Most popular girls’ names in Vermont, 1938

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	105
2	Shirley	88
3	Patricia	84
4	Barbara	83
4	Nancy	83
6	Betty	68
7	Joan	56
8	Joyce	53
9	Beverly	51
10	Sandra	49
11	Jean	48
12	Margaret	41
13	Dorothy	39
13	Elizabeth	39
15	Carol	37
16	Pauline	35
17	Helen	33
18	Elaine	32
19	Janice	30
20	Lorraine	29
21	Jane	27
21	Judith	27
21	Sylvia	27
24	Janet	26
24	Marilyn	26

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Carolyn	25
26	Jacqueline	25
28	Phyllis	24
28	Theresa	24
30	Alice	23
30	Ann	23
30	Sally	23
33	Marjorie	21
33	Marlene	21
35	Martha	20
35	Ruth	20
37	Gloria	19
37	Marion	19
39	Beatrice	18
39	Frances	18
39	Rita	18
39	Rosalie	18
43	Claire	17
43	Donna	17
43	Doris	17
43	Norma	17
47	Jeannette	16
47	Lois	16
47	Marie	16
47	Virginia	16
51	Lucille	15
51	Roberta	15
51	Susan	15
54	Arlene	14
54	Eleanor	14
54	Geraldine	14
54	Jeanne	14
54	Rose	14
59	Anita	13
59	Cynthia	13
61	Anne	12
61	Charlotte	12
61	Florence	12
61	Irene	12
61	Louise	12
66	Ellen	11
66	Joanne	11
66	June	11
66	Linda	11
70	Bernice	10
70	Catherine	10
70	Katherine	10
70	Priscilla	10
70	Rebecca	10
70	Sheila	10
76	Constance	9
76	Emily	9
76	Kathleen	9
76	Mildred	9
76	Sarah	9
81	Annette	8
81	Audrey	8
81	Brenda	8
81	Charlene	8
81	Gail	8
81	Laura	8
81	Muriel	8
81	Paula	8
81	Rosemary	8
81	Thelma	8
81	Vivian	8
92	Bertha	7
92	Carole	7
92	Claudette	7
92	Deanna	7
92	Eileen	7
92	Evelyn	7
92	Harriet	7
92	Leona	7
92	Ramona	7