Iowa ★ 1946

Top names in Iowa, 1946

Mary led for girls with 1,297 babies ; James for boys with 1,351. State counts omit names with fewer than five babies that year.

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Girls

#	Name	Babies
1	Mary	1,297
2	Linda	1,124
3	Patricia	670
4	Sharon	668
5	Barbara	658
6	Carol	642
7	Judy	599
8	Susan	589
9	Nancy	555
10	Sandra	545
11	Karen	514
12	Donna	432
13	Connie	400
14	Judith	393
15	Janice	383
16	Janet	330
17	Diane	322
18	Marilyn	307
19	Joyce	278
20	Kathleen	273
21	Cheryl	272
22	Pamela	269
23	Carolyn	267
24	Betty	257
25	Shirley	250
26	Jean	238
27	Margaret	220
28	Beverly	214
29	Bonnie	195
30	Jane	194
31	Ruth	190
32	Diana	186
33	Joan	178
34	Kathy	165
35	Virginia	159
36	Marcia	156
37	Kathryn	143
38	Ann	137
39	Lois	133
40	Gloria	128
41	Cynthia	126
41	Vicki	126
43	Peggy	125
43	Phyllis	125
45	Dorothy	124
45	Elaine	124
47	Sherry	122
48	Elizabeth	119
49	Rita	115
50	Sheryl	113
51	Sally	112
52	Jeanne	110
53	Suzanne	109
54	Kay	108
55	Sue	107
56	Jo	104
57	Rosemary	103
58	Martha	98
59	Helen	96
60	Julie	95
61	Dianne	94
62	Alice	93
63	Frances	86
64	Sheila	85
65	Ellen	83
66	Norma	81
67	Joann	80
68	Darlene	79
68	Marlene	79
68	Rebecca	79
71	Carole	77
71	Charlotte	77
73	Marsha	75
73	Rose	75
75	Joanne	73
76	Catherine	68
76	Roberta	68
78	Constance	66
79	Christine	65
79	Doris	65
79	Jacqueline	65
79	Marjorie	65
83	Dixie	64
84	Colleen	62
84	Wanda	62
86	Deanna	61
86	Eileen	61
86	Lynda	61
89	Charlene	60
89	Paula	60
91	Janis	57
92	Anne	54
92	Lynn	54
92	Marie	54
95	Katherine	53
95	Pat	53
97	Becky	52
97	Delores	52
97	Patty	52
100	Dianna	51

Boys

#	Name	Babies
1	James	1,351
2	Robert	1,240
3	John	1,222
4	Richard	1,160
5	David	1,064
6	Dennis	965
7	Gary	858
8	Larry	847
9	Michael	843
10	Ronald	722
11	William	658
12	Thomas	633
13	Donald	518
14	Charles	424
15	Kenneth	419
16	Jerry	394
17	Terry	388
18	Roger	368
19	Steven	342
20	Paul	336
21	Stephen	304
22	Douglas	242
23	Jim	223
24	Daniel	202
25	Dale	198
26	Edward	193
26	Gerald	193
28	Mike	177
29	Jack	173
30	Bruce	172
30	George	172
32	Mark	170
33	Wayne	167
34	Joseph	157
35	Raymond	156
35	Tom	156
37	Danny	155
38	Harold	148
39	Bill	147
40	Keith	145
41	Steve	140
42	Alan	132
43	Patrick	126
44	Duane	124
44	Marvin	124
46	Craig	112
46	Russell	112
48	Bob	109
48	Eugene	109
50	Don	108
51	Dean	107
52	Timothy	100
53	Gregory	99
54	Allen	96
54	Ronnie	96
56	Fred	95
57	Frank	93
58	Carl	92
58	Lawrence	92
58	Stanley	92
61	Jon	90
62	Ralph	87
63	Norman	83
64	Darrell	78
65	Gene	76
65	Philip	76
67	Lyle	75
68	Dan	74
68	Roy	74
70	Joe	70
71	Rodney	68
72	Phillip	67
73	Lynn	66
74	Dave	64
74	Walter	64
76	Francis	63
77	Harry	62
77	Leroy	62
79	Leonard	61
79	Randy	61
81	Arthur	59
82	Allan	58
83	Frederick	57
83	Howard	57
85	Randall	56
86	Barry	54
86	Daryl	54
88	Brian	52
89	Curtis	51
89	Gordon	51
91	Martin	50
91	Vernon	50
93	Jay	49
93	Lloyd	49
93	Warren	49
96	Bernard	47
96	Clifford	47
96	Jeffrey	47
96	Ray	47
100	Earl	46