Iowa · 1949

Top 100 names in Iowa, 1949, by official Social Security birth counts.

Rank	Name	Births
#1	Linda	1,854
#2	Mary	1,290
#3	Susan	831
#4	Patricia	714
#5	Barbara	707
#6	Nancy	646
#7	Sandra	562
#8	Karen	509
#9	Carol	481
#10	Kathleen	469
#11	Sharon	445
#12	Donna	411
#13	Connie	410
#14	Pamela	404
#15	Diane	383
#16	Deborah	362
#17	Janet	359
#18	Judy	344
#19	Cynthia	305
#20	Judith	293
#21	Janice	285
#22	Cheryl	283
#23	Kathy	278
#24	Joyce	277
#25	Margaret	276
#26	Jane	271
#27	Rebecca	269
#28	Marilyn	260
#29	Shirley	243
#30	Vicki	239
#31	Jean	223
#32	Beverly	223
#33	Kathryn	219
#34	Peggy	212
#35	Carolyn	209
#36	Marcia	200
#37	Diana	190
#38	Bonnie	186
#39	Ruth	185
#40	Betty	173
#41	Ann	166
#42	Christine	164
#43	Joan	147
#44	Gloria	146
#45	Elizabeth	142
#46	Virginia	134
#47	Julie	129
#48	Rita	128
#49	Catherine	121
#50	Constance	118
#51	Marsha	115
#52	Brenda	112
#53	Paula	109
#54	Sheila	109
#55	Sally	108
#56	Martha	106
#57	Sheryl	101
#58	Phyllis	97
#59	Sherry	97
#60	Cathy	96
#61	Jacqueline	96
#62	Sue	95
#63	Lois	94
#64	Dorothy	93
#65	Katherine	92
#66	Jeanne	91
#67	Elaine	90
#68	Kay	89
#69	Jo	89
#70	Helen	89
#71	Dianne	87
#72	Victoria	87
#73	Marlene	87
#74	Suzanne	86
#75	Teresa	82
#76	Colleen	82
#77	Roberta	78
#78	Lynn	77
#79	Ellen	74
#80	Debra	73
#81	Joann	71
#82	Becky	71
#83	Marjorie	71
#84	Theresa	71
#85	Rose	68
#86	Vickie	66
#87	Laura	65
#88	Charlene	63
#89	Dixie	63
#90	Joanne	62
#91	Wanda	62
#92	Doris	62
#93	Lynda	61
#94	Carole	60
#95	Jill	60
#96	Cindy	60
#97	Frances	59
#98	Anne	59
#99	Alice	59
#100	Gail	56

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	29	11	1
Jolene	38	14	2
Lavonne	27	10	2
Karla	40	15	3
Dixie	63	23	5
Becky	71	26	6
Marla	28	10	3
Shari	29	11	3
Vicky	54	20	6
Cheri	27	10	3
Sheryl	101	37	12
Deanna	49	18	6

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.