Most popular girls’ names in Iowa, 1929

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	1,025
2	Betty	940
3	Dorothy	617
4	Shirley	492
5	Ruth	405
6	Helen	369
7	Lois	356
8	Margaret	350
9	Phyllis	346
10	Donna	343
11	Patricia	328
12	Doris	311
13	Barbara	307
14	Norma	300
15	Beverly	299
16	Marilyn	296
17	Marjorie	254
18	Darlene	247
19	Joan	246
20	Virginia	219
21	Evelyn	215
22	Joyce	209
23	Alice	188
24	Dolores	185
25	Delores	176

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Mildred	175
27	Jean	171
28	Bonnie	150
29	Frances	126
30	Geraldine	118
31	Wilma	116
32	Anna	115
33	Marian	114
34	Carol	111
35	Elizabeth	106
35	Rose	106
37	Charlotte	103
38	Gloria	101
38	Marie	101
40	Arlene	99
40	Irene	99
42	Lucille	98
42	Ramona	98
44	Gladys	97
44	Maxine	97
46	Martha	90
46	Wanda	90
48	Elaine	88
49	Lorraine	87
50	Audrey	84
50	Joanne	84
52	Nancy	83
52	Pauline	83
54	Rita	79
55	Kathryn	77
55	Rosemary	77
57	Eleanor	76
57	Kathleen	76
59	Florence	71
60	Grace	70
61	Juanita	69
62	Colleen	67
62	Roberta	67
64	Vera	66
65	June	65
66	Edna	64
66	Esther	64
66	Joann	64
66	Ruby	64
70	Carolyn	63
71	Bernice	62
71	Jane	62
71	Jeanette	62
71	Lillian	62
75	Catherine	59
75	Ethel	59
75	Janice	59
75	Peggy	59
79	Leona	58
80	Thelma	56
81	Jacqueline	53
81	Marcella	53
81	Violet	53
81	Vivian	53
85	Lavonne	52
85	Viola	52
87	Janet	51
88	Edith	50
88	Hazel	50
90	Jeannine	49
91	Eileen	48
91	Jo	48
91	Louise	48
94	Harriet	46
94	Sally	46
96	Deloris	45
96	Laura	45
98	Ellen	44
98	Eva	44
98	Josephine	44