Most popular girls’ names in Washington, 1932

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Barbara	405
2	Mary	398
3	Betty	317
4	Patricia	276
4	Shirley	276
6	Donna	237
7	Beverly	185
8	Joan	181
9	Dorothy	175
10	Marilyn	170
11	Joyce	130
12	Carol	128
13	Dolores	122
14	Margaret	120
14	Virginia	120
16	Nancy	117
17	Helen	114
17	Joanne	114
19	Janet	109
20	Jean	108
21	Lois	107
22	Gloria	102
23	Doris	84
23	Marlene	84
25	Ruth	82

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Alice	80
27	Marjorie	76
27	Phyllis	76
29	Evelyn	72
30	Sally	64
31	Delores	62
32	Frances	60
33	Darlene	59
34	Bonnie	58
34	Elizabeth	58
34	Norma	58
37	Arlene	55
38	Rose	52
39	Joann	51
40	Eleanor	50
40	Geraldine	50
42	June	49
43	Jacqueline	48
43	Pat	48
45	Lorraine	47
46	Carolyn	46
46	Diane	46
48	Ann	45
48	Peggy	45
50	Charlotte	44
50	Marian	44
52	Audrey	42
52	Florence	42
54	Louise	41
54	Mildred	41
56	Janice	40
57	Kathleen	39
58	Juanita	38
58	Roberta	38
60	Grace	37
60	Marie	37
62	Irene	35
62	Maxine	35
64	Rosemary	33
65	Elaine	32
65	Patsy	32
67	Carole	31
67	Jeanne	31
67	Lillian	31
67	Loretta	31
71	Jane	30
72	Anna	29
72	Gladys	29
72	Joy	29
72	Wilma	29
76	Ellen	28
76	Marion	28
76	Martha	28
76	Pauline	28
80	Bernice	27
80	Catherine	27
80	Jo	27
80	Sylvia	27
84	Edith	26
84	Edna	26
84	Laura	26
87	Clara	25
87	Leona	25
89	Anita	24
89	Colleen	24
91	Anne	23
91	Esther	23
91	Georgia	23
91	Vivian	23
91	Yvonne	23
96	Eileen	22
96	Rita	22
98	Connie	21
98	Hazel	21
98	Sharon	21
98	Thelma	21