Most popular girls’ names in Iowa, 1940

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	Karen	718
3	Sharon	673
4	Judith	578
5	Patricia	572
6	Sandra	547
7	Carol	523
8	Barbara	508
9	Judy	473
10	Janice	423
11	Nancy	407
12	Linda	389
13	Donna	384
14	Marilyn	355
15	Shirley	335
16	Janet	330
17	Joyce	320
18	Betty	290
19	Carolyn	263
20	Beverly	258
21	Margaret	226
22	Joan	223
23	Dorothy	198
24	Jean	194
25	Phyllis	185

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Ruth	183
27	Lois	173
28	Kay	158
29	Bonnie	156
30	Susan	151
31	Virginia	138
32	Helen	136
33	Marlene	128
34	Jane	122
35	Joann	118
35	Kathleen	118
37	Carole	117
37	Connie	117
39	Darlene	112
39	Doris	112
41	Norma	109
42	Alice	107
43	Elaine	105
44	Elizabeth	104
45	Marjorie	98
46	Ann	97
47	Diane	96
48	Sally	94
49	Charlotte	89
49	Gloria	89
51	Delores	87
52	Joanne	86
53	Dixie	85
54	Frances	81
54	Rose	81
56	Evelyn	80
57	Kathryn	72
58	Rita	70
59	Peggy	69
60	Martha	68
60	Pat	68
62	Deanna	67
63	Ellen	66
63	Roberta	66
65	June	65
66	Sue	61
67	Suzanne	59
67	Wanda	59
69	Marcia	58
70	Jacqueline	56
71	Arlene	53
71	Charlene	53
71	Jo	53
71	Marlys	53
75	Audrey	52
75	Rosemary	52
77	Myrna	51
78	Jeanne	50
78	Katherine	50
80	Geraldine	49
80	Patty	49
82	Diana	48
83	Anna	47
83	Marian	47
85	Lavonne	46
86	Marie	45
86	Sherry	45
88	Constance	44
88	Wilma	44
90	Catherine	43
91	Eleanor	42
92	Dolores	41
93	Patsy	40
94	Jeanette	39
95	Anita	37
95	Esther	37
95	Loretta	37
95	Pauline	37
95	Sarah	37
100	Colleen	36
100	Julie	36