Iowa · 1937

Top 100 names in Iowa, 1937, by official Social Security birth counts.

Rank	Name	Births
#1	Mary	1,099
#2	Shirley	615
#3	Patricia	533
#4	Barbara	527
#5	Janice	430
#6	Donna	420
#7	Betty	412
#8	Marilyn	406
#9	Beverly	405
#10	Carol	372
#11	Janet	334
#12	Sandra	308
#13	Nancy	306
#14	Joyce	296
#15	Dorothy	269
#16	Sharon	255
#17	Margaret	243
#18	Joan	237
#19	Phyllis	230
#20	Marlene	217
#21	Lois	199
#22	Carolyn	194
#23	Darlene	192
#24	Ruth	178
#25	Norma	176
#26	Virginia	170
#27	Joann	163
#28	Judith	161
#29	Helen	160
#30	Jean	159
#31	Doris	152
#32	Kay	145
#33	Karen	144
#34	Bonnie	136
#35	Marjorie	132
#36	Alice	124
#37	Delores	122
#38	Judy	116
#39	Joanne	110
#40	Elaine	109
#41	Sally	107
#42	Dixie	101
#43	Elizabeth	97
#44	Frances	96
#45	Jane	95
#46	Kathryn	94
#47	Rose	93
#48	Gloria	90
#49	Martha	89
#50	Linda	84
#51	Evelyn	84
#52	Ann	82
#53	Peggy	80
#54	Charlotte	79
#55	Roberta	78
#56	Arlene	77
#57	Carole	75
#58	Kathleen	74
#59	Rita	68
#60	Wanda	67
#61	Myrna	66
#62	Jo	64
#63	Connie	64
#64	Jacqueline	64
#65	Anna	63
#66	Wilma	63
#67	Jeanette	61
#68	Rosemary	60
#69	Lavonne	59
#70	Geraldine	59
#71	Colleen	59
#72	Marcia	59
#73	Susan	58
#74	Patty	58
#75	Marie	56
#76	Dolores	55
#77	Eleanor	54
#78	Charlene	53
#79	Audrey	53
#80	Diane	52
#81	Yvonne	50
#82	Ellen	50
#83	Deanna	50
#84	Marlys	49
#85	Pauline	49
#86	Grace	44
#87	Ruby	44
#88	Lorraine	43
#89	Maxine	43
#90	Patsy	42
#91	Marian	42
#92	Mildred	42
#93	Loretta	41
#94	Catherine	41
#95	June	41
#96	Pat	39
#97	Esther	38
#98	Deloris	37
#99	Lucille	37
#100	Edith	36

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
Sheryl	24	13	1
Cheryl	22	12	1
Ardis	20	11	1
Marlys	49	27	3
Lavonne	59	32	4
Dixie	101	55	11
Colleen	59	32	7
Karen	144	79	21
Ila	20	11	3
Darlene	192	105	31
Janice	430	236	73
Sharon	255	140	44

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.