Most popular girls’ names in Oklahoma, 1937

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	1,093
2	Betty	704
3	Barbara	693
4	Shirley	654
5	Wanda	372
6	Patricia	346
7	Patsy	299
8	Joyce	283
9	Norma	272
10	Carolyn	261
11	Helen	250
12	Carol	249
13	Dorothy	239
14	Donna	230
15	Peggy	224
16	Virginia	223
17	Margaret	212
18	Nancy	195
19	Doris	191
20	Martha	188
21	Jo	176
22	Beverly	163
22	Ruth	163
24	Phyllis	162
25	Frances	160

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Janice	156
26	Wilma	156
28	Marilyn	146
29	Billie	139
30	Anna	137
31	Lois	132
32	Bonnie	131
33	Ruby	125
34	Glenda	120
35	Sue	117
36	Alice	111
37	Loretta	109
38	Juanita	107
39	Elizabeth	105
40	Sandra	100
41	Linda	99
42	Edna	98
42	Evelyn	98
44	Jean	94
45	Joann	93
46	Thelma	91
47	Joan	89
48	Bobbie	88
49	Ann	85
50	Mildred	84
51	Emma	83
52	Jane	82
53	Delores	81
54	Charlene	80
55	Kay	77
56	Charlotte	75
56	Georgia	75
58	Anita	74
58	Pat	74
60	Gloria	73
61	Darlene	71
61	Joy	71
63	Clara	70
64	Sharon	69
65	Eva	68
65	Yvonne	68
67	Hazel	66
68	Judy	65
69	Louise	64
70	Janet	63
71	Laura	62
72	June	61
72	Kathryn	61
74	Edith	59
74	Roberta	59
74	Velma	59
77	Alma	58
77	Marie	58
77	Sylvia	58
80	Dolores	57
80	Geraldine	57
80	Maxine	57
80	Pauline	57
84	Ethel	56
84	Geneva	56
86	Marjorie	55
87	Vivian	54
88	Margie	52
88	Naomi	52
90	Judith	50
90	Melba	50
92	Rita	48
92	Rose	48
94	Dixie	46
94	Ella	46
94	Gladys	46
94	Opal	46
94	Sally	46
99	Carole	45
99	Lillie	45