Most popular girls’ names in Rhode Island, 1930

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	278
2	Barbara	206
3	Dorothy	176
4	Anna	116
5	Joan	106
6	Doris	98
7	Shirley	95
8	Helen	92
9	Dolores	88
10	Claire	86
11	Elizabeth	80
12	Rita	78
12	Theresa	78
14	Irene	74
14	Patricia	74
16	Eleanor	72
16	Jean	72
16	Margaret	72
19	Gloria	69
20	Alice	65
20	Marie	65
22	Nancy	59
23	Ruth	58
23	Virginia	58
25	Rose	56

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Beverly	55
26	Lillian	55
28	Evelyn	54
29	Pauline	50
30	Louise	49
31	Florence	48
32	Catherine	47
32	Norma	47
34	Phyllis	46
35	Ann	45
36	Lorraine	44
36	Lucille	44
38	Frances	43
39	Jeanne	39
40	Jacqueline	38
40	Marilyn	38
42	Betty	37
42	Lois	37
44	Marion	35
45	Eileen	34
45	Marjorie	34
47	Constance	32
47	Jane	32
49	Josephine	31
49	Muriel	31
51	Anne	30
52	Mildred	28
53	Grace	27
53	Joyce	27
53	Madeline	27
56	Beatrice	26
57	Edith	24
57	Loretta	24
57	Thelma	24
60	Gladys	23
60	Therese	23
62	Agnes	22
62	Jeannette	22
64	Arlene	20
64	Elaine	20
64	Gertrude	20
67	Carolyn	19
68	June	18
68	Teresa	18
70	Anita	17
70	Marguerite	17
72	Audrey	16
72	Eva	16
72	Jeannine	16
72	Lucy	16
76	Charlotte	15
76	Hope	15
76	Roberta	15
79	Carol	14
79	Clara	14
79	Edna	14
79	Helene	14
79	Janet	14
79	Jennie	14
79	Laura	14
79	Vivian	14
87	Estelle	13
87	Esther	13
87	Hilda	13
87	Kathleen	13
87	Yvonne	13
92	Angelina	12
92	Bernice	12
92	Elsie	12
92	Ethel	12
92	Geraldine	12
92	Lena	12
92	Yvette	12
99	Angela	11
99	Emily	11
99	Ida	11
99	Janice	11
99	Julia	11