Most popular girls’ names in Rhode Island, 1929

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	269
2	Dorothy	185
3	Barbara	183
4	Helen	123
5	Anna	122
6	Doris	106
7	Alice	97
8	Margaret	95
9	Theresa	88
10	Irene	85
11	Claire	82
12	Elizabeth	79
12	Marie	79
14	Shirley	75
15	Rita	73
16	Gloria	72
17	Virginia	71
18	Jean	69
19	Evelyn	67
20	Eleanor	66
20	Florence	66
22	Joan	65
23	Rose	63
24	Ruth	59
25	Dolores	56

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Nancy	50
27	Josephine	48
27	Lillian	48
27	Lucille	48
27	Pauline	48
31	Norma	46
32	Ann	44
32	Frances	44
32	Mildred	44
32	Patricia	44
32	Therese	44
37	Lois	39
37	Louise	39
37	Marion	39
37	Phyllis	39
41	Muriel	37
42	Beverly	36
42	Catherine	36
44	Eileen	35
45	Marilyn	34
46	Jeannette	32
47	Beatrice	31
48	Anne	30
48	Marjorie	30
50	Agnes	29
50	Betty	29
50	Carolyn	29
50	Edith	29
50	Jane	29
55	Constance	27
55	Elaine	27
57	Gertrude	26
57	Grace	26
57	Jeanne	26
57	June	26
57	Lorraine	26
57	Marguerite	26
63	Jacqueline	25
64	Cecile	24
64	Joyce	24
66	Angelina	21
66	Bernice	21
66	Jennie	21
69	Ellen	20
69	Esther	20
71	Gladys	19
72	Janet	18
73	Elsie	17
73	Emily	17
73	Loretta	17
73	Lucy	17
73	Martha	17
73	Yvette	17
79	Angela	16
79	Charlotte	16
79	Viola	16
82	Bertha	15
82	Hilda	15
82	Hope	15
82	Thelma	15
86	Audrey	14
86	Estelle	14
86	Genevieve	14
86	Geraldine	14
86	Priscilla	14
91	Anita	13
91	Annette	13
91	Arlene	13
91	Arline	13
91	Edna	13
91	Ethel	13
91	Eva	13
91	Jeannine	13
91	Winifred	13
100	Annie	12
100	Antonetta	12
100	Clara	12
100	Laura	12
100	Madeleine	12
100	Maria	12
100	Sarah	12