Most popular girls’ names in Washington, 1930

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Betty	409
2	Mary	401
3	Shirley	316
4	Barbara	313
5	Patricia	302
6	Dorothy	228
7	Donna	212
8	Dolores	182
9	Joan	173
10	Helen	172
10	Margaret	172
12	Beverly	169
13	Marilyn	165
14	Joyce	139
15	Virginia	137
16	Lois	128
17	Jean	116
18	Ruth	114
19	Doris	112
20	Evelyn	110
21	Gloria	105
22	Carol	96
22	Phyllis	96
24	Marjorie	94
25	Alice	90

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Joanne	86
27	Jacqueline	84
28	Frances	83
29	Nancy	81
30	Norma	78
31	Bonnie	68
32	Janet	64
32	Lorraine	64
34	Geraldine	63
35	Delores	62
36	June	58
36	Louise	58
38	Lillian	57
39	Elizabeth	56
40	Maxine	53
41	Irene	51
42	Rose	49
43	Wilma	48
44	Charlotte	47
45	Marie	46
46	Ann	44
47	Anna	43
47	Audrey	43
47	Florence	43
50	Jeanne	42
51	Joann	41
51	Martha	41
51	Sally	41
54	Arlene	40
54	Carolyn	40
54	Marian	40
54	Roberta	40
58	Rita	39
59	Kathleen	38
59	Yvonne	38
61	Edith	37
61	Peggy	37
63	Darlene	36
63	Eleanor	36
63	Juanita	36
63	Mildred	36
63	Violet	36
68	Katherine	33
68	Marion	33
70	Colleen	32
70	Elaine	32
70	Jeanette	32
70	Laura	32
70	Ruby	32
70	Thelma	32
76	Bernice	31
76	Edna	31
76	Hazel	31
79	Grace	30
79	Jo	30
81	Pat	29
81	Vera	29
83	Elsie	28
83	Leona	28
83	Patsy	28
83	Verna	28
83	Vivian	28
88	Anita	27
88	Clara	27
88	Esther	27
88	Gladys	27
88	Rosemary	27
93	Janice	26
93	Nadine	26
93	Viola	26
96	Eileen	25
96	Loretta	25
98	Ellen	23
98	Jane	23
98	Joy	23
98	Kathryn	23
98	Lucille	23
98	Pauline	23
98	Sylvia	23