Most popular girls’ names in Iowa, 1921

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	1,215
2	Dorothy	1,044
3	Helen	828
4	Betty	675
5	Ruth	616
6	Margaret	600
7	Marjorie	452
8	Virginia	433
9	Evelyn	397
10	Mildred	373
11	Doris	352
12	Frances	321
13	Lois	293
14	Maxine	289
15	Alice	288
16	Jean	263
17	Elizabeth	253
18	Irene	237
19	Esther	222
19	Lucille	222
21	Phyllis	198
22	Florence	191
22	Marie	191
24	Wilma	185
25	Gladys	180

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Bernice	173
27	Anna	170
28	Arlene	168
29	Norma	164
30	Edna	162
30	Hazel	162
32	Marian	150
33	Kathryn	143
34	Shirley	142
35	Eleanor	139
35	Martha	139
37	Pauline	138
38	Ethel	133
39	Thelma	131
40	Edith	130
41	Grace	129
42	Barbara	128
42	Lorraine	128
44	June	127
45	Lillian	124
46	Louise	123
46	Viola	123
48	Geraldine	122
49	Catherine	120
49	Vivian	120
51	Ruby	119
52	Leona	116
53	Vera	110
54	Gertrude	109
55	Rose	108
56	Velma	103
57	Darlene	99
58	Charlotte	93
58	Clara	93
60	Jeanne	92
61	Eileen	91
62	Eva	90
63	Elaine	88
63	Genevieve	88
65	Agnes	86
66	Patricia	85
67	Juanita	84
68	Fern	83
68	Kathleen	83
70	Elsie	81
70	Marcella	81
72	Violet	79
73	Carol	78
74	Bette	76
74	Wanda	76
76	Jeanette	74
76	Josephine	74
76	Opal	74
79	Pearl	73
80	Harriet	70
80	Mabel	70
80	Nellie	70
83	Jane	69
83	Marguerite	69
85	Dolores	67
85	Marion	67
87	Ellen	64
87	Katherine	64
89	Audrey	63
90	Ann	61
90	Beulah	61
90	Laura	61
90	Rosemary	61
94	Donna	58
94	Joyce	58
94	Rita	58
97	Alma	57
97	Ida	57
99	Eunice	56
100	Erma	53
100	Margie	53