Most popular girls’ names in Wisconsin, 1937

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	1,273
2	Patricia	890
3	Barbara	849
4	Carol	835
5	Nancy	675
6	Shirley	666
7	Donna	537
8	Joan	496
9	Betty	420
10	Beverly	391
11	Janet	360
12	Joyce	357
13	Judith	347
14	Marilyn	334
15	Janice	326
16	Marlene	323
17	Jean	302
17	Margaret	302
19	Lois	299
20	Dorothy	292
21	Ruth	291
22	Joanne	262
23	Kathleen	255
24	Sharon	243
25	Darlene	238

Rank	Name	Babies
25	Elaine	238
27	Sandra	231
28	Arlene	213
29	Diane	194
30	Helen	189
30	Virginia	189
32	Phyllis	184
33	Sally	175
34	Gloria	167
35	Karen	160
36	Alice	156
36	Audrey	156
38	Doris	151
39	Jane	150
40	Elizabeth	149
41	Delores	146
42	Rose	143
43	Joann	140
44	Yvonne	138
45	Ann	137
46	Marjorie	134
47	Susan	131
48	Rita	126
49	Marie	124
50	Bonnie	116
51	Geraldine	113
52	Jeanette	110
53	Carole	108
53	Dolores	108
53	Rosemary	108
56	Frances	107
57	Kay	106
58	Evelyn	103
59	Jacqueline	100
60	June	98
60	Lorraine	98
62	Carolyn	96
63	Gail	93
64	Judy	92
65	Suzanne	89
66	Charlotte	84
66	Eileen	84
68	Catherine	83
69	Marian	82
70	Kathryn	79
71	Irene	78
72	Marion	77
72	Norma	77
74	Roberta	76
75	Lucille	75
76	Jeanne	73
76	Sylvia	73
78	Grace	70
79	Linda	68
80	Louise	63
81	Marcia	62
82	Bernice	61
82	Ellen	61
84	Florence	59
85	Anita	58
85	Constance	58
87	Deanna	52
87	Loretta	52
89	Mildred	51
90	Esther	50
90	Maryann	50
92	Agnes	49
92	Annette	49
94	Anna	48
94	Diana	48
96	Eleanor	47
97	Caroline	46
98	Katherine	45
99	Lillian	44
100	Maxine	43