Most popular girls’ names in Oregon, 1936

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	210
2	Shirley	207
3	Barbara	190
4	Patricia	173
5	Donna	136
6	Nancy	129
7	Carol	126
8	Beverly	125
9	Betty	112
10	Joan	106
10	Sharon	106
12	Marilyn	91
13	Dorothy	86
14	Sandra	81
15	Janet	80
16	Darlene	78
16	Joyce	78
18	Margaret	77
19	Virginia	66
20	Jean	64
21	Janice	61
22	Phyllis	59
23	Marlene	58
24	Lois	56
25	Joanne	55

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Frances	53
27	Helen	51
28	Alice	47
28	Sally	47
30	Carolyn	46
30	Ruth	46
32	Dolores	43
32	Judith	43
32	Karen	43
35	Carole	40
35	Doris	40
35	Gloria	40
38	Bonnie	39
39	Evelyn	38
39	Norma	38
41	Ann	37
42	Arlene	36
43	Kathleen	35
43	Marjorie	35
45	Geraldine	32
46	Charlotte	31
47	Diane	30
47	Susan	30
49	Roberta	29
50	Delores	28
51	Jacqueline	27
51	Judy	27
53	Louise	26
53	Maxine	26
55	Colleen	25
55	Eleanor	25
55	Elizabeth	25
55	Lorraine	25
55	Yvonne	25
60	Elaine	23
60	Joann	23
60	Marie	23
60	Sylvia	23
64	Katherine	22
64	Kay	22
66	Florence	21
66	Gail	21
66	Jane	21
66	Martha	21
66	Rose	21
71	Joy	20
72	Jo	19
72	June	19
72	Sue	19
75	Anna	18
75	Anne	18
75	Charlene	18
75	Claudia	18
75	Ellen	18
75	Mildred	18
75	Myrna	18
75	Pat	18
75	Suzanne	18
75	Wanda	18
85	Gayle	17
85	Thelma	17
87	Kathryn	16
87	Laura	16
87	Pauline	16
87	Peggy	16
91	Hazel	15
91	Juanita	15
91	Linda	15
91	Lucille	15
91	Marcia	15
96	Audrey	14
96	Esther	14
96	Eva	14
96	Georgia	14
96	Irene	14
96	Jeanne	14
96	Marian	14
96	Vivian	14