Most popular girls’ names in Wisconsin, 1929

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	866
3	Dorothy	756
4	Shirley	682
5	Patricia	514
6	Ruth	511
7	Joyce	498
8	Dolores	467
9	Lois	436
10	Joan	402
11	Jean	396
12	Beverly	387
13	Margaret	377
14	Helen	376
15	Carol	368
16	Doris	362
17	Virginia	347
18	Lorraine	327
19	Audrey	316
20	Phyllis	296
21	Delores	295
22	Elaine	290
23	Barbara	264
24	Marilyn	243
25	Marion	239

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Donna	234
27	Marjorie	233
28	Alice	227
29	Arlene	222
29	Elizabeth	222
31	Evelyn	209
31	June	209
33	Gloria	195
34	Geraldine	190
35	Nancy	189
36	Irene	188
37	Lucille	185
38	Rose	180
39	Marie	165
40	Bernice	162
40	Grace	162
40	Marian	162
43	Rita	151
44	Rosemary	146
45	Mildred	139
46	Janet	138
47	Florence	133
48	Jeanette	129
49	Charlotte	119
50	Lillian	118
51	Frances	117
52	Laverne	116
53	Anna	113
54	Janice	104
55	Jane	102
56	Eleanor	99
57	Theresa	98
58	Eileen	97
59	Joanne	96
60	Kathleen	94
61	Beatrice	92
62	Gladys	91
63	Gertrude	90
64	Norma	87
65	Jeanne	86
66	Catherine	84
66	Louise	84
68	Jacqueline	83
69	Esther	81
70	Josephine	79
71	Maxine	76
72	Ann	75
72	Eunice	75
74	Loretta	74
74	Violet	74
76	Edith	73
77	Kathryn	71
77	Vivian	71
79	Marcella	70
80	Harriet	69
81	Caroline	68
81	Viola	68
83	Ramona	62
83	Sally	62
85	Leona	61
86	Bonnie	60
86	Ethel	60
86	Genevieve	60
89	Ellen	59
90	Hazel	57
91	Agnes	56
92	Darlene	54
93	Clara	53
94	Anita	52
95	Wilma	51
96	Martha	50
97	Muriel	49
98	Carolyn	48
99	Adeline	47
99	Katherine	47
99	Ruby	47