Most popular girls’ names in Iowa, 1928

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	1,100
2	Betty	960
3	Dorothy	666
4	Shirley	520
5	Helen	419
6	Ruth	347
7	Doris	342
8	Lois	339
9	Patricia	338
10	Margaret	335
11	Phyllis	322
12	Donna	306
13	Barbara	300
14	Norma	294
15	Marjorie	285
16	Beverly	279
17	Virginia	277
18	Darlene	263
19	Marilyn	254
20	Jean	232
21	Evelyn	217
22	Joyce	189
23	Alice	181
24	Frances	178
25	Mildred	168

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Dolores	167
27	Arlene	165
28	Bonnie	162
29	Maxine	154
30	Joan	138
31	Geraldine	133
32	Elizabeth	129
33	Anna	128
33	Delores	128
35	Marian	120
36	Wilma	119
37	Wanda	110
38	Rose	108
39	Gladys	104
39	June	104
41	Elaine	99
42	Martha	97
43	Florence	96
44	Carol	95
45	Bernice	94
45	Kathryn	94
47	Eleanor	93
47	Pauline	93
49	Audrey	91
49	Esther	91
51	Irene	90
52	Lucille	88
53	Ramona	86
54	Lorraine	84
54	Rosemary	84
56	Charlotte	83
57	Gloria	81
57	Marie	81
59	Kathleen	74
60	Thelma	73
61	Rita	71
62	Edith	70
63	Velma	69
64	Lavonne	68
64	Louise	68
66	Colleen	67
66	Grace	67
68	Roberta	66
69	Ruby	65
69	Vera	65
69	Vivian	65
72	Hazel	64
73	Jeanne	63
73	Lillian	63
75	Violet	62
76	Marcella	60
76	Viola	60
78	Juanita	58
79	Catherine	57
80	Joanne	56
81	Jane	55
81	Janice	55
81	Jeanette	55
84	Ethel	54
85	Edna	53
86	Elsie	52
86	Leona	52
88	Carolyn	49
88	Janet	49
90	Ellen	48
90	Marion	48
92	Gertrude	47
93	Clara	46
93	Theresa	46
95	Agnes	44
95	Eileen	44
95	Jacqueline	44
95	Laura	44
99	Harriet	43
99	Peggy	43
99	Verna	43