Most popular girls’ names in Iowa, 1932

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	1,077
2	Betty	707
3	Donna	513
4	Marilyn	506
5	Shirley	478
6	Barbara	462
7	Patricia	454
8	Beverly	432
9	Dorothy	399
10	Joan	355
11	Norma	292
11	Ruth	292
13	Lois	291
14	Margaret	285
15	Joyce	269
16	Phyllis	268
17	Helen	249
18	Darlene	227
19	Doris	214
20	Delores	202
21	Marjorie	189
21	Virginia	189
23	Nancy	186
24	Jean	184
25	Bonnie	176

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Alice	174
27	Joann	168
28	Carol	167
29	Dolores	158
30	Evelyn	155
31	Janet	129
32	Frances	123
33	Joanne	113
34	Gloria	111
35	Arlene	109
35	Mildred	109
37	Elizabeth	108
37	Marlene	108
39	Janice	99
40	Anna	94
40	Wilma	94
42	Carolyn	92
43	Geraldine	88
44	Marian	87
45	Rose	85
46	Martha	83
47	June	79
48	Maxine	77
49	Rita	76
50	Charlotte	75
51	Irene	74
51	Jane	74
53	Audrey	73
53	Elaine	73
55	Florence	71
55	Lavonne	71
57	Kathryn	69
58	Gladys	68
59	Deloris	67
60	Jacqueline	66
60	Lorraine	66
60	Marie	66
63	Jo	65
63	Sally	65
65	Juanita	62
65	Roberta	62
67	Eleanor	61
67	Lucille	61
67	Wanda	61
70	Esther	60
71	Pauline	59
71	Rosemary	59
73	Ellen	58
73	Kathleen	58
75	Peggy	57
76	Edna	55
76	Leona	55
78	Catherine	53
79	Louise	52
79	Vivian	52
81	Patsy	51
82	Loretta	47
83	Ann	46
83	Jeanette	46
85	Colleen	44
86	Edith	43
86	Marlys	43
88	Katherine	42
89	Connie	41
89	Ruby	41
91	Lila	39
91	Ramona	39
91	Viola	39
91	Violet	39
95	Clara	38
95	Genevieve	38
95	Grace	38
95	Verna	38
99	Jeanne	37
99	Marcella	37
99	Patty	37