Most popular girls’ names in Iowa, 1955

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Debra	1,239
2	Mary	1,153
3	Susan	845
4	Linda	787
5	Barbara	588
6	Patricia	584
7	Nancy	547
8	Deborah	535
9	Cynthia	519
10	Pamela	512
11	Karen	490
12	Diane	461
13	Sandra	429
14	Carol	384
15	Julie	380
16	Kathleen	373
17	Rebecca	365
18	Janet	343
19	Cheryl	305
20	Donna	303
21	Connie	290
22	Jane	287
23	Denise	283
24	Teresa	273
25	Sharon	271

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Kathy	270
27	Ann	208
28	Peggy	202
29	Jean	200
30	Vicki	199
31	Margaret	193
32	Kathryn	188
33	Joyce	184
34	Cindy	180
35	Judy	177
35	Rhonda	177
37	Elizabeth	174
38	Janice	172
39	Christine	170
40	Paula	166
41	Catherine	164
41	Marcia	164
43	Diana	158
44	Joan	156
45	Marilyn	154
46	Brenda	152
46	Vickie	152
48	Bonnie	146
48	Lynn	146
50	Lori	145
51	Beverly	143
52	Sheryl	138
53	Theresa	131
54	Lisa	130
55	Betty	125
56	Judith	123
57	Kim	122
58	Debbie	117
58	Terri	117
60	Cathy	116
60	Laura	116
60	Sherry	116
63	Carolyn	112
64	Ruth	111
65	Shirley	108
66	Katherine	104
67	Sally	102
68	Robin	100
68	Sheila	100
70	Kimberly	96
71	Jill	95
72	Sue	93
73	Rita	92
73	Roxanne	92
75	Gail	91
76	Becky	89
76	Colleen	89
78	Laurie	88
79	Constance	87
79	Dawn	87
81	Victoria	86
82	Carla	85
83	Gloria	83
83	Martha	83
85	Rose	82
85	Valerie	82
87	Beth	81
88	Elaine	79
88	Jacqueline	79
88	Jo	79
91	Michelle	76
92	Marsha	74
92	Michele	74
94	Luann	73
95	Jennifer	72
96	Wanda	71
97	Ellen	70
98	Anne	68
98	Jeanne	68
98	Virginia	68