Iowa · 1953

Top 100 names in Iowa, 1953, by official Social Security birth counts.

Rang	Name	Geburten
#1	Mary	1,219
#2	Linda	962
#3	Debra	868
#4	Susan	862
#5	Patricia	699
#6	Nancy	697
#7	Barbara	685
#8	Deborah	600
#9	Pamela	530
#10	Cynthia	516
#11	Karen	484
#12	Diane	467
#13	Sandra	458
#14	Kathleen	417
#15	Carol	390
#16	Janet	357
#17	Rebecca	342
#18	Connie	339
#19	Jane	300
#20	Sharon	299
#21	Donna	287
#22	Kathy	272
#23	Julie	269
#24	Peggy	240
#25	Janice	237
#26	Margaret	234
#27	Judy	231
#28	Kathryn	223
#29	Jean	223
#30	Marilyn	222
#31	Cheryl	218
#32	Joyce	202
#33	Christine	196
#34	Teresa	194
#35	Ann	193
#36	Denise	192
#37	Joan	189
#38	Judith	181
#39	Marcia	179
#40	Elizabeth	175
#41	Catherine	174
#42	Vicki	174
#43	Beverly	167
#44	Diana	157
#45	Bonnie	156
#46	Paula	145
#47	Carolyn	141
#48	Ruth	141
#49	Shirley	139
#50	Cindy	139
#51	Rhonda	137
#52	Cathy	135
#53	Sally	132
#54	Rita	126
#55	Brenda	125
#56	Vickie	124
#57	Betty	115
#58	Theresa	114
#59	Constance	111
#60	Sheryl	110
#61	Martha	109
#62	Sue	106
#63	Sheila	106
#64	Katherine	99
#65	Jacqueline	99
#66	Gloria	97
#67	Laura	96
#68	Jo	96
#69	Gail	94
#70	Sherry	93
#71	Lynn	92
#72	Lois	92
#73	Rose	88
#74	Joann	86
#75	Carla	86
#76	Suzanne	84
#77	Colleen	83
#78	Becky	82
#79	Elaine	78
#80	Beth	75
#81	Ellen	74
#82	Anne	74
#83	Virginia	74
#84	Jill	72
#85	Roberta	69
#86	Victoria	69
#87	Marsha	69
#88	Dianne	68
#89	Marlene	68
#90	Dixie	67
#91	Wanda	67
#92	Vicky	67
#93	Jeanne	65
#94	Jan	65
#95	Debbie	64
#96	Terri	62
#97	Phyllis	62
#98	Laurie	62
#99	Luann	60
#100	Kay	59

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	30	11	1
Jolene	52	19	2
Kristie	20	7	1
Kristi	28	10	2
Lavonne	23	8	1
Kristy	20	7	1
Dixie	67	24	5
Ronda	30	11	3
Deanna	47	17	5
Becky	82	29	9
Luann	60	21	6
Kristin	22	8	2

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.