Most popular girls’ names in Rhode Island, 1935

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Barbara	237
2	Joan	187
3	Shirley	175
4	Mary	172
5	Patricia	139
6	Dorothy	111
7	Dolores	85
8	Claire	73
9	Ann	70
9	Marie	70
11	Helen	68
11	Jean	68
13	Beverly	66
14	Carol	64
15	Margaret	62
16	Anna	60
17	Elizabeth	59
18	Nancy	54
19	Doris	53
20	Elaine	49
21	Carolyn	48
22	Joyce	44
23	Constance	43
23	Ruth	43
25	Eleanor	42

Rank	Name	Babies
25	Frances	42
25	Rose	42
28	Irene	41
28	Theresa	41
30	Alice	40
30	Marilyn	40
32	Jane	39
32	Marjorie	39
34	Norma	38
34	Rita	38
36	Gloria	37
37	Jacqueline	35
37	Lorraine	35
39	Sandra	34
40	Pauline	33
41	Janice	31
41	Jeannette	31
41	Lois	31
41	Lucille	31
45	June	30
45	Louise	30
47	Arlene	29
47	Evelyn	29
47	Virginia	29
50	Muriel	28
51	Lillian	27
51	Phyllis	27
53	Janet	25
53	Judith	25
53	Maureen	25
56	Audrey	24
57	Betty	23
57	Catherine	23
57	Jeanne	23
60	Anne	22
60	Sheila	22
60	Sylvia	22
63	Mildred	19
64	Eileen	18
65	Carole	17
65	Jeannine	17
65	Joanne	17
65	Josephine	17
65	Marguerite	17
70	Florence	16
70	Grace	16
70	Madeline	16
70	Roberta	16
74	Ellen	15
74	Gail	15
74	Gladys	15
77	Edith	14
77	Sally	14
79	Anita	13
79	Genevieve	13
81	Edna	12
81	Gertrude	12
81	Julia	12
84	Agnes	11
84	Angela	11
84	Annette	11
84	Bernice	11
84	Caroline	11
84	Charlotte	11
84	Jeanette	11
84	Kathleen	11
84	Laura	11
84	Loretta	11
84	Martha	11
84	Suzanne	11
84	Yvonne	11
97	Beatrice	10
97	Cecile	10
97	Cynthia	10
97	Geraldine	10
97	Katherine	10
97	Marion	10
97	Rosemary	10