Iowa · 1926

Top 100 names in Iowa, 1926, by official Social Security birth counts.

Rang	Name	Geburten
#1	Betty	1,054
#2	Mary	1,051
#3	Dorothy	762
#4	Helen	535
#5	Ruth	432
#6	Margaret	423
#7	Lois	403
#8	Shirley	392
#9	Doris	377
#10	Phyllis	323
#11	Virginia	305
#12	Marjorie	299
#13	Barbara	268
#14	Norma	258
#15	Patricia	250
#16	Evelyn	246
#17	Jean	241
#18	Mildred	213
#19	Frances	208
#20	Darlene	206
#21	Donna	197
#22	Alice	192
#23	Maxine	185
#24	Beverly	177
#25	Arlene	168
#26	Marilyn	164
#27	Wilma	155
#28	Marie	141
#29	Joyce	140
#30	Joan	137
#31	Irene	131
#32	Elizabeth	131
#33	Marian	130
#34	Rose	126
#35	Lorraine	126
#36	Bonnie	125
#37	Lucille	124
#38	Geraldine	121
#39	Anna	120
#40	June	119
#41	Audrey	115
#42	Elaine	115
#43	Florence	108
#44	Gladys	108
#45	Martha	105
#46	Eleanor	103
#47	Gloria	102
#48	Dolores	102
#49	Bernice	101
#50	Pauline	100
#51	Esther	98
#52	Kathryn	97
#53	Rosemary	95
#54	Charlotte	94
#55	Wanda	93
#56	Carol	89
#57	Edna	87
#58	Leona	86
#59	Thelma	85
#60	Kathleen	84
#61	Lavonne	83
#62	Delores	82
#63	Ruby	81
#64	Rita	77
#65	Edith	77
#66	Hazel	75
#67	Grace	75
#68	Vivian	74
#69	Vera	73
#70	Viola	73
#71	Jeanne	73
#72	Velma	72
#73	Louise	71
#74	Gertrude	70
#75	Bette	70
#76	Catherine	69
#77	Lillian	66
#78	Marcella	64
#79	Ellen	62
#80	Elsie	62
#81	Eileen	62
#82	Ethel	61
#83	Violet	60
#84	Colleen	58
#85	Juanita	58
#86	Josephine	57
#87	Jeanette	55
#88	Jane	55
#89	Loretta	53
#90	Roberta	53
#91	Janet	52
#92	Genevieve	52
#93	Marion	51
#94	Agnes	51
#95	Harriet	51
#96	Janice	48
#97	Eva	47
#98	Deloris	46
#99	Beulah	45
#100	Ann	45

Uniquely popular in Iowa

Names whose share of births in this state is far above the national share (per 10,000 births).

Name	Geburten	Per 10k in state	Per 10k nationwide
Lavonne	83	42	3
Darlene	206	104	7
Marlys	23	12	1
Lavon	20	10	1
Myrna	21	11	1
Lorna	26	13	2
Deloris	46	23	5
Avis	26	13	3
Arlene	168	85	21
Donna	197	99	25
Margery	28	14	4
Berniece	21	11	3

Figures are from the U.S. Social Security Administration Popular Baby Names dataset (public domain). Names with fewer than 5 recorded births in a year or state are suppressed by the source.