Most popular girls’ names in Washington, 1935

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Shirley	451
2	Barbara	399
3	Mary	375
4	Patricia	301
5	Donna	220
6	Carol	218
7	Betty	197
8	Marilyn	193
9	Joan	178
10	Nancy	156
11	Janet	131
12	Beverly	130
12	Joanne	130
14	Dorothy	129
15	Marlene	118
15	Sharon	118
17	Joyce	104
18	Darlene	101
19	Margaret	98
20	Arlene	95
20	Virginia	95
22	Janice	93
23	Phyllis	89
24	Sally	88
25	Jean	86

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Lois	81
27	Carolyn	79
28	Helen	78
29	Sandra	77
30	Dolores	74
31	Doris	67
31	Marjorie	67
33	Frances	66
34	Norma	65
35	Joann	64
36	Alice	63
36	Gloria	63
38	Elizabeth	61
39	Evelyn	57
40	Delores	56
41	Roberta	52
41	Ruth	52
43	Charlotte	51
44	Judith	50
45	June	49
45	Karen	49
47	Diane	48
47	Sylvia	48
49	Kathleen	47
50	Carole	42
50	Claudia	42
50	Geraldine	42
50	Jacqueline	42
54	Bonnie	41
55	Marie	40
56	Marian	39
56	Myrna	39
58	Lorraine	38
59	Louise	37
59	Yvonne	37
61	Rose	36
62	Ann	34
63	Joy	32
63	Susan	32
65	Anna	31
65	Elaine	31
65	Irene	31
65	Juanita	31
69	Kay	30
69	Martha	30
71	Dixie	29
71	Judy	29
71	Pat	29
71	Pauline	29
75	Audrey	28
75	Charlene	28
75	Jeanette	28
75	Jo	28
79	Anne	27
79	Florence	27
79	Loretta	27
79	Peggy	27
79	Rita	27
84	Colleen	26
84	Edna	26
84	Grace	26
84	Hazel	26
84	Patsy	26
89	Catherine	25
89	Esther	25
89	Gladys	25
89	Maxine	25
93	Ellen	24
93	Katherine	24
93	Kathryn	24
93	Lillian	24
93	Wanda	24
98	Anita	23
98	Eleanor	23
98	Elsie	23