Most popular girls’ names in Iowa, 1946

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	1,297
2	Linda	1,124
3	Patricia	670
4	Sharon	668
5	Barbara	658
6	Carol	642
7	Judy	599
8	Susan	589
9	Nancy	555
10	Sandra	545
11	Karen	514
12	Donna	432
13	Connie	400
14	Judith	393
15	Janice	383
16	Janet	330
17	Diane	322
18	Marilyn	307
19	Joyce	278
20	Kathleen	273
21	Cheryl	272
22	Pamela	269
23	Carolyn	267
24	Betty	257
25	Shirley	250

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Jean	238
27	Margaret	220
28	Beverly	214
29	Bonnie	195
30	Jane	194
31	Ruth	190
32	Diana	186
33	Joan	178
34	Kathy	165
35	Virginia	159
36	Marcia	156
37	Kathryn	143
38	Ann	137
39	Lois	133
40	Gloria	128
41	Cynthia	126
41	Vicki	126
43	Peggy	125
43	Phyllis	125
45	Dorothy	124
45	Elaine	124
47	Sherry	122
48	Elizabeth	119
49	Rita	115
50	Sheryl	113
51	Sally	112
52	Jeanne	110
53	Suzanne	109
54	Kay	108
55	Sue	107
56	Jo	104
57	Rosemary	103
58	Martha	98
59	Helen	96
60	Julie	95
61	Dianne	94
62	Alice	93
63	Frances	86
64	Sheila	85
65	Ellen	83
66	Norma	81
67	Joann	80
68	Darlene	79
68	Marlene	79
68	Rebecca	79
71	Carole	77
71	Charlotte	77
73	Marsha	75
73	Rose	75
75	Joanne	73
76	Catherine	68
76	Roberta	68
78	Constance	66
79	Christine	65
79	Doris	65
79	Jacqueline	65
79	Marjorie	65
83	Dixie	64
84	Colleen	62
84	Wanda	62
86	Deanna	61
86	Eileen	61
86	Lynda	61
89	Charlene	60
89	Paula	60
91	Janis	57
92	Anne	54
92	Lynn	54
92	Marie	54
95	Katherine	53
95	Pat	53
97	Becky	52
97	Delores	52
97	Patty	52
100	Dianna	51