Most popular girls’ names in Iowa, 1945

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	1,079
2	Linda	937
3	Carol	576
4	Sharon	535
5	Barbara	528
5	Judy	528
7	Patricia	490
8	Karen	486
9	Sandra	457
10	Nancy	421
11	Judith	384
12	Donna	346
13	Susan	340
14	Janet	326
15	Connie	321
16	Janice	316
17	Marilyn	268
18	Carolyn	256
19	Diane	250
20	Betty	232
21	Joyce	228
22	Jane	225
23	Shirley	220
24	Kathleen	218
25	Margaret	205

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Cheryl	204
27	Beverly	183
28	Pamela	181
29	Ruth	180
30	Jean	176
31	Joan	162
32	Bonnie	158
33	Diana	141
34	Phyllis	140
35	Virginia	135
36	Lois	133
37	Ann	120
38	Kathryn	117
39	Gloria	114
39	Marcia	114
41	Dorothy	113
42	Kathy	102
43	Dianne	100
44	Sally	93
45	Elaine	92
45	Peggy	92
47	Kay	91
48	Martha	89
49	Marlene	87
50	Helen	85
50	Sheryl	85
52	Carole	84
53	Rita	82
54	Elizabeth	80
55	Joann	79
56	Alice	78
57	Vicki	76
58	Sue	74
59	Marjorie	72
59	Norma	72
61	Rosemary	71
62	Charlotte	70
62	Doris	70
64	Sherry	68
65	Joanne	67
66	Julie	65
67	Jo	64
68	Darlene	62
68	Roberta	62
70	Delores	61
70	Jeanne	61
72	Frances	59
73	Ellen	58
73	Suzanne	58
75	Rose	57
76	Dixie	55
77	Patty	54
77	Rebecca	54
79	Evelyn	52
80	Constance	51
81	Catherine	50
81	Pat	50
83	Marsha	49
83	Sheila	49
85	Paula	48
86	Charlene	47
87	Lynn	45
87	Marlys	45
89	Deanna	42
89	Jacqueline	42
91	Katherine	41
91	Wanda	41
93	Arlene	40
94	Anne	39
94	Eileen	39
94	Laura	39
94	Marie	39
98	Victoria	38
99	Anna	37
99	Lynda	37