Iowa · 1948

Top 100 names in Iowa, 1948, by official Social Security birth counts.

Rang	Name	Geburten
#1	Linda	2,145
#2	Mary	1,354
#3	Susan	757
#4	Barbara	706
#5	Patricia	647
#6	Nancy	593
#7	Carol	552
#8	Sandra	543
#9	Sharon	537
#10	Karen	492
#11	Judy	407
#12	Kathleen	402
#13	Pamela	390
#14	Donna	386
#15	Connie	384
#16	Janet	368
#17	Diane	338
#18	Cheryl	310
#19	Janice	310
#20	Joyce	281
#21	Judith	277
#22	Jane	254
#23	Kathy	253
#24	Margaret	251
#25	Marilyn	250
#26	Jean	241
#27	Cynthia	240
#28	Carolyn	239
#29	Shirley	212
#30	Betty	205
#31	Diana	204
#32	Marcia	204
#33	Vicki	198
#34	Beverly	193
#35	Deborah	186
#36	Ann	186
#37	Peggy	179
#38	Bonnie	177
#39	Joan	168
#40	Ruth	162
#41	Kathryn	161
#42	Rebecca	146
#43	Elizabeth	144
#44	Virginia	134
#45	Christine	132
#46	Sherry	132
#47	Gloria	123
#48	Sally	122
#49	Rita	121
#50	Lois	118
#51	Marsha	118
#52	Julie	109
#53	Elaine	109
#54	Sue	109
#55	Sheryl	104
#56	Dianne	103
#57	Teresa	101
#58	Cathy	100
#59	Sheila	100
#60	Paula	97
#61	Phyllis	96
#62	Catherine	96
#63	Martha	95
#64	Suzanne	94
#65	Jacqueline	93
#66	Katherine	91
#67	Jo	89
#68	Dorothy	89
#69	Helen	87
#70	Kay	85
#71	Lynn	84
#72	Jeanne	83
#73	Charlotte	79
#74	Darlene	79
#75	Ellen	77
#76	Marlene	77
#77	Roberta	76
#78	Alice	75
#79	Rose	74
#80	Gail	68
#81	Joann	67
#82	Doris	67
#83	Theresa	67
#84	Frances	67
#85	Vickie	66
#86	Becky	66
#87	Constance	66
#88	Colleen	66
#89	Rosemary	65
#90	Marjorie	64
#91	Cindy	63
#92	Dixie	62
#93	Carole	62
#94	Lynda	62
#95	Anita	61
#96	Norma	61
#97	Charlene	60
#98	Laura	60
#99	Janis	60
#100	Joanne	58

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	37	14	1
Lavonne	27	10	2
Janelle	23	9	2
Jolene	22	8	2
Dixie	62	23	5
Karla	32	12	3
Sheri	22	8	2
Becky	66	25	7
Cindy	63	24	7
Kathie	29	11	3
Vicky	46	17	5
Darla	24	9	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.