Most popular girls’ names in Iowa, 1949

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Linda	1,854
2	Mary	1,290
3	Susan	831
4	Patricia	714
5	Barbara	707
6	Nancy	646
7	Sandra	562
8	Karen	509
9	Carol	481
10	Kathleen	469
11	Sharon	445
12	Donna	411
13	Connie	410
14	Pamela	404
15	Diane	383
16	Deborah	362
17	Janet	359
18	Judy	344
19	Cynthia	305
20	Judith	293
21	Janice	285
22	Cheryl	283
23	Kathy	278
24	Joyce	277
25	Margaret	276

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Jane	271
27	Rebecca	269
28	Marilyn	260
29	Shirley	243
30	Vicki	239
31	Beverly	223
31	Jean	223
33	Kathryn	219
34	Peggy	212
35	Carolyn	209
36	Marcia	200
37	Diana	190
38	Bonnie	186
39	Ruth	185
40	Betty	173
41	Ann	166
42	Christine	164
43	Joan	147
44	Gloria	146
45	Elizabeth	142
46	Virginia	134
47	Julie	129
48	Rita	128
49	Catherine	121
50	Constance	118
51	Marsha	115
52	Brenda	112
53	Paula	109
53	Sheila	109
55	Sally	108
56	Martha	106
57	Sheryl	101
58	Phyllis	97
58	Sherry	97
60	Cathy	96
60	Jacqueline	96
62	Sue	95
63	Lois	94
64	Dorothy	93
65	Katherine	92
66	Jeanne	91
67	Elaine	90
68	Helen	89
68	Jo	89
68	Kay	89
71	Dianne	87
71	Marlene	87
71	Victoria	87
74	Suzanne	86
75	Colleen	82
75	Teresa	82
77	Roberta	78
78	Lynn	77
79	Ellen	74
80	Debra	73
81	Becky	71
81	Joann	71
81	Marjorie	71
81	Theresa	71
85	Rose	68
86	Vickie	66
87	Laura	65
88	Charlene	63
88	Dixie	63
90	Doris	62
90	Joanne	62
90	Wanda	62
93	Lynda	61
94	Carole	60
94	Cindy	60
94	Jill	60
97	Alice	59
97	Anne	59
97	Frances	59
100	Darlene	56
100	Gail	56
100	Maureen	56