Most popular girls’ names in Iowa, 1944

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	1,173
2	Linda	876
3	Sharon	622
4	Sandra	598
5	Judy	587
6	Barbara	575
7	Karen	567
8	Carol	555
9	Judith	536
10	Nancy	475
11	Patricia	471
12	Donna	369
13	Janet	358
14	Susan	314
15	Janice	302
16	Marilyn	294
17	Carolyn	271
18	Joyce	258
19	Shirley	248
20	Betty	245
21	Connie	234
22	Diane	231
23	Cheryl	228
24	Kathleen	210
25	Ruth	206

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Margaret	203
27	Jean	198
28	Jane	189
29	Joan	182
30	Beverly	180
31	Bonnie	157
32	Virginia	155
33	Phyllis	138
34	Lois	133
35	Pamela	126
36	Dorothy	122
37	Kathryn	120
38	Gloria	114
39	Sheryl	112
40	Ann	110
41	Helen	105
42	Sally	103
43	Kay	96
44	Elizabeth	95
45	Carole	92
45	Marcia	92
47	Sherry	91
48	Elaine	89
48	Joann	89
50	Rita	87
50	Sue	87
52	Kathy	83
52	Marjorie	83
54	Darlene	82
55	Doris	77
56	Frances	76
57	Diana	73
58	Norma	71
59	Marlene	68
60	Dixie	67
61	Martha	66
62	Charlotte	64
62	Jeanne	64
62	Peggy	64
65	Delores	63
66	Rose	61
67	Jo	60
68	Alice	57
69	Dianne	56
69	Julie	56
69	Rosemary	56
72	Joanne	55
72	Suzanne	55
74	Roberta	53
75	Ellen	52
76	Geraldine	50
77	Lynda	49
77	Patty	49
79	Marsha	48
79	Wanda	48
81	Catherine	47
81	Deanna	47
81	Eileen	47
81	Vicki	47
85	Charlene	45
85	Cynthia	45
87	Georgia	43
88	Constance	42
88	Glenda	42
88	Katherine	42
91	Jacqueline	41
91	Jeanette	41
93	Rebecca	39
94	Colleen	38
95	Louise	37
96	Claudia	36
97	Evelyn	35
97	Marlys	35
99	Anna	34
99	Audrey	34
99	Marie	34
99	Sheila	34