Most popular girls’ names in Iowa, 1942

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	1,193
2	Sharon	788
3	Karen	754
4	Linda	705
5	Judy	584
6	Barbara	582
7	Sandra	565
8	Judith	550
9	Patricia	544
10	Carol	522
11	Nancy	425
12	Janet	407
13	Donna	391
14	Janice	365
15	Carolyn	359
16	Shirley	328
17	Joyce	324
18	Marilyn	308
19	Betty	289
20	Beverly	252
21	Susan	225
22	Margaret	221
23	Joan	219
24	Connie	217
25	Bonnie	209

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Jean	195
27	Kathleen	192
27	Lois	192
29	Ruth	174
30	Dorothy	172
31	Diane	163
32	Phyllis	156
33	Jane	147
33	Virginia	147
35	Kay	137
36	Carole	132
37	Helen	129
38	Norma	114
39	Ann	109
40	Alice	104
41	Joann	103
42	Darlene	102
43	Doris	101
44	Marlene	100
45	Gloria	97
46	Frances	94
47	Kathryn	92
47	Rita	92
49	Elaine	91
49	Martha	91
51	Elizabeth	87
52	Roberta	86
53	Delores	85
53	Peggy	85
55	Sally	83
56	Charlotte	78
57	Marcia	76
58	Marjorie	75
58	Rose	75
60	Evelyn	74
61	Diana	67
62	Deanna	64
62	Dixie	64
62	Jo	64
62	Pamela	64
62	Patty	64
62	Sheryl	64
68	Joanne	62
69	Ellen	61
69	Julie	61
71	Rosemary	58
72	Jeanne	55
72	Sue	55
74	Dianne	52
74	Jacqueline	52
76	Marlys	51
77	Kathy	50
78	Charlene	49
78	Wanda	49
80	Catherine	48
80	Geraldine	48
80	Pat	48
80	Sherry	48
84	Marie	47
85	Katherine	44
86	Colleen	43
87	Georgia	42
88	Constance	41
88	Eileen	41
88	Jeanette	41
88	Lynda	41
88	Suzanne	41
93	Eleanor	40
93	Loretta	40
95	Cynthia	39
95	Patsy	39
95	Sheila	39
98	Anita	37
98	Mildred	37
100	Arlene	36
100	Lorraine	36