Most popular girls’ names in Iowa, 1943

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	1,243
2	Linda	854
3	Sharon	787
4	Karen	690
5	Carol	568
6	Judy	567
6	Sandra	567
8	Barbara	562
9	Judith	532
10	Patricia	496
11	Nancy	452
12	Donna	402
13	Janet	392
14	Carolyn	338
15	Janice	330
16	Betty	315
17	Marilyn	310
18	Joyce	297
19	Susan	275
20	Shirley	246
21	Connie	222
22	Beverly	210
22	Diane	210
24	Joan	202
25	Ruth	197

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Margaret	188
27	Bonnie	183
27	Kathleen	183
29	Jean	174
30	Phyllis	157
31	Jane	148
32	Dorothy	139
33	Lois	129
34	Virginia	128
35	Elizabeth	127
36	Kay	119
37	Ann	113
38	Elaine	110
39	Pamela	103
40	Carole	102
40	Darlene	102
40	Rita	102
43	Helen	101
44	Marlene	96
45	Sally	94
46	Kathryn	93
47	Gloria	92
48	Joann	90
49	Cheryl	89
49	Martha	89
51	Alice	85
51	Dixie	85
53	Marcia	84
54	Peggy	83
54	Sherry	83
56	Frances	82
57	Charlotte	79
58	Kathy	78
59	Doris	75
59	Norma	75
61	Roberta	73
62	Rosemary	72
63	Ellen	71
63	Marjorie	71
63	Sue	71
66	Evelyn	70
67	Diana	66
68	Wanda	64
69	Catherine	62
70	Delores	61
71	Dianne	60
72	Sheryl	58
73	Julie	57
73	Rose	57
75	Deanna	56
76	Jeanette	55
77	Jeanne	53
77	Jo	53
79	Joanne	49
80	Suzanne	48
81	Anna	45
81	Lynda	45
81	Vicki	45
84	Geraldine	44
84	Paula	44
86	Pat	43
87	Marie	42
87	Patty	42
89	Charlene	41
89	Constance	41
89	Marlys	41
89	Sheila	41
93	Eileen	40
93	Rebecca	40
95	Katherine	39
96	Dolores	38
96	Maxine	38
98	Arlene	37
98	Cynthia	37
98	Glenda	37
98	Jacqueline	37