Most popular girls’ names in Rhode Island, 1932

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Barbara	229
2	Mary	225
3	Joan	148
4	Dorothy	135
5	Anna	98
6	Claire	93
7	Margaret	84
8	Dolores	80
9	Patricia	79
10	Ann	76
10	Doris	76
12	Shirley	72
13	Jean	70
14	Helen	69
15	Elizabeth	68
15	Gloria	68
15	Marie	68
15	Rita	68
19	Nancy	67
20	Beverly	62
20	Theresa	62
22	Alice	59
22	Constance	59
24	Ruth	57
25	Irene	55

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Pauline	54
27	Evelyn	50
27	Norma	50
29	Virginia	49
30	Lorraine	47
31	Lucille	46
31	Marilyn	46
33	Rose	44
34	Frances	42
35	Eleanor	40
36	Louise	38
37	Lillian	37
37	Lois	37
39	Phyllis	36
40	Eileen	35
40	Florence	35
42	Joyce	33
43	Mildred	31
44	Anne	30
44	Betty	30
44	Carol	30
44	Carolyn	30
44	Catherine	30
44	Janet	30
44	Jeannette	30
51	Jeanne	29
51	Marion	29
51	Marjorie	29
54	Agnes	27
54	Elaine	27
56	Muriel	26
57	Beatrice	25
57	Therese	25
59	Jacqueline	24
59	Jane	24
61	Edith	23
61	June	23
63	Martha	22
64	Josephine	21
65	Audrey	20
65	Gladys	20
65	Maureen	20
68	Esther	19
68	Gertrude	19
70	Arlene	18
70	Cecile	18
70	Lucy	18
73	Estelle	17
73	Loretta	17
75	Grace	16
76	Madeline	15
77	Elsie	14
77	Judith	14
79	Anita	13
79	Janice	13
79	Kathleen	13
79	Marguerite	13
79	Sylvia	13
79	Thelma	13
85	Bernice	12
85	Bertha	12
85	Marian	12
85	Roberta	12
89	Antonetta	11
89	Hope	11
89	Katherine	11
89	Laura	11
89	Teresa	11
94	Angelina	10
94	Charlotte	10
94	Edna	10
94	Ellen	10
94	Ethel	10
99	Blanche	9
99	Diana	9
99	Elena	9
99	Eva	9
99	Hazel	9
99	Jeanette	9
99	Jeannine	9
99	Jennie	9
99	Sally	9
99	Vivian	9