Most popular girls’ names in West Virginia, 1936

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	1,084
2	Shirley	1,037
3	Betty	814
4	Barbara	514
5	Patricia	435
6	Nancy	397
7	Phyllis	328
8	Helen	295
9	Margaret	282
10	Dorothy	237
11	Norma	235
12	Ruth	232
13	Anna	231
14	Virginia	223
15	Peggy	199
16	Carol	198
17	Janet	190
18	Doris	188
19	Elizabeth	166
20	Frances	164
21	Martha	157
22	Lois	156
23	Carolyn	148
23	Donna	148
25	Janice	146

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Wanda	145
27	Delores	143
28	Ruby	140
29	Joyce	139
30	Jo	137
31	Mildred	134
32	Alice	133
33	Jean	127
34	Joan	123
35	Wilma	117
36	Loretta	113
37	Evelyn	110
38	Charlotte	108
39	Joann	107
40	Patsy	103
41	Sylvia	97
41	Thelma	97
43	Edna	95
44	Eleanor	92
44	Rose	92
44	Shelby	92
47	Gloria	90
48	Bonnie	88
48	Hazel	88
50	Patty	86
51	Geraldine	82
51	Juanita	82
53	Emma	79
54	Nellie	78
55	Louise	74
55	Yvonne	74
57	Irene	71
58	Edith	70
58	Ethel	70
58	Pauline	70
61	Gladys	68
62	Sandra	67
62	Violet	67
64	Clara	65
64	Naomi	65
66	Dolores	64
67	Beverly	63
68	Ellen	62
68	Jane	62
70	Ann	60
70	Billie	60
70	Roberta	60
73	Freda	58
74	Ella	57
75	Sarah	56
76	Elsie	54
77	Deloris	53
78	Opal	52
78	Sally	52
80	Judith	51
80	June	51
82	Kathryn	50
82	Linda	50
82	Marilyn	50
82	Sue	50
86	Bessie	49
86	Lillian	49
86	Maxine	49
89	Geneva	48
89	Nina	48
91	Jacqueline	46
91	Marjorie	46
91	Velma	46
94	Beulah	43
94	Eva	43
94	Myrtle	43
94	Sharon	43
98	Bernice	42
98	Josephine	42
100	Alma	41
100	Audrey	41
100	Kathleen	41