Most popular girls’ names in Iowa, 1941

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	1,091
2	Sharon	761
3	Karen	722
4	Judith	597
5	Patricia	588
6	Judy	578
7	Barbara	552
8	Sandra	540
9	Linda	520
10	Carol	445
11	Nancy	419
12	Janice	417
13	Janet	407
14	Donna	369
15	Carolyn	352
16	Shirley	322
17	Betty	320
18	Joyce	310
19	Marilyn	290
20	Beverly	266
21	Margaret	242
22	Joan	223
23	Ruth	192
24	Connie	191
25	Bonnie	189

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Jean	181
27	Susan	180
28	Dorothy	171
29	Lois	156
30	Kay	155
31	Phyllis	153
32	Kathleen	142
33	Jane	141
34	Helen	132
35	Virginia	130
36	Diane	124
37	Kathryn	121
38	Darlene	120
38	Marlene	120
40	Norma	118
41	Elaine	114
42	Joann	109
43	Martha	108
44	Gloria	106
45	Elizabeth	100
46	Doris	98
47	Marjorie	96
48	Sally	95
49	Delores	94
50	Ann	90
51	Alice	85
52	Rita	77
53	Carole	76
54	Peggy	75
54	Roberta	75
56	Charlotte	71
56	Rose	71
58	Dixie	69
58	Evelyn	69
60	Ellen	67
61	Deanna	64
62	Jeanette	63
62	Sue	63
64	Charlene	61
65	Arlene	60
65	Frances	60
65	Joanne	60
68	Constance	59
69	Pat	58
70	Catherine	56
71	Jacqueline	55
71	Jo	55
73	Suzanne	54
74	Diana	53
75	Patty	51
76	Marcia	50
77	Lavonne	48
78	Julia	47
78	Julie	47
78	Marlys	47
81	Geraldine	46
81	Glenda	46
81	June	46
81	Rosemary	46
85	Katherine	44
85	Wilma	44
87	Kathy	43
87	Sherry	43
89	Colleen	42
89	Marie	42
91	Audrey	41
91	Jeanne	41
91	Myrna	41
94	Marian	40
95	Anita	39
96	Loretta	38
97	Georgia	37
97	Sara	37
97	Sheryl	37
100	Eleanor	36
100	Maxine	36