Most popular girls’ names in Iowa, 1950

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Linda	1,476
2	Mary	1,313
3	Susan	829
4	Patricia	744
5	Barbara	710
6	Nancy	645
7	Sandra	554
8	Karen	515
9	Carol	511
10	Connie	454
11	Pamela	448
12	Deborah	443
12	Kathleen	443
14	Diane	437
15	Donna	384
15	Sharon	384
17	Janet	356
18	Cynthia	349
19	Janice	339
20	Rebecca	299
21	Judith	295
22	Judy	286
23	Cheryl	281
24	Jane	271
25	Margaret	270

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Joyce	266
27	Kathy	262
28	Kathryn	252
29	Jean	238
30	Vicki	232
31	Marilyn	226
32	Peggy	223
33	Beverly	218
34	Shirley	204
35	Carolyn	202
35	Marcia	202
37	Bonnie	185
38	Ann	182
39	Diana	181
40	Christine	173
41	Debra	163
42	Julie	162
43	Elizabeth	159
44	Marsha	158
45	Betty	157
46	Ruth	154
47	Catherine	143
47	Joan	143
49	Sherry	130
50	Sheryl	128
51	Rita	125
52	Constance	124
53	Virginia	117
54	Lois	115
55	Jacqueline	113
55	Sue	113
55	Teresa	113
58	Cathy	110
59	Brenda	107
59	Gloria	107
61	Paula	106
62	Suzanne	103
63	Dianne	102
63	Sally	102
65	Katherine	100
66	Jo	99
67	Marlene	97
68	Jeanne	96
68	Vickie	96
70	Martha	95
71	Sheila	94
72	Wanda	87
73	Elaine	85
74	Colleen	84
74	Phyllis	84
76	Helen	80
77	Becky	79
77	Ellen	79
77	Lynn	79
80	Rose	78
81	Victoria	75
82	Dorothy	74
82	Laura	74
84	Alice	72
84	Rosemary	72
86	Darlene	71
87	Joanne	70
87	Roberta	70
89	Joann	69
90	Gail	68
91	Rhonda	67
92	Glenda	65
93	Kay	64
93	Theresa	64
95	Carla	59
96	Anita	58
96	Cindy	58
96	Jennifer	58
96	Vicky	58
100	Charlene	57