Top 100 West Virginia Girl Baby Names in 1936

// These were the most popular girl baby names in West Virginia, in 1936.

The Most Popular West Virginia Girl Baby Names in 1936


You're currently viewing the most popular girl baby names in 1936.

Topping the charts on position #1 this year in West Virginia was Mary. In total there were 18,363 girls born sharing 408 unique names. The names are sorted by popularity, with the #1 position being the most popular baby name in 1936 . How Unique explains how common it was to give a baby girl that name in that specific year. The total count is the total number of girl baby names this year, and the trend column tells you if this name gained or lost in popularity from the previous year. To see more historic data and insights about a specific name you can click on it.


Rank Name How Unique? Total births this year
1Mary1 in 17 (5.9%)1,085
2Shirley1 in 18 (5.6%)1,037
3Betty1 in 23 (4.4%)812
4Barbara1 in 36 (2.8%)514
5Patricia1 in 42 (2.4%)435
6Nancy1 in 46 (2.2%)397
7Phyllis1 in 56 (1.8%)328
8Helen1 in 62 (1.6%)295
9Margaret1 in 65 (1.5%)282
10Dorothy1 in 77 (1.3%)237
11Norma1 in 78 (1.3%)236
12Anna1 in 79 (1.3%)232
13Ruth1 in 79 (1.3%)232
14Virginia1 in 82 (1.2%)223
15Peggy1 in 92 (1.1%)200
16Carol1 in 93 (1.1%)198
17Janet1 in 97 (1%)190
18Doris1 in 98 (1%)188
19Elizabeth1 in 111 (0.9%)166
20Frances1 in 112 (0.9%)164
21Martha1 in 117 (0.9%)157
22Lois1 in 118 (0.8%)156
23Carolyn1 in 124 (0.8%)148
24Donna1 in 124 (0.8%)148
25Janice1 in 127 (0.8%)145
26Wanda1 in 127 (0.8%)145
27Delores1 in 128 (0.8%)143
28Ruby1 in 131 (0.8%)140
29Joyce1 in 132 (0.8%)139
30Jo1 in 135 (0.7%)136
31Alice1 in 137 (0.7%)134
32Mildred1 in 137 (0.7%)134
33Jean1 in 145 (0.7%)127
34Joan1 in 151 (0.7%)122
35Wilma1 in 157 (0.6%)117
36Loretta1 in 163 (0.6%)113
37Evelyn1 in 167 (0.6%)110
38Charlotte1 in 170 (0.6%)108
39Joann1 in 172 (0.6%)107
40Patsy1 in 178 (0.6%)103
41Sylvia1 in 189 (0.5%)97
42Thelma1 in 189 (0.5%)97
43Edna1 in 193 (0.5%)95
44Eleanor1 in 200 (0.5%)92
45Rose1 in 200 (0.5%)92
46Shelby1 in 200 (0.5%)92
47Gloria1 in 204 (0.5%)90
48Hazel1 in 206 (0.5%)89
49Bonnie1 in 209 (0.5%)88
50Patty1 in 214 (0.5%)86
51Geraldine1 in 224 (0.4%)82
52Juanita1 in 224 (0.4%)82
53Emma1 in 232 (0.4%)79
54Nellie1 in 235 (0.4%)78
55Louise1 in 248 (0.4%)74
56Yvonne1 in 248 (0.4%)74
57Irene1 in 259 (0.4%)71
58Pauline1 in 262 (0.4%)70
59Ethel1 in 262 (0.4%)70
60Edith1 in 262 (0.4%)70
61Gladys1 in 270 (0.4%)68
62Sandra1 in 274 (0.4%)67
63Violet1 in 274 (0.4%)67
64Clara1 in 283 (0.4%)65
65Naomi1 in 283 (0.4%)65
66Dolores1 in 287 (0.3%)64
67Beverly1 in 291 (0.3%)63
68Ellen1 in 296 (0.3%)62
69Jane1 in 296 (0.3%)62
70Ann1 in 306 (0.3%)60
71Billie1 in 306 (0.3%)60
72Roberta1 in 306 (0.3%)60
73Freda1 in 317 (0.3%)58
74Ella1 in 322 (0.3%)57
75Sarah1 in 328 (0.3%)56
76Elsie1 in 340 (0.3%)54
77Deloris1 in 346 (0.3%)53
78Sally1 in 353 (0.3%)52
79Opal1 in 353 (0.3%)52
80Judith1 in 360 (0.3%)51
81June1 in 360 (0.3%)51
82Sue1 in 360 (0.3%)51
83Marilyn1 in 367 (0.3%)50
84Linda1 in 367 (0.3%)50
85Kathryn1 in 367 (0.3%)50
86Bessie1 in 375 (0.3%)49
87Geneva1 in 375 (0.3%)49
88Lillian1 in 375 (0.3%)49
89Maxine1 in 375 (0.3%)49
90Nina1 in 383 (0.3%)48
91Velma1 in 399 (0.3%)46
92Marjorie1 in 399 (0.3%)46
93Jacqueline1 in 399 (0.3%)46
94Beulah1 in 427 (0.2%)43
95Myrtle1 in 427 (0.2%)43
96Sharon1 in 427 (0.2%)43
97Josephine1 in 437 (0.2%)42
98Eva1 in 437 (0.2%)42
99Bernice1 in 437 (0.2%)42
100Alma1 in 448 (0.2%)41


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