Most popular girls’ names in South Dakota, 1934

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	243
2	Betty	191
3	Shirley	151
4	Donna	144
5	Dorothy	124
6	Beverly	121
7	Patricia	106
8	Marilyn	101
9	Joyce	94
10	Carol	88
11	Darlene	86
11	Lois	86
13	Barbara	84
14	Marlene	81
15	Phyllis	77
16	Delores	73
16	Joan	73
18	Margaret	68
19	Doris	66
20	Helen	57
21	Joann	56
22	Bonnie	54
23	Norma	53
24	Alice	52
24	Ruth	52

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Elaine	50
27	Jean	49
28	Virginia	47
29	Janet	45
30	Frances	42
30	Marjorie	42
32	Arlene	41
32	Janice	41
34	Audrey	40
35	Evelyn	39
36	Joanne	37
36	Lorraine	37
38	Rose	34
39	Mildred	33
40	Bernice	31
40	Elizabeth	31
40	Gloria	31
40	Lavonne	31
40	Nancy	31
45	Marie	30
45	Marlys	30
47	Geraldine	29
47	Sally	29
49	June	28
49	Marian	28
51	Kathleen	27
51	Peggy	27
51	Violet	27
54	Charlotte	26
54	Dolores	26
56	Esther	25
56	Gladys	25
56	Rita	25
56	Wilma	25
60	Connie	23
60	Irene	23
60	Kay	23
60	Lucille	23
64	Carolyn	22
64	Jeanette	22
64	Jo	22
64	Kathryn	22
64	Loretta	22
64	Maxine	22
70	Clara	21
70	Florence	21
70	Leona	21
70	Vivian	21
74	Ann	20
74	Mavis	20
74	Ramona	20
74	Yvonne	20
78	Anna	19
78	Eileen	19
78	Grace	19
78	Josephine	19
78	Sylvia	19
83	Deloris	18
83	Eleanor	18
83	Jacqueline	18
83	Jeanne	18
83	Lila	18
83	Martha	18
83	Verna	18
90	Colleen	16
90	Lillian	16
90	Myrna	16
90	Wanda	16
94	Eva	15
94	Sharon	15
94	Vera	15
97	Ethel	14
97	Luella	14
97	Margie	14
100	Agnes	13
100	Catherine	13
100	Hazel	13
100	Joy	13
100	Juanita	13
100	Marcella	13
100	Pearl	13
100	Roberta	13
100	Ruby	13