille	57
89	Sue	57
97	Minnie	56
98	Julia	54
99	Lola	53
99	Pat	53