Most popular girls’ names in Washington, 1934

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Barbara	404
2	Mary	361
3	Patricia	306
4	Shirley	298
5	Joan	238
6	Betty	228
7	Donna	195
8	Carol	190
9	Janet	182
10	Marilyn	180
11	Beverly	171
12	Dorothy	159
13	Nancy	151
14	Joanne	138
15	Joyce	136
16	Margaret	133
17	Lois	107
18	Jean	104
19	Darlene	103
19	Helen	103
21	Marlene	101
22	Sharon	94
23	Virginia	93
24	Arlene	88
24	Sally	88

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Dolores	87
27	Marjorie	85
28	Doris	79
28	Frances	79
28	Ruth	79
31	Phyllis	78
32	Gloria	74
33	Carolyn	71
33	Joann	71
35	Alice	68
36	Evelyn	65
37	Janice	63
38	Geraldine	58
39	Carole	57
39	Delores	57
39	Norma	57
42	Bonnie	53
43	June	49
44	Ann	48
44	Diane	48
46	Charlotte	46
47	Marie	45
48	Elizabeth	44
48	Pat	44
50	Louise	43
51	Kathleen	42
52	Sylvia	40
53	Eleanor	39
53	Loretta	39
53	Lorraine	39
53	Roberta	39
57	Kathryn	38
58	Peggy	37
58	Sandra	37
60	Florence	36
61	Elaine	35
61	Jacqueline	35
61	Jeanette	35
61	Marian	35
61	Pauline	35
66	Audrey	34
66	Ellen	34
66	Judith	34
69	Jeanne	32
69	Jo	32
69	Patsy	32
72	Anne	31
73	Anna	30
73	Juanita	30
73	Laura	30
76	Maureen	29
76	Mildred	29
78	Grace	28
78	Karen	28
78	Vivian	28
81	Edna	27
81	Irene	27
81	Rose	27
81	Wanda	27
81	Yvonne	27
86	Jane	26
86	Margie	26
88	Claudia	25
88	Edith	25
88	Esther	25
88	Gladys	25
88	Joy	25
88	Martha	25
94	Marion	24
95	Colleen	23
95	Gail	23
95	Maxine	23
95	Viola	23
99	Catherine	22
99	Charlene	22
99	Doreen	22
99	Katherine	22
99	Marguerite	22