Most popular girls’ names in South Dakota, 1935

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Shirley	317
2	Mary	248
3	Donna	143
4	Betty	127
5	Carol	105
5	Marilyn	105
7	Barbara	104
7	Patricia	104
9	Dorothy	103
10	Darlene	92
11	Joan	91
12	Beverly	90
12	Joyce	90
14	Marlene	74
15	Lois	72
16	Janice	71
17	Delores	70
18	Doris	69
19	Phyllis	60
20	Margaret	59
21	Norma	54
22	Arlene	50
22	Ruth	50
24	Helen	49
25	Bonnie	48

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Alice	47
26	Virginia	47
28	Joann	45
29	Marjorie	43
30	Elaine	42
31	Janet	38
31	Joanne	38
31	Nancy	38
34	Audrey	37
35	Jean	36
36	Elizabeth	35
36	Lavonne	35
38	Lorraine	33
38	Rose	33
40	Gloria	32
41	Irene	30
41	Marlys	30
43	Kay	28
44	Sharon	27
45	Connie	26
45	Marie	26
47	Eleanor	25
47	June	25
49	Charlotte	24
49	Evelyn	24
49	Geraldine	24
49	Lila	24
49	Lucille	24
49	Ramona	24
49	Yvonne	24
56	Carolyn	23
57	Dolores	22
57	Frances	22
59	Ann	21
59	Bernice	21
59	Gladys	21
59	Maxine	21
63	Anna	20
63	Karen	20
63	Kathleen	20
63	Marcella	20
67	Loretta	19
67	Mavis	19
69	Caroline	18
69	Esther	18
69	Judith	18
69	Mildred	18
69	Sylvia	18
74	Edna	17
74	Florence	17
74	Jane	17
74	Jeanette	17
74	Marian	17
74	Roberta	17
80	Deloris	16
80	Myrna	16
82	Constance	15
82	Ellen	15
82	Grace	15
82	Leona	15
82	Peggy	15
87	Clara	14
87	Edith	14
87	Gail	14
87	Lillian	14
87	Martha	14
87	Ruby	14
87	Violet	14
87	Wilma	14
95	Carole	13
95	Elsie	13
95	Faye	13
95	Georgia	13
95	Kathryn	13
95	Sally	13
95	Sandra	13
95	Vera	13