Most popular girls’ names in Washington, 1936

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	351
2	Barbara	340
3	Shirley	307
4	Patricia	300
5	Carol	267
6	Donna	262
7	Marilyn	225
8	Nancy	208
9	Betty	189
10	Joan	184
11	Beverly	158
12	Sharon	156
13	Janet	151
14	Margaret	138
15	Joyce	129
16	Dorothy	125
17	Janice	124
17	Marlene	124
19	Arlene	110
20	Joanne	109
21	Darlene	108
22	Carolyn	95
22	Virginia	95
24	Sandra	91
25	Helen	89

Rank	Name	Babies
25	Jean	89
27	Sally	86
28	Dolores	83
29	Lois	76
30	Joann	71
30	Karen	71
30	Ruth	71
33	Judith	64
34	Marjorie	63
34	Phyllis	63
36	Frances	62
37	Doris	61
38	Roberta	59
39	Norma	58
40	Gloria	57
41	Alice	56
42	Evelyn	55
42	Kay	55
44	Bonnie	54
44	Elizabeth	54
46	Sylvia	52
47	Charlotte	50
47	Delores	50
47	Elaine	50
47	Geraldine	50
47	Yvonne	50
52	Diane	49
52	June	49
54	Kathleen	48
55	Judy	45
56	Dixie	44
57	Carole	43
57	Peggy	43
59	Claudia	42
59	Jacqueline	42
61	Joy	41
62	Gail	39
62	Jo	39
62	Rose	39
65	Colleen	37
65	Susan	37
67	Katherine	36
68	Linda	35
68	Myrna	35
70	Irene	34
70	Loretta	34
70	Louise	34
70	Margie	34
74	Ann	33
74	Anna	33
74	Jeanette	33
74	Juanita	33
74	Martha	33
74	Pat	33
74	Wilma	33
81	Eleanor	32
82	Edith	31
82	Ellen	31
82	Patsy	31
85	Florence	30
86	Georgia	29
86	Jane	29
86	Lorraine	29
89	Marian	28
89	Marie	28
89	Pauline	28
92	Esther	27
93	Maureen	26
93	Maxine	26
95	Eileen	25
96	Anita	24
96	Charlene	24
96	Rita	24
99	Anne	23
99	Audrey	23
99	Edna	23
99	Marcia	23
99	Mildred	23