Most popular girls’ names in Washington, 1937

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Barbara	388
2	Mary	378
3	Patricia	357
4	Carol	320
5	Donna	242
5	Shirley	242
7	Sharon	226
8	Nancy	211
9	Janet	194
10	Betty	189
11	Joan	188
12	Marilyn	186
13	Janice	170
14	Beverly	144
15	Darlene	135
15	Marlene	135
17	Margaret	133
18	Sandra	130
19	Dorothy	129
20	Joyce	120
21	Joanne	117
22	Jean	100
23	Sally	98
24	Arlene	96
25	Carolyn	95

Rank	Name	Babies
25	Helen	95
27	Virginia	91
28	Judith	90
29	Karen	84
30	Carole	83
31	Diane	82
32	Ann	81
33	Lois	80
34	Frances	79
35	Marjorie	78
36	Alice	75
36	Roberta	75
38	Kay	74
39	Gloria	68
39	Phyllis	68
41	Dolores	65
42	Elizabeth	63
42	Evelyn	63
44	Judy	62
45	Ruth	61
46	Doris	59
47	Delores	58
48	Bonnie	56
49	Geraldine	55
49	Linda	55
51	Deanna	54
51	Kathleen	54
53	Joann	53
53	Susan	53
55	Norma	52
56	Jacqueline	48
56	Marie	48
56	Peggy	48
59	Lorraine	47
60	Sylvia	46
61	Gail	45
62	Loretta	43
62	Rose	43
64	Elaine	42
65	Myrna	40
66	Anita	38
66	Jo	38
66	June	38
69	Eleanor	36
69	Ellen	36
69	Marcia	36
72	Jeanette	35
72	Patsy	35
74	Charlotte	34
74	Claudia	34
74	Louise	34
77	Martha	33
78	Juanita	32
78	Pat	32
80	Audrey	31
80	Diana	31
80	Irene	31
80	Jane	31
80	Jeanne	31
80	Maxine	31
80	Yvonne	31
87	Edith	30
87	Marian	30
89	Colleen	29
89	Wilma	29
91	Florence	28
91	Kathryn	28
91	Rita	28
94	Anna	27
95	Dixie	26
95	Edna	26
95	Joy	26
95	Katherine	26
95	Margie	26
95	Wanda	26