Most popular girls’ names in Iowa, 1923

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	1,204
2	Betty	985
3	Dorothy	886
4	Helen	669
5	Ruth	531
6	Margaret	501
7	Doris	412
8	Marjorie	408
9	Virginia	407
10	Mildred	342
11	Lois	311
12	Evelyn	281
13	Frances	277
14	Maxine	259
15	Phyllis	244
16	Alice	243
17	Jean	221
18	Elizabeth	210
19	Shirley	198
20	Irene	195
21	Norma	178
22	Barbara	176
23	Marie	173
24	Wilma	172
25	Gladys	170

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Florence	166
27	Arlene	163
28	Patricia	160
29	Lucille	158
30	Esther	152
31	Anna	147
32	Marian	135
33	Geraldine	131
33	Martha	131
35	Lorraine	126
36	Lillian	124
37	Eleanor	123
38	Kathryn	118
39	Bernice	117
39	Bonnie	117
39	Hazel	117
42	Edna	116
43	June	115
44	Darlene	112
45	Catherine	111
46	Louise	109
47	Pauline	104
48	Ruby	102
49	Charlotte	101
50	Thelma	100
51	Viola	98
52	Donna	97
53	Edith	96
54	Kathleen	95
55	Jeanne	94
56	Wanda	93
57	Bette	91
57	Grace	91
57	Rose	91
60	Dolores	90
60	Vera	90
62	Velma	89
63	Marilyn	88
63	Vivian	88
65	Leona	85
66	Ethel	84
67	Elaine	82
68	Juanita	81
68	Katherine	81
70	Marcella	80
71	Elsie	79
72	Gertrude	78
73	Joyce	76
74	Eileen	75
75	Beulah	74
76	Clara	72
76	Rita	72
76	Violet	72
79	Marion	70
80	Audrey	69
80	Lavonne	69
80	Opal	69
83	Agnes	68
83	Genevieve	68
85	Delores	67
86	Fern	66
86	Jeanette	66
88	Josephine	65
89	Carol	63
89	Eva	63
89	Joan	63
89	Rosemary	63
93	Ellen	59
93	Emma	59
95	Roberta	58
96	Beverly	54
97	Alberta	53
97	Gloria	53
99	Janet	52
99	Loretta	52