Most popular girls’ names in Iowa, 1938

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	1,087
2	Barbara	542
3	Patricia	514
4	Shirley	469
5	Karen	462
6	Janice	457
7	Carol	447
8	Donna	433
9	Marilyn	419
10	Sharon	405
11	Betty	400
12	Sandra	382
13	Beverly	377
14	Nancy	371
15	Janet	337
16	Joyce	320
17	Judith	284
18	Margaret	235
19	Carolyn	227
20	Phyllis	222
21	Joan	217
22	Ruth	210
23	Judy	208
24	Dorothy	204
25	Darlene	200

Rank	Name	Babies
25	Lois	200
27	Marlene	175
28	Norma	174
29	Kay	167
30	Linda	157
31	Joann	153
32	Helen	149
33	Virginia	141
34	Jean	133
35	Doris	125
36	Rosalie	114
37	Bonnie	110
38	Marjorie	107
39	Alice	106
40	Delores	104
41	Elizabeth	103
41	Kathleen	103
43	Connie	102
43	Sally	102
45	Elaine	97
45	Jane	97
47	Carole	93
47	Rose	93
49	Ann	89
50	Frances	86
51	Dixie	85
51	Martha	85
53	Evelyn	82
53	Peggy	82
55	Charlotte	81
55	Gloria	81
57	Marcia	80
57	Rosemary	80
59	Deanna	73
60	Kathryn	72
60	Roberta	72
62	Geraldine	70
62	Joanne	70
64	Diane	69
64	Jo	69
66	Arlene	68
66	Charlene	68
68	Wanda	66
69	Eleanor	65
70	Rita	64
71	Patty	62
72	Anna	61
72	Marian	61
72	Marie	61
75	Jeanette	60
76	Susan	58
77	Lavonne	57
77	Myrna	57
79	Colleen	55
79	Jacqueline	55
81	Mildred	54
82	Lucille	52
82	Marlys	52
84	Maxine	49
84	Pat	49
86	Audrey	48
86	Wilma	48
88	Loretta	45
89	Dolores	44
89	Katherine	44
89	Pauline	44
92	June	43
92	Yvonne	43
94	Catherine	42
95	Eileen	41
95	Louise	41
97	Ellen	40
98	Lorraine	39
99	Gladys	38
99	Glenda	38
99	Sue	38