Most popular girls’ names in Rhode Island, 1936

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Barbara	212
2	Joan	185
3	Mary	167
4	Patricia	132
5	Shirley	128
6	Dorothy	94
7	Ann	87
7	Carol	87
9	Claire	69
10	Dolores	67
10	Jean	67
12	Elizabeth	65
13	Pauline	64
14	Nancy	63
15	Beverly	60
16	Marilyn	58
17	Margaret	57
18	Helen	56
18	Marie	56
20	Lorraine	52
20	Rita	52
22	Anna	50
23	Carolyn	47
23	Doris	47
23	Janet	47

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Joyce	46
26	Virginia	46
28	Elaine	45
28	Eleanor	45
30	Ruth	44
31	Evelyn	42
32	Alice	41
32	Irene	41
34	Jane	39
35	Frances	37
35	Maureen	37
37	Gloria	36
38	Janice	35
39	Judith	34
40	Catherine	33
40	Lois	33
42	Jeanne	32
42	Lucille	32
42	Norma	32
42	Theresa	32
46	Constance	31
47	Rose	30
48	June	27
49	Marjorie	26
50	Anne	25
50	Florence	25
52	Phyllis	24
53	Arlene	23
53	Carole	23
53	Jacqueline	23
53	Lillian	23
53	Sandra	23
58	Gail	21
58	Louise	21
58	Muriel	21
61	Betty	19
61	Eileen	19
61	Marion	19
64	Audrey	18
64	Edith	18
64	Ellen	18
64	Jeannette	18
64	Loretta	18
69	Josephine	17
69	Madeline	17
69	Marlene	17
69	Sylvia	17
73	Annette	16
73	Therese	16
75	Katherine	15
75	Kathleen	15
75	Roberta	15
78	Grace	14
78	Marguerite	14
78	Mildred	14
81	Angela	13
81	Delores	13
81	Marcia	13
81	Vivian	13
85	Beatrice	12
85	Cynthia	12
85	Geraldine	12
85	Martha	12
85	Priscilla	12
85	Rosemarie	12
91	Agnes	11
91	Bernice	11
91	Cecile	11
91	Diane	11
91	Esther	11
91	Gladys	11
91	Joanne	11
91	Lucy	11
99	Charlotte	10
99	Claudette	10
99	Gertrude	10
99	Joann	10
99	Sheila	10
99	Yvonne	10