Iowa · 1929

Top 100 names in Iowa, 1929, by official Social Security birth counts.

Rang	Name	Geburten
#1	Mary	1,025
#2	Betty	940
#3	Dorothy	617
#4	Shirley	492
#5	Ruth	405
#6	Helen	369
#7	Lois	356
#8	Margaret	350
#9	Phyllis	346
#10	Donna	343
#11	Patricia	328
#12	Doris	311
#13	Barbara	307
#14	Norma	300
#15	Beverly	299
#16	Marilyn	296
#17	Marjorie	254
#18	Darlene	247
#19	Joan	246
#20	Virginia	219
#21	Evelyn	215
#22	Joyce	209
#23	Alice	188
#24	Dolores	185
#25	Delores	176
#26	Mildred	175
#27	Jean	171
#28	Bonnie	150
#29	Frances	126
#30	Geraldine	118
#31	Wilma	116
#32	Anna	115
#33	Marian	114
#34	Carol	111
#35	Rose	106
#36	Elizabeth	106
#37	Charlotte	103
#38	Gloria	101
#39	Marie	101
#40	Arlene	99
#41	Irene	99
#42	Ramona	98
#43	Lucille	98
#44	Maxine	97
#45	Gladys	97
#46	Wanda	90
#47	Martha	90
#48	Elaine	88
#49	Lorraine	87
#50	Audrey	84
#51	Joanne	84
#52	Pauline	83
#53	Nancy	83
#54	Rita	79
#55	Rosemary	77
#56	Kathryn	77
#57	Eleanor	76
#58	Kathleen	76
#59	Florence	71
#60	Grace	70
#61	Juanita	69
#62	Roberta	67
#63	Colleen	67
#64	Vera	66
#65	June	65
#66	Esther	64
#67	Joann	64
#68	Edna	64
#69	Ruby	64
#70	Carolyn	63
#71	Jane	62
#72	Lillian	62
#73	Bernice	62
#74	Jeanette	62
#75	Ethel	59
#76	Catherine	59
#77	Janice	59
#78	Peggy	59
#79	Leona	58
#80	Thelma	56
#81	Marcella	53
#82	Jacqueline	53
#83	Vivian	53
#84	Violet	53
#85	Viola	52
#86	Lavonne	52
#87	Janet	51
#88	Edith	50
#89	Hazel	50
#90	Jeannine	49
#91	Jo	48
#92	Eileen	48
#93	Louise	48
#94	Harriet	46
#95	Sally	46
#96	Laura	45
#97	Deloris	45
#98	Josephine	44
#99	Ellen	44
#100	Eva	44

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
Madonna	30	16	1
Darlene	247	133	12
Marlys	30	16	2
Lavonne	52	28	3
Marvel	23	12	2
Lorna	21	11	3
Deloris	45	24	6
Donna	343	185	46
Colleen	67	36	10
Myrna	25	13	4
Bernadine	28	15	4
Luella	38	21	6

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.