Most popular girls’ names in Iowa, 1924

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	1,160
2	Betty	1,101
3	Dorothy	877
4	Helen	608
5	Ruth	522
6	Margaret	496
7	Marjorie	397
8	Lois	370
9	Doris	365
10	Virginia	363
11	Phyllis	336
12	Mildred	323
13	Evelyn	319
14	Jean	284
15	Shirley	275
16	Norma	263
17	Frances	250
18	Maxine	237
19	Alice	225
20	Patricia	220
21	Barbara	197
22	Irene	186
23	Arlene	184
24	Elizabeth	179
24	Wilma	179

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Darlene	176
27	Lucille	159
28	Marie	154
29	June	148
30	Gladys	146
31	Anna	145
32	Marian	144
33	Florence	140
34	Bernice	137
34	Edna	137
36	Esther	134
37	Martha	133
37	Wanda	133
39	Donna	131
40	Marilyn	128
41	Eleanor	127
41	Geraldine	127
43	Pauline	126
44	Lorraine	123
45	Hazel	122
46	Kathryn	120
47	Vivian	117
48	Charlotte	111
49	Bonnie	104
50	Ruby	102
51	Leona	96
52	Marcella	94
52	Vera	94
52	Viola	94
55	Edith	93
56	Bette	92
56	Dolores	92
56	Louise	92
59	Elaine	91
59	Rose	91
61	Joyce	87
62	Grace	86
63	Catherine	85
63	Kathleen	85
65	Jeanne	84
65	Lillian	84
67	Thelma	82
68	Carol	81
69	Velma	80
70	Ethel	77
70	Rosemary	77
72	Gertrude	76
73	Audrey	75
73	Clara	75
73	Jane	75
73	Juanita	75
77	Beverly	71
77	Elsie	71
79	Joan	69
79	Violet	69
81	Eileen	67
81	Rita	67
83	Ellen	66
83	Genevieve	66
83	Jeanette	66
86	Fern	64
86	Pearl	64
88	Gloria	62
88	Katherine	62
90	Delores	61
90	Eva	61
92	Laura	60
92	Marion	60
94	Loretta	59
95	Josephine	58
96	Agnes	57
96	Beulah	57
96	Lavonne	57
99	Harriet	56
100	Erma	55