Iowa · 1942

Top 100 names in Iowa, 1942, by official Social Security birth counts.

Rank	Name	Births
#1	Mary	1,193
#2	Sharon	788
#3	Karen	754
#4	Linda	705
#5	Judy	584
#6	Barbara	582
#7	Sandra	565
#8	Judith	550
#9	Patricia	544
#10	Carol	522
#11	Nancy	425
#12	Janet	407
#13	Donna	391
#14	Janice	365
#15	Carolyn	359
#16	Shirley	328
#17	Joyce	324
#18	Marilyn	308
#19	Betty	289
#20	Beverly	252
#21	Susan	225
#22	Margaret	221
#23	Joan	219
#24	Connie	217
#25	Bonnie	209
#26	Jean	195
#27	Kathleen	192
#28	Lois	192
#29	Ruth	174
#30	Dorothy	172
#31	Diane	163
#32	Phyllis	156
#33	Virginia	147
#34	Jane	147
#35	Kay	137
#36	Carole	132
#37	Helen	129
#38	Norma	114
#39	Ann	109
#40	Alice	104
#41	Joann	103
#42	Darlene	102
#43	Doris	101
#44	Marlene	100
#45	Gloria	97
#46	Frances	94
#47	Kathryn	92
#48	Rita	92
#49	Martha	91
#50	Elaine	91
#51	Elizabeth	87
#52	Roberta	86
#53	Peggy	85
#54	Delores	85
#55	Sally	83
#56	Charlotte	78
#57	Marcia	76
#58	Marjorie	75
#59	Rose	75
#60	Evelyn	74
#61	Diana	67
#62	Patty	64
#63	Pamela	64
#64	Dixie	64
#65	Jo	64
#66	Deanna	64
#67	Sheryl	64
#68	Joanne	62
#69	Julie	61
#70	Ellen	61
#71	Rosemary	58
#72	Jeanne	55
#73	Sue	55
#74	Jacqueline	52
#75	Dianne	52
#76	Marlys	51
#77	Kathy	50
#78	Charlene	49
#79	Wanda	49
#80	Geraldine	48
#81	Pat	48
#82	Catherine	48
#83	Sherry	48
#84	Marie	47
#85	Katherine	44
#86	Colleen	43
#87	Georgia	42
#88	Eileen	41
#89	Suzanne	41
#90	Jeanette	41
#91	Lynda	41
#92	Constance	41
#93	Eleanor	40
#94	Loretta	40
#95	Patsy	39
#96	Sheila	39
#97	Cynthia	39
#98	Mildred	37
#99	Anita	37
#100	Lorraine	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	64	30	2
Marlys	51	24	2
Karon	20	9	1
Lavonne	33	16	2
Dixie	64	30	8
Cheryl	35	17	4
Colleen	43	20	6
Connie	217	103	28
Patty	64	30	9
Karen	754	357	114
Lorna	23	11	4
Deanna	64	30	11

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.