Most popular girls’ names in Rhode Island, 1934

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Joan	229
2	Barbara	210
3	Mary	165
4	Shirley	144
5	Dorothy	121
6	Patricia	93
7	Claire	80
8	Dolores	67
8	Nancy	67
10	Helen	66
10	Margaret	66
12	Beverly	63
12	Jean	63
12	Marie	63
15	Ann	62
16	Doris	60
16	Pauline	60
18	Elizabeth	55
19	Carol	54
19	Gloria	54
21	Anna	52
22	Irene	49
23	Eleanor	48
23	Lorraine	48
25	Marilyn	47

Rank	Name	Babies
25	Ruth	47
27	Rita	46
28	Constance	45
28	Rose	45
30	Alice	42
30	Lucille	42
32	Theresa	41
33	Frances	40
34	Jacqueline	39
35	Janet	38
36	Evelyn	37
36	Norma	37
38	Louise	36
38	Virginia	36
40	Betty	35
40	Jane	35
42	Joyce	32
43	Carolyn	31
44	Elaine	30
45	Catherine	29
45	Florence	29
45	Jeanne	29
45	Jeannette	29
45	Lillian	29
50	Lois	28
50	Marjorie	28
52	Phyllis	27
53	Anne	26
54	June	24
54	Mildred	24
56	Audrey	23
57	Eileen	22
57	Maureen	22
57	Muriel	22
60	Grace	20
60	Marion	20
62	Janice	19
63	Arlene	18
63	Judith	18
65	Gertrude	17
65	Kathleen	17
65	Martha	17
65	Sandra	17
65	Sylvia	17
70	Cynthia	16
70	Jeannine	16
72	Bernice	15
72	Carole	15
72	Edith	15
72	Josephine	15
76	Beatrice	14
76	Cecile	14
76	Edna	14
76	Loretta	14
76	Roberta	14
81	Annette	13
81	Diane	13
81	Therese	13
84	Diana	12
84	Ellen	12
84	Marguerite	12
84	Sarah	12
88	Bertha	11
88	Charlotte	11
88	Esther	11
88	Katherine	11
88	Lucy	11
88	Madeline	11
88	Rosemarie	11
95	Agnes	10
95	Elsie	10
95	Geraldine	10
95	Priscilla	10
95	Rosemary	10
95	Sally	10
95	Thelma	10
95	Vivian	10