Iowa · 1935

Top 100 names in Iowa, 1935, by official Social Security birth counts.

Rank	Name	Births
#1	Shirley	1,098
#2	Mary	1,024
#3	Patricia	520
#4	Marilyn	516
#5	Betty	506
#6	Barbara	484
#7	Donna	470
#8	Beverly	360
#9	Joan	304
#10	Dorothy	288
#11	Joyce	285
#12	Carol	263
#13	Phyllis	258
#14	Margaret	257
#15	Nancy	256
#16	Janet	250
#17	Ruth	247
#18	Lois	239
#19	Norma	218
#20	Janice	217
#21	Darlene	203
#22	Doris	201
#23	Helen	193
#24	Marlene	178
#25	Joann	176
#26	Carolyn	166
#27	Bonnie	164
#28	Virginia	163
#29	Sharon	161
#30	Marjorie	160
#31	Delores	157
#32	Jean	149
#33	Alice	130
#34	Joanne	125
#35	Sandra	122
#36	Dolores	119
#37	Sally	115
#38	Evelyn	112
#39	Frances	111
#40	Elizabeth	108
#41	Ann	99
#42	Jane	96
#43	Arlene	88
#44	Martha	85
#45	Rita	84
#46	Roberta	84
#47	Charlotte	83
#48	Rose	82
#49	Elaine	80
#50	Rosemary	79
#51	Gloria	78
#52	Kathryn	78
#53	Wilma	76
#54	Geraldine	74
#55	Mildred	71
#56	Judith	70
#57	Jacqueline	69
#58	Kay	68
#59	June	67
#60	Audrey	66
#61	Carole	65
#62	Karen	65
#63	Loretta	64
#64	Lorraine	64
#65	Anna	62
#66	Kathleen	61
#67	Marie	60
#68	Maxine	59
#69	Jeanette	59
#70	Marlys	59
#71	Lavonne	58
#72	Wanda	56
#73	Lucille	55
#74	Dixie	55
#75	Marian	55
#76	Diane	55
#77	Connie	55
#78	Pauline	53
#79	Jo	53
#80	Gladys	49
#81	Eleanor	49
#82	Yvonne	49
#83	Patty	47
#84	Peggy	46
#85	Esther	46
#86	Louise	45
#87	Grace	44
#88	Colleen	44
#89	Charlene	42
#90	Florence	42
#91	Georgia	42
#92	Jeanne	42
#93	Vera	42
#94	Patsy	41
#95	Susan	40
#96	Bernice	39
#97	Myrna	39
#98	Judy	38
#99	Edna	38
#100	Ruby	38

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
Marlys	59	33	3
Lavonne	58	32	5
Darlene	203	112	26
Sherry	31	17	4
Sharon	161	89	23
Colleen	44	24	6
Lorna	20	11	3
Donna	470	260	74
Karen	65	36	10
Dixie	55	30	9
Patty	47	26	9
Marilyn	516	286	99

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.