Most popular girls’ names in South Dakota, 1937

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	228
2	Shirley	187
3	Carol	136
4	Donna	132
5	Betty	128
6	Janice	113
7	Patricia	105
8	Barbara	99
9	Darlene	94
10	Beverly	93
11	Marilyn	91
12	Sharon	79
13	Joyce	70
14	Dorothy	64
15	Janet	61
15	Joan	61
15	Margaret	61
18	Lois	58
19	Helen	55
20	Marlene	53
20	Phyllis	53
22	Karen	52
22	Norma	52
22	Ruth	52
25	Kay	49

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Joann	48
27	Virginia	44
28	Doris	40
28	Elaine	40
28	Rose	40
31	Delores	39
31	Marlys	39
33	Bonnie	38
34	Arlene	37
35	Lavonne	36
36	Evelyn	35
36	Frances	35
38	Alice	33
38	Connie	33
38	Jean	33
41	Nancy	32
42	Gloria	31
42	Sylvia	31
44	Yvonne	28
45	Geraldine	27
46	Myrna	26
47	Marjorie	25
47	Sandra	25
49	Anita	24
49	Jane	24
49	Jeanette	24
49	Joanne	24
49	Marie	24
54	Deanna	23
54	Loretta	23
54	Lorraine	23
57	Carole	22
57	Carolyn	22
57	Jacqueline	22
57	Lucille	22
57	Mavis	22
57	Maxine	22
57	Wanda	22
64	Audrey	21
64	Elizabeth	21
64	Florence	21
64	Roberta	21
68	Gladys	19
68	Irene	19
68	Judith	19
68	Rita	19
68	Sally	19
73	Ellen	17
73	June	17
73	Ramona	17
73	Vivian	17
77	Ann	16
77	Eleanor	16
77	Esther	16
77	Judy	16
77	Kathryn	16
77	Louise	16
77	Marian	16
84	Clara	15
84	Margie	15
84	Verna	15
84	Wilma	15
88	Agnes	14
88	Charlotte	14
88	Dolores	14
88	Grace	14
88	Harriet	14
88	Jeanne	14
88	Jo	14
88	Kathleen	14
88	Marcia	14
88	Patty	14
98	Mildred	13
98	Peggy	13
98	Velma	13