Most popular girls’ names in Wisconsin, 1930

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	1,129
2	Betty	869
3	Dorothy	680
4	Shirley	624
5	Patricia	591
6	Joan	552
7	Joyce	526
8	Dolores	486
9	Ruth	461
10	Carol	444
11	Lois	443
12	Beverly	436
13	Helen	385
14	Jean	372
15	Doris	352
16	Donna	340
17	Margaret	332
18	Virginia	328
19	Marilyn	320
20	Barbara	315
21	Delores	312
22	Elaine	301
23	Lorraine	297
24	Phyllis	288
25	Audrey	285

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Alice	267
27	Nancy	260
28	Elizabeth	245
29	Marion	233
30	Geraldine	227
31	June	224
32	Gloria	213
33	Arlene	204
34	Rose	203
35	Irene	194
36	Rita	191
37	Marjorie	188
38	Janet	181
39	Evelyn	166
40	Rosemary	162
41	Florence	159
42	Marian	158
43	Bernice	152
44	Marie	151
45	Jeanette	146
46	Lucille	144
47	Charlotte	140
48	Frances	138
49	Mildred	131
50	Jane	130
51	Gladys	116
52	Laverne	115
53	Grace	113
54	Kathleen	112
55	Eleanor	107
56	Norma	106
57	Joanne	102
58	Lillian	101
59	Anna	98
59	Catherine	98
59	Louise	98
62	Beatrice	95
63	Eileen	94
63	Esther	94
65	Ann	90
66	Jacqueline	89
66	Theresa	89
68	Janice	86
69	Gertrude	84
70	Darlene	83
70	Jeanne	83
72	Marcella	80
73	Violet	78
74	Ethel	76
75	Vivian	75
76	Joann	73
77	Edith	70
77	Yvonne	70
79	Sally	69
80	Eunice	68
80	Genevieve	68
82	Kathryn	67
83	Maxine	65
84	Caroline	63
85	Agnes	62
85	Viola	62
87	Ellen	61
88	Bonnie	60
89	Josephine	57
89	Leona	57
91	Clara	56
92	Anita	55
93	Loretta	54
93	Ramona	54
95	Carolyn	52
96	Ruby	49
96	Sylvia	49
98	Bernadine	47
99	Pauline	45
100	Adeline	44
100	Carole	44
100	Verna	44