Most popular girls’ names in Iowa, 1930

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	1,140
2	Betty	879
3	Dorothy	564
4	Shirley	519
5	Patricia	420
6	Marilyn	371
7	Donna	360
8	Helen	359
9	Barbara	350
10	Beverly	348
11	Lois	345
12	Phyllis	339
13	Ruth	328
14	Norma	319
15	Doris	309
16	Joan	300
17	Margaret	282
18	Darlene	251
19	Virginia	226
20	Marjorie	224
21	Jean	218
22	Delores	204
23	Joyce	197
24	Evelyn	187
25	Dolores	175

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Alice	173
27	Bonnie	162
28	Frances	137
29	Carol	125
30	Mildred	119
31	Anna	112
32	Wilma	110
33	Arlene	109
34	Rose	108
35	Elaine	105
36	June	104
37	Joann	103
38	Geraldine	102
39	Nancy	101
40	Elizabeth	96
41	Gloria	95
41	Irene	95
41	Wanda	95
44	Marian	92
45	Joanne	91
46	Martha	89
47	Maxine	88
47	Rita	88
49	Charlotte	86
50	Lorraine	83
51	Lucille	82
52	Kathryn	81
53	Audrey	80
54	Eleanor	79
54	Esther	79
54	Janet	79
57	Pauline	78
58	Rosemary	76
59	Bernice	75
59	Lavonne	75
61	Catherine	71
61	Jacqueline	71
61	Juanita	71
64	Jane	70
64	Kathleen	70
64	Marie	70
67	Gladys	68
68	Louise	65
69	Ann	64
70	Thelma	63
71	Colleen	61
71	Roberta	61
71	Vera	61
74	Carolyn	59
74	Peggy	59
76	Jeanette	58
76	Leona	58
76	Velma	58
79	Edna	56
79	Ruby	56
79	Vivian	56
82	Clara	55
82	Grace	55
82	Janice	55
82	Ramona	55
86	Viola	53
87	Edith	52
87	Florence	52
87	Jeanne	52
90	Lillian	50
91	Deloris	48
91	Loretta	48
93	Hazel	46
94	Josephine	44
94	Violet	44
96	Ellen	43
97	Gertrude	42
97	Jo	42
97	Sally	42
100	Laura	41