Most popular girls’ names in Rhode Island, 1931

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	216
2	Barbara	204
3	Dorothy	165
4	Joan	143
5	Claire	106
6	Anna	102
7	Helen	97
8	Doris	83
9	Gloria	82
10	Alice	80
11	Shirley	79
12	Ann	73
13	Patricia	69
14	Margaret	67
15	Irene	66
16	Elizabeth	63
16	Ruth	63
18	Theresa	62
19	Jean	61
20	Dolores	59
21	Eleanor	58
22	Marie	57
22	Rita	57
24	Florence	56
25	Virginia	55

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Beverly	52
27	Constance	51
27	Pauline	51
27	Rose	51
30	Norma	50
31	Evelyn	48
31	Louise	48
31	Marilyn	48
34	Lorraine	47
35	Frances	46
36	Nancy	45
37	Marion	43
38	Lillian	35
39	Josephine	34
40	Lucille	32
41	Betty	31
41	Janet	31
41	Jeanne	31
41	Marjorie	31
41	Mildred	31
46	Anne	29
46	Catherine	29
46	Joyce	29
49	Carolyn	28
49	Grace	28
49	Jeannette	28
52	Muriel	27
52	Phyllis	27
52	Therese	27
55	Eileen	26
55	Jane	26
57	Beatrice	23
57	Jacqueline	23
57	June	23
60	Edith	22
61	Elaine	21
62	Charlotte	19
62	Gertrude	19
64	Agnes	18
64	Annette	18
64	Arlene	18
64	Loretta	18
68	Gladys	17
68	Lois	17
68	Martha	17
71	Carol	16
71	Cecile	16
71	Ellen	16
71	Maureen	16
71	Sarah	16
71	Vivian	16
77	Edna	15
77	Elsie	15
77	Jeanette	15
77	Lucy	15
77	Madeline	15
77	Marguerite	15
83	Anita	14
83	Esther	14
83	Kathleen	14
83	Priscilla	14
87	Helene	13
88	Audrey	12
88	Ida	12
88	Sylvia	12
91	Angela	11
91	Clara	11
91	Estelle	11
91	Janice	11
91	Jennie	11
91	Thelma	11
91	Yvette	11
98	Bertha	10
98	Genevieve	10
98	Julia	10
98	Maria	10