Most popular girls’ names in Iowa, 1926

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Betty	1,054
2	Mary	1,051
3	Dorothy	762
4	Helen	535
5	Ruth	432
6	Margaret	423
7	Lois	403
8	Shirley	392
9	Doris	377
10	Phyllis	323
11	Virginia	305
12	Marjorie	299
13	Barbara	268
14	Norma	258
15	Patricia	250
16	Evelyn	246
17	Jean	241
18	Mildred	213
19	Frances	208
20	Darlene	206
21	Donna	197
22	Alice	192
23	Maxine	185
24	Beverly	177
25	Arlene	168

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Marilyn	164
27	Wilma	155
28	Marie	141
29	Joyce	140
30	Joan	137
31	Elizabeth	131
31	Irene	131
33	Marian	130
34	Lorraine	126
34	Rose	126
36	Bonnie	125
37	Lucille	124
38	Geraldine	121
39	Anna	120
40	June	119
41	Audrey	115
41	Elaine	115
43	Florence	108
43	Gladys	108
45	Martha	105
46	Eleanor	103
47	Dolores	102
47	Gloria	102
49	Bernice	101
50	Pauline	100
51	Esther	98
52	Kathryn	97
53	Rosemary	95
54	Charlotte	94
55	Wanda	93
56	Carol	89
57	Edna	87
58	Leona	86
59	Thelma	85
60	Kathleen	84
61	Lavonne	83
62	Delores	82
63	Ruby	81
64	Edith	77
64	Rita	77
66	Grace	75
66	Hazel	75
68	Vivian	74
69	Jeanne	73
69	Vera	73
69	Viola	73
72	Velma	72
73	Louise	71
74	Bette	70
74	Gertrude	70
76	Catherine	69
77	Lillian	66
78	Marcella	64
79	Eileen	62
79	Ellen	62
79	Elsie	62
82	Ethel	61
83	Violet	60
84	Colleen	58
84	Juanita	58
86	Josephine	57
87	Jane	55
87	Jeanette	55
89	Loretta	53
89	Roberta	53
91	Genevieve	52
91	Janet	52
93	Agnes	51
93	Harriet	51
93	Marion	51
96	Janice	48
97	Eva	47
98	Deloris	46
99	Ann	45
99	Beulah	45