Most popular girls’ names in Wisconsin, 1936

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	1,189
2	Shirley	915
3	Barbara	813
4	Patricia	784
5	Carol	778
6	Nancy	676
7	Joan	524
8	Donna	488
9	Betty	442
10	Marlene	393
11	Joyce	392
12	Marilyn	384
13	Beverly	357
14	Dorothy	350
14	Janet	350
16	Margaret	328
17	Jean	313
18	Lois	269
19	Janice	263
20	Ruth	260
21	Judith	249
22	Helen	234
22	Joanne	234
24	Darlene	230
25	Arlene	228

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Audrey	207
27	Phyllis	205
28	Alice	192
29	Virginia	189
30	Elaine	187
31	Kathleen	181
31	Sandra	181
33	Sharon	173
34	Delores	161
35	Gloria	159
36	Elizabeth	155
37	Doris	152
38	Joann	147
38	Rita	147
38	Yvonne	147
41	Jane	145
42	Marjorie	138
43	Dolores	135
44	Geraldine	134
45	Diane	132
46	Marie	130
47	Ann	128
48	Karen	122
49	Rose	116
50	Lorraine	114
51	Sally	113
52	June	104
53	Evelyn	101
54	Jeanette	100
55	Charlotte	98
55	Jacqueline	98
57	Carole	97
58	Marion	96
59	Rosemary	93
60	Eileen	91
61	Frances	89
62	Kay	87
63	Bonnie	86
64	Susan	85
65	Grace	83
65	Irene	83
67	Catherine	78
68	Gail	77
69	Patsy	74
70	Bernice	73
70	Judy	73
72	Carolyn	71
73	Kathryn	70
74	Lucille	69
75	Anna	66
76	Ellen	65
76	Roberta	65
78	Annette	64
78	Norma	64
80	Louise	61
80	Sylvia	61
82	Loretta	59
82	Marcia	59
84	Florence	57
85	Anita	56
85	Suzanne	56
85	Theresa	56
88	Marian	55
89	Caroline	54
89	Gladys	54
91	Jeanne	51
91	Maxine	51
93	Katherine	47
93	Laverne	47
93	Maryann	47
96	Edith	45
96	Linda	45
96	Martha	45
99	Lillian	44
100	Constance	43