Iowa · 1920

Top 100 names in Iowa, 1920, by official Social Security birth counts.

Rank	Name	Births
#1	Mary	1,213
#2	Dorothy	985
#3	Helen	788
#4	Margaret	671
#5	Ruth	665
#6	Betty	461
#7	Mildred	409
#8	Virginia	401
#9	Evelyn	367
#10	Marjorie	344
#11	Doris	335
#12	Maxine	327
#13	Frances	312
#14	Lois	272
#15	Alice	265
#16	Marie	240
#17	Irene	222
#18	Florence	222
#19	Lucille	221
#20	Jean	220
#21	Elizabeth	207
#22	Esther	189
#23	Gladys	185
#24	Wilma	181
#25	Thelma	171
#26	Marian	170
#27	Hazel	170
#28	Anna	170
#29	Bernice	170
#30	Edna	164
#31	Pauline	149
#32	Phyllis	149
#33	Viola	147
#34	Arlene	144
#35	Leona	139
#36	Lillian	137
#37	Grace	134
#38	June	134
#39	Eleanor	133
#40	Kathryn	133
#41	Edith	132
#42	Martha	131
#43	Norma	129
#44	Ethel	129
#45	Ruby	128
#46	Vivian	127
#47	Shirley	123
#48	Charlotte	118
#49	Vera	116
#50	Geraldine	116
#51	Catherine	116
#52	Velma	110
#53	Barbara	105
#54	Violet	105
#55	Lorraine	103
#56	Louise	101
#57	Gertrude	99
#58	Opal	99
#59	Agnes	96
#60	Genevieve	94
#61	Kathleen	91
#62	Pearl	90
#63	Clara	88
#64	Rose	87
#65	Elsie	87
#66	Marcella	82
#67	Josephine	82
#68	Marguerite	80
#69	Eva	80
#70	Ellen	80
#71	Mabel	78
#72	Marion	77
#73	Jane	75
#74	Patricia	75
#75	Jeanne	73
#76	Fern	73
#77	Darlene	72
#78	Beulah	67
#79	Eileen	67
#80	Laura	65
#81	Katherine	64
#82	Juanita	63
#83	Elaine	63
#84	Emma	62
#85	Bertha	61
#86	Dolores	61
#87	Audrey	59
#88	Jeanette	59
#89	Rita	59
#90	Wanda	57
#91	Alma	56
#92	Harriet	56
#93	Donna	56
#94	Erma	56
#95	Ida	56
#96	Luella	55
#97	Beatrice	55
#98	Joyce	54
#99	Loretta	53
#100	Verna	52

Uniquely popular in Iowa

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

Name	Births	Per 10k in state	Per 10k nationwide
Darlene	72	32	2
Lavonne	32	14	1
Lavon	23	10	1
Marvel	20	9	1
Ferne	25	11	2
Lorna	22	10	2
Maxine	327	147	29
Deloris	25	11	2
Arlene	144	65	13
Bernadine	35	16	4
Iola	24	11	3
Luella	55	25	7

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.