Most popular girls’ names in Iowa, 1937

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	1,099
2	Shirley	615
3	Patricia	533
4	Barbara	527
5	Janice	430
6	Donna	420
7	Betty	412
8	Marilyn	406
9	Beverly	405
10	Carol	372
11	Janet	334
12	Sandra	308
13	Nancy	306
14	Joyce	296
15	Dorothy	269
16	Sharon	255
17	Margaret	243
18	Joan	237
19	Phyllis	230
20	Marlene	217
21	Lois	199
22	Carolyn	194
23	Darlene	192
24	Ruth	178
25	Norma	176

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Virginia	170
27	Joann	163
28	Judith	161
29	Helen	160
30	Jean	159
31	Doris	152
32	Kay	145
33	Karen	144
34	Bonnie	136
35	Marjorie	132
36	Alice	124
37	Delores	122
38	Judy	116
39	Joanne	110
40	Elaine	109
41	Sally	107
42	Dixie	101
43	Elizabeth	97
44	Frances	96
45	Jane	95
46	Kathryn	94
47	Rose	93
48	Gloria	90
49	Martha	89
50	Evelyn	84
50	Linda	84
52	Ann	82
53	Peggy	80
54	Charlotte	79
55	Roberta	78
56	Arlene	77
57	Carole	75
58	Kathleen	74
59	Rita	68
60	Wanda	67
61	Myrna	66
62	Connie	64
62	Jacqueline	64
62	Jo	64
65	Anna	63
65	Wilma	63
67	Jeanette	61
68	Rosemary	60
69	Colleen	59
69	Geraldine	59
69	Lavonne	59
69	Marcia	59
73	Patty	58
73	Susan	58
75	Marie	56
76	Dolores	55
77	Eleanor	54
78	Audrey	53
78	Charlene	53
80	Diane	52
81	Deanna	50
81	Ellen	50
81	Yvonne	50
84	Marlys	49
84	Pauline	49
86	Grace	44
86	Ruby	44
88	Lorraine	43
88	Maxine	43
90	Marian	42
90	Mildred	42
90	Patsy	42
93	Catherine	41
93	June	41
93	Loretta	41
96	Pat	39
97	Esther	38
98	Deloris	37
98	Lucille	37
100	Edith	36