Most popular girls’ names in Iowa, 1952

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	1,217
2	Linda	1,104
3	Susan	801
4	Patricia	758
5	Barbara	718
6	Debra	694
7	Nancy	667
8	Deborah	648
9	Karen	476
10	Kathleen	472
11	Sandra	471
12	Pamela	470
13	Carol	447
14	Diane	439
15	Cynthia	417
16	Rebecca	409
17	Janet	371
18	Connie	355
19	Donna	335
20	Kathy	304
20	Sharon	304
22	Jane	299
23	Christine	288
24	Kathryn	262
25	Marilyn	251

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Cheryl	250
26	Joyce	250
28	Janice	244
29	Judy	243
30	Jean	240
31	Peggy	224
32	Ann	223
33	Margaret	218
34	Julie	201
34	Marcia	201
36	Vicki	199
37	Judith	192
38	Beverly	188
39	Joan	185
40	Elizabeth	176
41	Diana	174
42	Denise	172
43	Catherine	161
43	Teresa	161
45	Paula	160
46	Bonnie	155
47	Ruth	148
48	Carolyn	146
49	Rita	143
50	Marsha	137
50	Vickie	137
52	Shirley	135
53	Betty	131
54	Rhonda	125
54	Sherry	125
56	Lois	124
57	Sally	119
58	Virginia	118
59	Martha	117
60	Colleen	115
61	Cathy	114
61	Theresa	114
63	Constance	113
63	Katherine	113
65	Gloria	108
65	Jo	108
67	Marlene	107
68	Lynn	106
68	Sheryl	106
70	Brenda	104
71	Jacqueline	98
71	Jeanne	98
71	Sheila	98
74	Becky	95
75	Cindy	93
76	Sue	92
77	Gail	90
78	Elaine	88
79	Roberta	86
80	Rose	82
81	Anne	81
82	Carla	80
82	Ellen	80
84	Laura	76
84	Phyllis	76
86	Kay	75
87	Victoria	74
88	Suzanne	73
89	Helen	72
89	Joann	72
91	Dianne	70
91	Dorothy	70
93	Jill	69
94	Wanda	68
95	Vicky	67
96	Jennifer	65
96	Joanne	65
98	Kristine	64
99	Anita	60
99	Beth	60
99	Doris	60