Iowa · 1936

Top 100 names in Iowa, 1936, by official Social Security birth counts.

Rank	Name	Births
#1	Mary	1,073
#2	Shirley	890
#3	Patricia	569
#4	Marilyn	523
#5	Barbara	519
#6	Betty	427
#7	Donna	400
#8	Beverly	366
#9	Carol	341
#10	Joyce	326
#11	Nancy	324
#12	Janice	310
#13	Janet	294
#14	Joan	285
#15	Margaret	265
#16	Dorothy	255
#17	Ruth	253
#18	Lois	249
#19	Phyllis	248
#20	Sharon	246
#21	Darlene	235
#22	Marlene	221
#23	Sandra	210
#24	Helen	198
#25	Jean	196
#26	Norma	190
#27	Carolyn	180
#28	Joann	179
#29	Virginia	177
#30	Doris	168
#31	Marjorie	157
#32	Kay	142
#33	Bonnie	139
#34	Delores	136
#35	Joanne	135
#36	Alice	129
#37	Frances	110
#38	Elaine	107
#39	Judith	106
#40	Karen	101
#41	Charlotte	99
#42	Jane	99
#43	Evelyn	99
#44	Sally	97
#45	Elizabeth	91
#46	Jeanette	89
#47	Martha	89
#48	Arlene	87
#49	Dolores	84
#50	Ann	83
#51	Kathleen	79
#52	Rose	77
#53	Geraldine	76
#54	Rosemary	76
#55	Roberta	75
#56	Gloria	73
#57	Peggy	72
#58	Carole	71
#59	Wilma	71
#60	Dixie	70
#61	Kathryn	70
#62	Lavonne	70
#63	Colleen	66
#64	Jacqueline	66
#65	Connie	65
#66	Audrey	63
#67	Marie	63
#68	Charlene	61
#69	Anna	61
#70	Judy	60
#71	Yvonne	60
#72	Wanda	60
#73	Louise	58
#74	Mildred	57
#75	Marlys	55
#76	Patsy	55
#77	Esther	55
#78	Jo	55
#79	Patty	53
#80	Rita	52
#81	Linda	52
#82	Marian	51
#83	Irene	50
#84	Pat	49
#85	Susan	49
#86	Lorraine	47
#87	Juanita	46
#88	Maxine	46
#89	Pauline	44
#90	June	43
#91	Joy	42
#92	Diane	41
#93	Eleanor	41
#94	Loretta	41
#95	Myrna	41
#96	Ellen	39
#97	Ruby	38
#98	Grace	38
#99	Gladys	38
#100	Anita	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
Lavonne	70	38	4
Marlys	55	30	4
Madonna	20	11	1
Darlene	235	126	28
Colleen	66	36	8
Sharon	246	132	34
Dixie	70	38	11
Kay	142	76	23
Karen	101	54	17
Janis	34	18	6
Patty	53	29	9
Donna	400	215	76

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.