Most popular girls’ names in Iowa, 1935

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Shirley	1,098
2	Mary	1,024
3	Patricia	520
4	Marilyn	516
5	Betty	506
6	Barbara	484
7	Donna	470
8	Beverly	360
9	Joan	304
10	Dorothy	288
11	Joyce	285
12	Carol	263
13	Phyllis	258
14	Margaret	257
15	Nancy	256
16	Janet	250
17	Ruth	247
18	Lois	239
19	Norma	218
20	Janice	217
21	Darlene	203
22	Doris	201
23	Helen	193
24	Marlene	178
25	Joann	176

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Carolyn	166
27	Bonnie	164
28	Virginia	163
29	Sharon	161
30	Marjorie	160
31	Delores	157
32	Jean	149
33	Alice	130
34	Joanne	125
35	Sandra	122
36	Dolores	119
37	Sally	115
38	Evelyn	112
39	Frances	111
40	Elizabeth	108
41	Ann	99
42	Jane	96
43	Arlene	88
44	Martha	85
45	Rita	84
45	Roberta	84
47	Charlotte	83
48	Rose	82
49	Elaine	80
50	Rosemary	79
51	Gloria	78
51	Kathryn	78
53	Wilma	76
54	Geraldine	74
55	Mildred	71
56	Judith	70
57	Jacqueline	69
58	Kay	68
59	June	67
60	Audrey	66
61	Carole	65
61	Karen	65
63	Loretta	64
63	Lorraine	64
65	Anna	62
66	Kathleen	61
67	Marie	60
68	Jeanette	59
68	Marlys	59
68	Maxine	59
71	Lavonne	58
72	Wanda	56
73	Connie	55
73	Diane	55
73	Dixie	55
73	Lucille	55
73	Marian	55
78	Jo	53
78	Pauline	53
80	Eleanor	49
80	Gladys	49
80	Yvonne	49
83	Patty	47
84	Esther	46
84	Peggy	46
86	Louise	45
87	Colleen	44
87	Grace	44
89	Charlene	42
89	Florence	42
89	Georgia	42
89	Jeanne	42
89	Vera	42
94	Patsy	41
95	Susan	40
96	Bernice	39
96	Myrna	39
98	Edna	38
98	Judy	38
98	Marcia	38
98	Ruby	38