Most popular girls’ names in West Virginia, 1933

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

RankNameBabies
1Mary1,111
2Betty1,036
3Barbara418
4Helen336
5Patricia296
6Dorothy272
7Margaret264
8Virginia259
9Phyllis249
10Nancy233
11Anna232
12Ruth229
13Doris219
14Norma213
15Wanda199
16Frances177
17Martha158
18Elizabeth155
19Janet151
20Peggy147
21Jean141
22Lois139
23Joyce137
23Thelma137
25Ruby136
RankNameBabies
26Evelyn133
27Joan129
28Shirley128
29Alice127
29Juanita127
31Mildred110
32Wilma109
33Hazel106
34Delores103
34Edith103
36Dolores98
37Donna96
38Eleanor94
39Pauline92
40Emma87
41Joann85
42Deloris82
42Louise82
44Ethel80
44Jo80
44Rose80
47Carol79
48Clara78
49Carolyn77
50Bonnie76
50Geraldine76
50Janice76
53Loretta75
53Violet75
55Edna74
55Patty74
57Charlotte71
58June66
58Nellie66
60Naomi65
61Gloria64
61Laura64
63Maxine63
64Gladys62
64Marie62
64Sarah62
67Freda61
67Irene61
67Kathleen61
70Billie60
70Patsy60
72Lillian59
73Eva58
73Glenna58
75Lucille56
76Opal53
76Sylvia53
78Alma52
78Ann52
80Beulah51
80Elsie51
82Julia50
82Nina50
84Marjorie48
84Myrtle48
86Bernice46
86Kathryn46
86Mabel46
89Audrey45
89Vera45
91Josephine44
91Rosa44
93Ellen43
93Leona43
95Lola42
95Sue42
97Geneva41
97Jacqueline41
97Pearl41
100Bertha40
100Catherine40
100Ella40
100Georgia40
100Hilda40
100Lena40
100Velma40