Most popular girls’ names in Rhode Island, 1938

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Barbara	223
2	Mary	164
3	Patricia	148
4	Carol	147
5	Joan	142
6	Nancy	100
7	Ann	80
7	Beverly	80
9	Dorothy	78
10	Elaine	77
11	Judith	74
11	Shirley	74
13	Claire	69
14	Margaret	67
15	Elizabeth	65
15	Marie	65
17	Jean	56
18	Pauline	54
19	Irene	51
19	Marilyn	51
21	Lorraine	50
22	Rita	48
23	Carolyn	47
23	Helen	47
23	Sandra	47

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Dolores	45
26	Joyce	45
28	Frances	43
28	Gail	43
30	Janice	41
30	Maureen	41
32	Alice	39
32	Gloria	39
34	Janet	38
35	Constance	37
35	Jane	37
37	Eleanor	36
38	Virginia	35
39	Anne	34
39	Carole	34
39	Jeanne	34
39	Marion	34
39	Norma	34
39	Ruth	34
45	Doris	32
46	Betty	31
47	Evelyn	29
47	June	29
49	Arlene	28
49	Jacqueline	28
49	Louise	28
49	Marjorie	28
53	Lucille	27
53	Phyllis	27
55	Catherine	25
55	Lois	25
57	Anna	24
57	Jeannette	24
57	Lillian	24
57	Rose	24
61	Eileen	22
61	Marcia	22
61	Muriel	22
64	Anita	21
64	Theresa	21
66	Grace	20
66	Kathleen	20
66	Sheila	20
69	Cynthia	19
70	Beatrice	18
70	Linda	18
70	Loretta	18
70	Roberta	18
74	Angela	17
74	Donna	17
74	Rosalie	17
77	Annette	16
77	Geraldine	16
77	Joanne	16
77	Sylvia	16
81	Diane	15
81	Florence	15
81	Jeannine	15
81	Martha	15
85	Paula	14
85	Susan	14
87	Caroline	13
87	Ellen	13
87	Sally	13
90	Claudette	12
90	Josephine	12
92	Bernice	11
92	Cecile	11
92	Gertrude	11
92	Lucy	11
92	Madeleine	11
92	Madeline	11
92	Mildred	11
99	Diana	10
99	Ethel	10
99	Rosemarie	10