Iowa · 1950

Top 100 names in Iowa, 1950, by official Social Security birth counts.

Rank	Name	Births
#1	Linda	1,476
#2	Mary	1,313
#3	Susan	829
#4	Patricia	744
#5	Barbara	710
#6	Nancy	645
#7	Sandra	554
#8	Karen	515
#9	Carol	511
#10	Connie	454
#11	Pamela	448
#12	Deborah	443
#13	Kathleen	443
#14	Diane	437
#15	Donna	384
#16	Sharon	384
#17	Janet	356
#18	Cynthia	349
#19	Janice	339
#20	Rebecca	299
#21	Judith	295
#22	Judy	286
#23	Cheryl	281
#24	Jane	271
#25	Margaret	270
#26	Joyce	266
#27	Kathy	262
#28	Kathryn	252
#29	Jean	238
#30	Vicki	232
#31	Marilyn	226
#32	Peggy	223
#33	Beverly	218
#34	Shirley	204
#35	Marcia	202
#36	Carolyn	202
#37	Bonnie	185
#38	Ann	182
#39	Diana	181
#40	Christine	173
#41	Debra	163
#42	Julie	162
#43	Elizabeth	159
#44	Marsha	158
#45	Betty	157
#46	Ruth	154
#47	Catherine	143
#48	Joan	143
#49	Sherry	130
#50	Sheryl	128
#51	Rita	125
#52	Constance	124
#53	Virginia	117
#54	Lois	115
#55	Teresa	113
#56	Jacqueline	113
#57	Sue	113
#58	Cathy	110
#59	Gloria	107
#60	Brenda	107
#61	Paula	106
#62	Suzanne	103
#63	Sally	102
#64	Dianne	102
#65	Katherine	100
#66	Jo	99
#67	Marlene	97
#68	Vickie	96
#69	Jeanne	96
#70	Martha	95
#71	Sheila	94
#72	Wanda	87
#73	Elaine	85
#74	Phyllis	84
#75	Colleen	84
#76	Helen	80
#77	Lynn	79
#78	Becky	79
#79	Ellen	79
#80	Rose	78
#81	Victoria	75
#82	Laura	74
#83	Dorothy	74
#84	Alice	72
#85	Rosemary	72
#86	Darlene	71
#87	Joanne	70
#88	Roberta	70
#89	Joann	69
#90	Gail	68
#91	Rhonda	67
#92	Glenda	65
#93	Kay	64
#94	Theresa	64
#95	Carla	59
#96	Jennifer	58
#97	Vicky	58
#98	Cindy	58
#99	Anita	58
#100	Charlene	57

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	26	9	1
Jolene	42	15	2
Lavonne	24	9	2
Dixie	50	18	4
Becky	79	29	7
Sheryl	128	46	12
Connie	454	164	48
Teri	20	7	2
Deanna	48	17	5
Julie	162	58	18
Bette	22	8	3
Vicky	58	21	7

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.