Most popular girls’ names in Iowa, 1939

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	1,028
2	Karen	617
3	Patricia	565
4	Barbara	562
5	Sharon	527
6	Carol	441
7	Judith	427
8	Sandra	426
9	Shirley	419
10	Betty	386
11	Donna	379
12	Nancy	378
13	Marilyn	377
14	Joyce	374
15	Janice	372
16	Judy	347
17	Janet	329
18	Beverly	287
19	Joan	253
20	Carolyn	247
21	Linda	221
22	Margaret	216
23	Kay	204
23	Ruth	204
25	Dorothy	189

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Phyllis	180
27	Darlene	172
28	Joann	162
28	Marlene	162
30	Lois	158
31	Helen	153
32	Virginia	147
33	Norma	142
34	Elizabeth	133
34	Jean	133
36	Jane	125
37	Susan	121
38	Sally	118
39	Bonnie	117
40	Doris	112
41	Alice	106
42	Connie	105
42	Marjorie	105
44	Delores	102
45	Kathryn	100
46	Carole	99
47	Elaine	97
48	Evelyn	94
49	Diane	93
50	Kathleen	90
51	Ann	89
52	Martha	84
53	Joanne	83
54	Frances	81
55	Marcia	78
56	Rosemary	77
57	Peggy	76
57	Rose	76
59	Jo	74
60	Gloria	69
61	Arlene	67
61	Dixie	67
61	Roberta	67
64	Geraldine	66
65	Charlotte	65
65	Jacqueline	65
67	Wanda	64
68	Ellen	61
69	Marlys	58
70	Jeanette	57
71	Anna	56
71	Myrna	56
71	Rita	56
74	Dolores	55
74	Eleanor	55
76	Wilma	54
77	Charlene	52
77	Deanna	52
77	Marie	52
77	Maxine	52
81	Pat	51
82	Lavonne	49
83	Sue	48
84	Catherine	47
84	Suzanne	47
86	Colleen	46
87	Eileen	45
87	Loretta	45
89	June	42
89	Marian	42
89	Patty	42
92	Audrey	40
92	Constance	40
92	Joy	40
92	Louise	40
96	Mildred	39
97	Rosalie	38
98	Irene	37
98	Juanita	37
100	Glenda	36
100	Jeanne	36