Most popular girls’ names in Iowa, 1948

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Linda	2,145
2	Mary	1,354
3	Susan	757
4	Barbara	706
5	Patricia	647
6	Nancy	593
7	Carol	552
8	Sandra	543
9	Sharon	537
10	Karen	492
11	Judy	407
12	Kathleen	402
13	Pamela	390
14	Donna	386
15	Connie	384
16	Janet	368
17	Diane	338
18	Cheryl	310
18	Janice	310
20	Joyce	281
21	Judith	277
22	Jane	254
23	Kathy	253
24	Margaret	251
25	Marilyn	250

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Jean	241
27	Cynthia	240
28	Carolyn	239
29	Shirley	212
30	Betty	205
31	Diana	204
31	Marcia	204
33	Vicki	198
34	Beverly	193
35	Ann	186
35	Deborah	186
37	Peggy	179
38	Bonnie	177
39	Joan	168
40	Ruth	162
41	Kathryn	161
42	Rebecca	146
43	Elizabeth	144
44	Virginia	134
45	Christine	132
45	Sherry	132
47	Gloria	123
48	Sally	122
49	Rita	121
50	Lois	118
50	Marsha	118
52	Elaine	109
52	Julie	109
52	Sue	109
55	Sheryl	104
56	Dianne	103
57	Teresa	101
58	Cathy	100
58	Sheila	100
60	Paula	97
61	Catherine	96
61	Phyllis	96
63	Martha	95
64	Suzanne	94
65	Jacqueline	93
66	Katherine	91
67	Dorothy	89
67	Jo	89
69	Helen	87
70	Kay	85
71	Lynn	84
72	Jeanne	83
73	Charlotte	79
73	Darlene	79
75	Ellen	77
75	Marlene	77
77	Roberta	76
78	Alice	75
79	Rose	74
80	Gail	68
81	Doris	67
81	Frances	67
81	Joann	67
81	Theresa	67
85	Becky	66
85	Colleen	66
85	Constance	66
85	Vickie	66
89	Rosemary	65
90	Marjorie	64
91	Cindy	63
92	Carole	62
92	Dixie	62
92	Lynda	62
95	Anita	61
95	Norma	61
97	Charlene	60
97	Janis	60
97	Laura	60
100	Joanne	58
100	Pat	58