Most popular girls’ names in Iowa, 1925

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	1,122
2	Betty	1,118
3	Dorothy	844
4	Helen	586
5	Ruth	491
6	Margaret	433
7	Doris	402
8	Lois	378
9	Marjorie	340
9	Virginia	340
11	Shirley	322
12	Phyllis	318
13	Evelyn	301
14	Norma	258
15	Mildred	244
16	Jean	234
16	Patricia	234
18	Frances	223
19	Barbara	220
20	Alice	218
21	Maxine	199
22	Arlene	187
23	Darlene	181
24	Wilma	174
25	Donna	173

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Lucille	165
27	Elizabeth	159
28	Marilyn	157
29	Bernice	143
30	Marian	142
31	Anna	141
31	Irene	141
33	Bonnie	137
33	Marie	137
35	Florence	133
36	June	127
37	Eleanor	126
38	Gladys	123
39	Beverly	120
40	Lorraine	119
41	Esther	117
42	Dolores	114
43	Pauline	112
44	Rita	106
45	Edna	104
45	Joyce	104
47	Elaine	101
47	Geraldine	101
49	Gloria	99
49	Grace	99
49	Martha	99
52	Kathryn	98
53	Kathleen	97
54	Bette	93
54	Rosemary	93
56	Edith	91
57	Joan	89
58	Leona	88
58	Rose	88
60	Carol	86
60	Thelma	86
62	Viola	85
63	Louise	83
64	Hazel	82
64	Jeanne	82
64	Wanda	82
67	Catherine	80
68	Ruby	79
69	Lillian	78
70	Vera	77
71	Gertrude	74
71	Vivian	74
73	Audrey	73
73	Charlotte	73
75	Ethel	72
75	Velma	72
77	Delores	71
77	Juanita	71
79	Lavonne	70
79	Marcella	70
81	Clara	69
81	Elsie	69
83	Harriet	67
83	Jane	67
85	Marion	66
86	Ellen	60
87	Jeanette	59
87	Roberta	59
89	Katherine	58
90	Eileen	57
90	Nellie	57
92	Genevieve	56
93	Agnes	55
94	Eva	54
94	Lola	54
94	Opal	54
97	Laura	53
97	Verna	53
99	Bertha	52
99	Carolyn	52