Most popular girls’ names in Iowa, 1931

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	1,118
2	Betty	758
3	Shirley	509
4	Marilyn	476
5	Dorothy	456
6	Donna	450
7	Patricia	429
8	Barbara	399
9	Beverly	366
10	Joan	322
11	Margaret	316
12	Norma	312
13	Helen	306
14	Phyllis	304
15	Lois	296
16	Doris	262
17	Darlene	247
18	Joyce	232
19	Virginia	225
20	Ruth	219
21	Bonnie	189
22	Marjorie	187
23	Delores	185
24	Jean	183
25	Evelyn	180

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Dolores	171
27	Alice	170
28	Frances	145
29	Joann	144
30	Nancy	138
31	Elizabeth	137
32	Joanne	129
33	Arlene	123
34	Gloria	119
35	Carol	118
36	Elaine	114
37	Janet	113
38	Charlotte	105
39	Wanda	104
40	Maxine	102
41	Anna	98
41	Mildred	98
43	Carolyn	94
43	Rose	94
45	Janice	89
46	Martha	88
47	Wilma	87
48	Geraldine	86
49	Lorraine	84
49	Marian	84
51	Marlene	81
52	Rosemary	79
53	Irene	76
53	June	76
53	Kathryn	76
56	Audrey	74
56	Esther	74
56	Jane	74
59	Kathleen	72
60	Gladys	71
61	Jacqueline	69
62	Rita	67
63	Lavonne	66
64	Pauline	65
65	Lucille	64
65	Peggy	64
67	Marie	61
68	Colleen	59
68	Sally	59
70	Ann	56
70	Vivian	56
72	Florence	55
73	Roberta	54
74	Jo	53
74	Juanita	53
74	Louise	53
77	Ellen	52
78	Edna	51
78	Eleanor	51
78	Jeanne	51
78	Lillian	51
78	Vera	51
83	Patty	50
83	Ramona	50
83	Ruby	50
86	Loretta	49
86	Thelma	49
88	Jeanette	48
88	Velma	48
90	Deloris	47
90	Grace	47
92	Catherine	46
92	Ethel	46
92	Hazel	46
95	Laura	45
95	Leona	45
97	Bernice	44
98	Gertrude	43
99	Elsie	42
100	Marcella	40
100	Viola	40
100	Violet	40