Most popular girls’ names in Iowa, 1927

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	1,170
2	Betty	1,026
3	Dorothy	672
4	Helen	432
5	Shirley	431
6	Ruth	419
7	Lois	379
8	Doris	363
9	Margaret	358
10	Phyllis	351
11	Patricia	346
12	Virginia	310
13	Barbara	307
14	Norma	294
15	Marjorie	290
16	Darlene	247
17	Donna	236
18	Jean	232
19	Evelyn	222
20	Marilyn	220
21	Beverly	214
22	Mildred	211
23	Alice	204
24	Joyce	187
25	Frances	170

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Arlene	153
27	Bonnie	146
28	Maxine	145
29	Anna	142
30	Dolores	138
31	Joan	135
32	Lucille	134
33	Elizabeth	132
34	Marian	124
35	Irene	119
36	Florence	112
37	Wanda	111
38	Audrey	108
38	Elaine	108
38	Marie	108
41	Wilma	107
42	Lorraine	106
43	Geraldine	104
44	Gladys	102
45	Kathleen	100
46	Martha	99
47	Edna	98
48	Rosemary	96
49	Esther	95
50	Rose	93
51	June	90
51	Kathryn	90
53	Delores	88
54	Ruby	87
54	Vivian	87
56	Pauline	85
57	Charlotte	84
58	Gloria	82
59	Thelma	81
60	Jeanne	79
61	Eleanor	76
62	Lillian	75
63	Bernice	74
64	Carol	73
64	Rita	73
66	Leona	71
67	Louise	70
68	Hazel	69
68	Viola	69
70	Grace	68
70	Velma	68
72	Catherine	66
72	Eileen	66
74	Ethel	65
75	Roberta	64
76	Gertrude	59
77	Colleen	58
77	Edith	58
77	Josephine	58
80	Vera	57
81	Juanita	56
81	Lavonne	56
83	Jane	54
83	Verna	54
85	Bette	53
85	Elsie	53
87	Clara	52
88	Carolyn	51
88	Jeanette	51
90	Janice	50
90	Violet	50
92	Agnes	49
92	Harriet	49
92	Marion	49
95	Ellen	47
96	Eunice	46
96	Jacqueline	46
96	Janet	46
96	Joanne	46
96	Katherine	46
96	Marcella	46