Most popular girls’ names in West Virginia, 1935

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	1,151
2	Betty	996
3	Shirley	885
4	Barbara	526
5	Patricia	382
6	Helen	345
7	Phyllis	322
8	Nancy	320
9	Dorothy	295
10	Margaret	286
11	Norma	266
12	Virginia	252
13	Doris	239
14	Anna	226
15	Ruth	223
16	Janet	199
17	Elizabeth	193
18	Frances	185
19	Wanda	173
20	Carol	158
21	Joan	154
22	Martha	150
23	Alice	143
24	Carolyn	142
25	Joyce	141

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Lois	138
27	Evelyn	136
28	Donna	132
29	Ruby	129
30	Jo	127
31	Peggy	123
32	Loretta	121
33	Jean	112
34	Joann	111
34	Mildred	111
36	Bonnie	109
37	Patty	105
38	Thelma	104
39	Juanita	103
40	Dolores	102
41	Delores	100
41	Wilma	100
43	Charlotte	95
43	Rose	95
45	Patsy	93
46	Hazel	91
47	Janice	89
47	Sarah	89
49	Clara	85
49	Edith	85
49	Pauline	85
52	Geraldine	84
53	Edna	83
54	Eleanor	82
55	Gloria	79
56	Gladys	77
57	Emma	75
57	Violet	75
59	Deloris	69
60	Naomi	68
60	Sylvia	68
62	Freda	67
62	June	67
62	Nellie	67
65	Ann	65
66	Eva	64
66	Lillian	64
68	Alma	60
68	Marilyn	60
70	Josephine	59
70	Marie	59
72	Ellen	58
72	Glenna	58
72	Nina	58
75	Beulah	57
75	Sandra	57
75	Sue	57
78	Irene	56
79	Judith	55
79	Louise	55
81	Ella	54
81	Jane	54
83	Ethel	51
83	Laura	51
83	Sally	51
86	Geneva	50
86	Marjorie	50
86	Velma	50
89	Kathleen	49
89	Maxine	49
89	Myrtle	49
92	Bertha	47
92	Beverly	47
92	Lucille	47
92	Margie	47
96	Bessie	46
96	Billie	46
98	Beatrice	44
98	Catherine	44
98	Vivian	44