Most popular girls’ names in Iowa, 1951

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	1,361
2	Linda	1,355
3	Patricia	896
4	Susan	887
5	Barbara	751
6	Nancy	682
7	Deborah	623
8	Karen	543
9	Sandra	499
10	Kathleen	481
11	Diane	472
12	Debra	464
13	Pamela	461
14	Carol	458
15	Cynthia	433
16	Connie	414
17	Janet	402
18	Rebecca	371
19	Donna	362
20	Sharon	357
21	Jane	317
22	Kathy	304
23	Janice	294
24	Cheryl	289
25	Judith	269

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Christine	253
26	Joyce	253
28	Kathryn	251
29	Judy	247
30	Marilyn	244
31	Vicki	243
32	Margaret	230
32	Peggy	230
34	Jean	229
35	Beverly	211
35	Marcia	211
37	Ann	200
38	Bonnie	196
39	Carolyn	183
39	Shirley	183
41	Diana	178
41	Julie	178
43	Elizabeth	171
44	Catherine	169
45	Betty	161
46	Joan	158
47	Rita	153
48	Teresa	144
49	Ruth	143
50	Constance	142
51	Paula	133
52	Vickie	129
53	Brenda	124
54	Katherine	119
54	Marsha	119
54	Martha	119
57	Cathy	118
58	Sherry	115
58	Virginia	115
60	Lois	112
61	Lynn	108
62	Kay	107
63	Gloria	106
64	Jo	105
65	Sally	104
66	Elaine	103
66	Marlene	103
66	Sue	103
69	Dianne	100
69	Jeanne	100
71	Denise	99
71	Sheila	99
73	Becky	98
74	Rhonda	96
75	Gail	95
75	Laura	95
75	Sheryl	95
78	Colleen	93
79	Phyllis	91
80	Jacqueline	89
81	Cindy	87
81	Rose	87
81	Suzanne	87
84	Ellen	85
84	Victoria	85
86	Roberta	82
87	Theresa	80
88	Joann	79
89	Dorothy	78
90	Carla	73
91	Anne	70
91	Glenda	70
93	Rosemary	66
94	Wanda	64
95	Joanne	63
96	Norma	62
97	Alice	61
98	Jolene	60
98	Marjorie	60
100	Dixie	59
100	Doris	59
100	Helen	59