Iowa · 1943

Top 100 names in Iowa, 1943, by official Social Security birth counts.

Rang	Name	Geburten
#1	Mary	1,243
#2	Linda	854
#3	Sharon	787
#4	Karen	690
#5	Carol	568
#6	Judy	567
#7	Sandra	567
#8	Barbara	562
#9	Judith	532
#10	Patricia	496
#11	Nancy	452
#12	Donna	402
#13	Janet	392
#14	Carolyn	338
#15	Janice	330
#16	Betty	315
#17	Marilyn	310
#18	Joyce	297
#19	Susan	275
#20	Shirley	246
#21	Connie	222
#22	Beverly	210
#23	Diane	210
#24	Joan	202
#25	Ruth	197
#26	Margaret	188
#27	Kathleen	183
#28	Bonnie	183
#29	Jean	174
#30	Phyllis	157
#31	Jane	148
#32	Dorothy	139
#33	Lois	129
#34	Virginia	128
#35	Elizabeth	127
#36	Kay	119
#37	Ann	113
#38	Elaine	110
#39	Pamela	103
#40	Carole	102
#41	Rita	102
#42	Darlene	102
#43	Helen	101
#44	Marlene	96
#45	Sally	94
#46	Kathryn	93
#47	Gloria	92
#48	Joann	90
#49	Cheryl	89
#50	Martha	89
#51	Alice	85
#52	Dixie	85
#53	Marcia	84
#54	Sherry	83
#55	Peggy	83
#56	Frances	82
#57	Charlotte	79
#58	Kathy	78
#59	Norma	75
#60	Doris	75
#61	Roberta	73
#62	Rosemary	72
#63	Marjorie	71
#64	Sue	71
#65	Ellen	71
#66	Evelyn	70
#67	Diana	66
#68	Wanda	64
#69	Catherine	62
#70	Delores	61
#71	Dianne	60
#72	Sheryl	58
#73	Rose	57
#74	Julie	57
#75	Deanna	56
#76	Jeanette	55
#77	Jo	53
#78	Jeanne	53
#79	Joanne	49
#80	Suzanne	48
#81	Lynda	45
#82	Anna	45
#83	Vicki	45
#84	Paula	44
#85	Geraldine	44
#86	Pat	43
#87	Patty	42
#88	Marie	42
#89	Constance	41
#90	Marlys	41
#91	Charlene	41
#92	Sheila	41
#93	Rebecca	40
#94	Eileen	40
#95	Katherine	39
#96	Dolores	38
#97	Maxine	38
#98	Jacqueline	37
#99	Arlene	37
#100	Glenda	37

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
Marlys	41	20	2
Sheryl	58	28	4
Lavonne	31	15	2
Dixie	85	41	7
Janis	33	16	5
Connie	222	107	32
Karen	690	333	121
Marcella	28	14	5
Kathy	78	38	15
Myrna	32	15	6
Colleen	28	14	6
Sherry	83	40	17

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.