Most popular girls’ names in West Virginia, 1930

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Betty	1,277
2	Mary	1,253
3	Helen	450
4	Dorothy	384
5	Margaret	344
6	Virginia	339
7	Ruth	302
8	Doris	269
9	Anna	242
10	Patricia	229
11	Barbara	222
12	Mildred	216
13	Norma	203
14	Wanda	197
15	Frances	196
16	Ruby	190
17	Phyllis	189
18	Nancy	188
19	Elizabeth	180
20	Evelyn	175
21	Martha	174
22	Juanita	150
23	Wilma	148
24	Alice	145
25	Jean	144

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Thelma	140
27	Joan	132
28	Edith	129
29	Lois	128
30	Dolores	126
31	Louise	123
32	Edna	121
32	Geraldine	121
32	Pauline	121
35	Hazel	114
36	Maxine	113
37	Rose	106
38	Peggy	104
39	Gladys	102
40	Nellie	98
41	Eva	88
42	Eleanor	86
42	Violet	86
44	Irene	85
44	Joyce	85
46	Lucille	84
46	Marie	84
48	Clara	83
48	Shirley	83
50	Lillian	82
51	Emma	80
52	Elsie	78
52	Gloria	78
52	Josephine	78
52	Marjorie	78
56	Alma	77
56	Naomi	77
58	Ethel	76
59	Jo	73
60	Joann	70
60	June	70
62	Kathleen	69
63	Opal	66
64	Bonnie	64
65	Laura	63
66	Beatrice	62
66	Ellen	62
66	Georgia	62
66	Sarah	62
70	Catherine	61
70	Freda	61
72	Bernice	60
72	Loretta	60
74	Audrey	58
74	Billie	58
76	Glenna	57
76	Grace	57
76	Jacqueline	57
79	Beulah	56
79	Janet	56
81	Pearl	55
82	Leona	54
82	Myrtle	54
84	Ann	53
84	Charlotte	53
86	Julia	52
86	Minnie	52
88	Donna	51
88	Dora	51
88	Ella	51
91	Bessie	50
91	Ida	50
91	Janice	50
91	Stella	50
91	Sylvia	50
91	Velma	50
97	Florence	49
97	Katherine	49
97	Mabel	49
97	Margie	49