Most popular girls’ names in Rhode Island, 1937

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Barbara	258
2	Joan	163
3	Mary	143
3	Patricia	143
5	Carol	115
6	Margaret	91
7	Shirley	82
8	Marie	81
9	Ann	80
10	Dorothy	77
10	Nancy	77
12	Elizabeth	76
13	Jean	72
14	Beverly	68
15	Helen	63
16	Dolores	60
16	Pauline	60
18	Joyce	57
19	Frances	56
20	Doris	52
20	Janice	52
22	Claire	50
23	Sandra	48
24	Carolyn	47
25	Janet	45

Rank	Name	Babies
25	Virginia	45
27	Elaine	44
28	Judith	43
29	Constance	40
30	Rita	38
31	Anna	37
31	Jane	37
31	Lorraine	37
31	Marilyn	37
35	Alice	36
35	Gloria	36
37	Irene	35
37	Roberta	35
37	Ruth	35
40	Eleanor	34
40	Lucille	34
42	Carole	33
43	Lois	32
44	Jacqueline	30
45	Catherine	29
45	Jeannette	29
45	Maureen	29
48	Evelyn	28
48	Rose	28
50	Theresa	27
51	Eileen	26
51	Lillian	26
53	Norma	25
54	June	24
54	Marjorie	24
56	Louise	23
56	Sylvia	23
58	Anne	22
58	Annette	22
58	Josephine	22
61	Betty	21
62	Claudette	20
62	Florence	20
64	Audrey	19
64	Jeanne	19
64	Muriel	19
67	Arlene	18
67	Loretta	18
69	Cynthia	17
69	Marcia	17
69	Phyllis	17
72	Anita	16
72	Marguerite	16
74	Beatrice	15
74	Jeannine	15
74	Joann	15
77	Diane	14
77	Gail	14
77	Kathleen	14
77	Marion	14
81	Martha	13
81	Mildred	13
81	Sheila	13
81	Suzanne	13
85	Edith	12
85	Ellen	12
85	Elsie	12
85	Grace	12
85	Joanne	12
90	Angela	11
90	Arline	11
90	Cecile	11
90	Edna	11
90	Gertrude	11
90	Thelma	11
96	Bernice	10
96	Donna	10
96	Paula	10
96	Priscilla	10
96	Susan	10