Most popular girls’ names in West Virginia, 1931

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Betty	1,190
2	Mary	1,185
3	Helen	429
4	Dorothy	358
5	Virginia	312
6	Margaret	305
7	Ruth	294
8	Barbara	266
9	Patricia	247
10	Anna	240
11	Doris	231
12	Norma	225
13	Wanda	208
14	Phyllis	205
15	Frances	182
15	Nancy	182
17	Mildred	175
18	Ruby	174
19	Elizabeth	166
20	Evelyn	160
21	Martha	158
22	Alice	153
23	Jean	150
24	Joan	146
25	Juanita	142

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Thelma	138
27	Wilma	129
28	Edna	127
29	Lois	116
30	Dolores	115
31	Peggy	111
32	Pauline	106
32	Shirley	106
34	Emma	105
34	Joyce	105
36	Clara	104
37	Edith	99
38	Geraldine	97
39	Ethel	94
40	June	92
41	Jo	88
42	Maxine	86
42	Rose	86
44	Lillian	82
45	Louise	81
46	Janet	80
46	Marjorie	80
46	Naomi	80
49	Donna	77
49	Gladys	77
51	Gloria	74
52	Violet	73
53	Hazel	72
53	Marie	72
55	Ann	71
56	Freda	69
56	Josephine	69
56	Loretta	69
59	Catherine	68
59	Eleanor	68
59	Sarah	68
62	Bonnie	67
62	Irene	67
64	Kathleen	66
65	Delores	64
65	Joann	64
65	Nellie	64
68	Bernice	61
69	Ellen	60
69	Velma	60
71	Erma	59
72	Charlotte	57
72	Katherine	57
72	Opal	57
75	Elsie	56
75	Eva	56
75	Geneva	56
78	Lucille	55
79	Jacqueline	53
80	Ella	52
81	Beulah	51
81	Georgia	51
81	Glenna	51
81	Julia	51
85	Bertha	50
85	Bessie	50
85	Laura	50
88	Grace	49
88	Patsy	49
90	Alma	48
90	Florence	48
90	Kathryn	48
90	Sylvia	48
90	Vivian	48
95	Billie	47
95	Carolyn	47
95	Janice	47
98	Audrey	46
98	Lucy	46
98	Margie	46
98	Patty	46