Most popular girls’ names in Washington, 1929

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	432
2	Betty	431
3	Barbara	316
4	Shirley	304
5	Patricia	279
6	Dorothy	255
7	Margaret	172
8	Donna	170
9	Beverly	168
10	Dolores	167
11	Helen	159
12	Lois	158
13	Jean	141
14	Virginia	139
15	Doris	132
15	Joan	132
17	Joyce	128
18	Phyllis	115
19	Ruth	108
20	Gloria	107
21	Marjorie	105
22	Carol	97
23	Marilyn	92
24	Frances	90
25	June	83

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Alice	79
27	Evelyn	78
28	Norma	77
29	Joanne	75
30	Maxine	69
31	Lorraine	68
32	Marian	66
33	Marie	65
34	Bonnie	64
35	Janet	58
35	Nancy	58
37	Delores	57
38	Geraldine	56
39	Florence	55
40	Irene	54
41	Mildred	52
42	Lillian	51
43	Gladys	50
44	Peggy	49
45	Charlotte	47
45	Rose	47
47	Audrey	46
47	Elizabeth	46
47	Kathleen	46
50	Eleanor	45
51	Anna	44
52	Louise	42
53	Esther	41
53	Jacqueline	41
53	Jeanne	41
53	Wilma	41
57	Elsie	40
58	Ethel	38
58	Roberta	38
58	Vivian	38
61	Arlene	35
61	Laura	35
61	Marion	35
61	Thelma	35
65	Ellen	34
65	Juanita	34
65	Martha	34
68	Carolyn	33
68	Colleen	33
68	Leona	33
68	Pauline	33
72	Eileen	32
73	Bernice	31
74	Edna	30
75	Wanda	29
76	Edith	28
76	Elaine	28
76	Janice	28
76	Ramona	28
76	Violet	28
81	Darlene	27
81	Jane	27
81	Josephine	27
81	Nadine	27
85	Grace	26
85	Pat	26
85	Rosemary	26
88	Katherine	25
89	Joann	24
89	Joy	24
89	Pearl	24
89	Sally	24
89	Vera	24
89	Verna	24
95	Anita	23
95	Ann	23
95	Eva	23
95	Kathryn	23
95	Patsy	23
95	Ruby	23