Most popular girls’ names in Iowa, 1947

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Linda	2,365
2	Mary	1,397
3	Barbara	753
4	Patricia	719
5	Susan	704
6	Nancy	688
7	Carol	644
8	Sandra	614
9	Sharon	567
10	Judy	556
11	Karen	553
12	Donna	468
13	Connie	465
14	Judith	396
15	Janice	382
16	Diane	374
17	Kathleen	364
18	Cheryl	357
19	Janet	355
20	Pamela	334
21	Joyce	319
22	Marilyn	306
23	Jane	278
24	Shirley	271
25	Carolyn	261

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Margaret	255
27	Jean	239
28	Beverly	237
29	Kathy	233
30	Betty	232
31	Bonnie	210
32	Diana	207
33	Cynthia	190
34	Marcia	186
35	Joan	180
35	Ruth	180
37	Ann	176
38	Vicki	172
39	Kathryn	162
40	Phyllis	159
41	Peggy	153
42	Virginia	150
43	Sherry	149
44	Gloria	147
45	Sue	142
46	Elizabeth	133
47	Sally	130
48	Jo	128
49	Julie	127
50	Sheryl	121
51	Elaine	119
52	Suzanne	118
53	Jeanne	117
54	Christine	114
55	Dianne	113
55	Lois	113
57	Darlene	112
57	Martha	112
59	Kay	109
60	Dorothy	106
60	Rita	106
62	Rebecca	105
63	Catherine	97
63	Deborah	97
65	Jacqueline	95
66	Alice	94
67	Ellen	92
68	Paula	91
69	Constance	88
69	Marsha	88
69	Sheila	88
72	Marlene	87
73	Helen	86
73	Joann	86
75	Marjorie	81
76	Rosemary	77
77	Dixie	76
77	Joanne	76
77	Roberta	76
80	Janis	75
81	Lynda	73
81	Rose	73
83	Carole	72
84	Cathy	71
85	Laura	70
86	Lynn	68
86	Norma	68
88	Anita	66
88	Charlene	66
90	Frances	63
90	Katherine	63
92	Pat	61
93	Victoria	60
94	Charlotte	59
94	Evelyn	59
96	Doris	58
96	Patty	58
96	Penny	58
99	Vickie	57
100	Anne	56
100	Becky	56
100	Dianna	56