Most popular girls’ names in Wisconsin, 1928

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	1,130
2	Betty	841
3	Dorothy	795
4	Shirley	591
5	Ruth	529
6	Dolores	491
7	Patricia	458
8	Helen	451
8	Joyce	451
10	Lois	417
11	Doris	410
12	Jean	395
13	Virginia	380
14	Lorraine	375
15	Margaret	371
16	Beverly	346
17	Audrey	335
18	Elaine	324
19	Carol	296
20	Joan	295
21	Phyllis	270
22	June	267
23	Alice	256
24	Delores	255
24	Marion	255

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Barbara	246
27	Elizabeth	243
28	Evelyn	238
29	Bernice	211
30	Geraldine	210
31	Marjorie	207
32	Rose	205
33	Irene	203
34	Marilyn	200
35	Arlene	197
36	Lucille	192
37	Florence	186
38	Marie	182
39	Donna	180
40	Marian	178
41	Laverne	175
42	Mildred	165
43	Gloria	163
44	Grace	149
45	Rita	144
46	Frances	143
46	Rosemary	143
48	Lillian	132
49	Jeanette	130
50	Janet	127
51	Gladys	125
52	Jane	122
53	Charlotte	119
54	Nancy	118
54	Theresa	118
56	Esther	117
57	Eleanor	116
57	Norma	116
59	Marcella	115
60	Beatrice	114
60	Catherine	114
62	Anna	108
63	Kathleen	99
64	Gertrude	98
65	Jeanne	97
65	Ramona	97
67	Edith	95
68	Janice	94
69	Eileen	92
70	Vivian	90
71	Ann	86
72	Ellen	80
73	Ethel	78
74	Harriet	77
75	Kathryn	75
75	Viola	75
77	Violet	74
78	Darlene	72
78	Genevieve	72
80	Leona	70
80	Sylvia	70
82	Eunice	69
82	Josephine	69
84	Clara	67
84	Louise	67
86	Ruby	66
87	Katherine	65
88	Agnes	64
89	Maxine	62
90	Loretta	61
91	Fern	59
92	Pauline	57
93	Yvonne	56
94	Caroline	55
95	Adeline	54
96	Edna	53
96	Elsie	53
96	Ione	53
96	Jacqueline	53
100	Hazel	52
100	Joanne	52