Most popular girls’ names in Iowa, 1936

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	1,073
2	Shirley	890
3	Patricia	569
4	Marilyn	523
5	Barbara	519
6	Betty	427
7	Donna	400
8	Beverly	366
9	Carol	341
10	Joyce	326
11	Nancy	324
12	Janice	310
13	Janet	294
14	Joan	285
15	Margaret	265
16	Dorothy	255
17	Ruth	253
18	Lois	249
19	Phyllis	248
20	Sharon	246
21	Darlene	235
22	Marlene	221
23	Sandra	210
24	Helen	198
25	Jean	196

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Norma	190
27	Carolyn	180
28	Joann	179
29	Virginia	177
30	Doris	168
31	Marjorie	157
32	Kay	142
33	Bonnie	139
34	Delores	136
35	Joanne	135
36	Alice	129
37	Frances	110
38	Elaine	107
39	Judith	106
40	Karen	101
41	Charlotte	99
41	Evelyn	99
41	Jane	99
44	Sally	97
45	Elizabeth	91
46	Jeanette	89
46	Martha	89
48	Arlene	87
49	Dolores	84
50	Ann	83
51	Kathleen	79
52	Rose	77
53	Geraldine	76
53	Rosemary	76
55	Roberta	75
56	Gloria	73
57	Peggy	72
58	Carole	71
58	Wilma	71
60	Dixie	70
60	Kathryn	70
60	Lavonne	70
63	Colleen	66
63	Jacqueline	66
65	Connie	65
66	Audrey	63
66	Marie	63
68	Anna	61
68	Charlene	61
70	Judy	60
70	Wanda	60
70	Yvonne	60
73	Louise	58
74	Mildred	57
75	Esther	55
75	Jo	55
75	Marlys	55
75	Patsy	55
79	Patty	53
80	Linda	52
80	Rita	52
82	Marian	51
83	Irene	50
84	Pat	49
84	Susan	49
86	Lorraine	47
87	Juanita	46
87	Maxine	46
89	Pauline	44
90	June	43
91	Joy	42
92	Diane	41
92	Eleanor	41
92	Loretta	41
92	Myrna	41
96	Ellen	39
97	Anita	38
97	Eileen	38
97	Gladys	38
97	Grace	38
97	Ruby	38