Iowa ★ 1947

Top names in Iowa, 1947

Linda led for girls with 2,365 babies ; James for boys with 1,428. State counts omit names with fewer than five babies that year.

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Girls

#	Name	Babies
1	Linda	2,365
2	Mary	1,397
3	Barbara	753
4	Patricia	719
5	Susan	704
6	Nancy	688
7	Carol	644
8	Sandra	614
9	Sharon	567
10	Judy	556
11	Karen	553
12	Donna	468
13	Connie	465
14	Judith	396
15	Janice	382
16	Diane	374
17	Kathleen	364
18	Cheryl	357
19	Janet	355
20	Pamela	334
21	Joyce	319
22	Marilyn	306
23	Jane	278
24	Shirley	271
25	Carolyn	261
26	Margaret	255
27	Jean	239
28	Beverly	237
29	Kathy	233
30	Betty	232
31	Bonnie	210
32	Diana	207
33	Cynthia	190
34	Marcia	186
35	Joan	180
35	Ruth	180
37	Ann	176
38	Vicki	172
39	Kathryn	162
40	Phyllis	159
41	Peggy	153
42	Virginia	150
43	Sherry	149
44	Gloria	147
45	Sue	142
46	Elizabeth	133
47	Sally	130
48	Jo	128
49	Julie	127
50	Sheryl	121
51	Elaine	119
52	Suzanne	118
53	Jeanne	117
54	Christine	114
55	Dianne	113
55	Lois	113
57	Darlene	112
57	Martha	112
59	Kay	109
60	Dorothy	106
60	Rita	106
62	Rebecca	105
63	Catherine	97
63	Deborah	97
65	Jacqueline	95
66	Alice	94
67	Ellen	92
68	Paula	91
69	Constance	88
69	Marsha	88
69	Sheila	88
72	Marlene	87
73	Helen	86
73	Joann	86
75	Marjorie	81
76	Rosemary	77
77	Dixie	76
77	Joanne	76
77	Roberta	76
80	Janis	75
81	Lynda	73
81	Rose	73
83	Carole	72
84	Cathy	71
85	Laura	70
86	Lynn	68
86	Norma	68
88	Anita	66
88	Charlene	66
90	Frances	63
90	Katherine	63
92	Pat	61
93	Victoria	60
94	Charlotte	59
94	Evelyn	59
96	Doris	58
96	Patty	58
96	Penny	58
99	Vickie	57
100	Anne	56

Boys

#	Name	Babies
1	James	1,428
2	John	1,377
3	David	1,311
4	Robert	1,297
5	Richard	1,164
6	Dennis	1,036
7	Michael	1,024
8	Larry	860
9	Gary	851
10	Ronald	794
11	Thomas	769
12	William	767
13	Steven	586
14	Donald	547
15	Charles	465
16	Terry	419
17	Kenneth	415
18	Jerry	409
19	Roger	405
20	Stephen	363
21	Paul	358
22	Douglas	267
23	Daniel	262
24	Jim	230
25	Bruce	224
26	Craig	221
27	Mark	214
28	Mike	212
29	Dale	208
29	Steve	208
31	Tom	207
32	George	201
33	Joseph	198
34	Gerald	197
35	Edward	194
36	Jack	183
37	Gregory	177
38	Danny	172
39	Wayne	168
40	Alan	167
41	Keith	162
42	Patrick	158
43	Bill	157
44	Raymond	154
45	Duane	141
46	Timothy	139
47	Dean	133
48	Allen	125
49	Frank	124
50	Russell	123
51	Eugene	120
51	Harold	120
53	Lawrence	115
54	Marvin	114
55	Darrell	110
56	Gene	108
57	Rodney	106
58	Carl	104
59	Don	103
60	Jon	98
61	Stanley	95
62	Bob	92
63	Ronnie	91
64	Philip	89
65	Phillip	88
66	Fred	87
67	Ralph	85
68	Lynn	80
69	Dan	78
69	Norman	78
71	Joe	77
72	Harry	74
73	Brian	73
73	Randy	73
75	Jeffrey	69
76	Lyle	68
76	Melvin	68
76	Randall	68
79	Howard	67
80	Leroy	65
81	Allan	64
81	Dave	64
83	Arthur	62
83	Barry	62
85	Glenn	61
85	Roy	61
87	Peter	59
88	Warren	58
89	Dick	57
89	Francis	57
89	Gordon	57
89	Walter	57
93	Glen	55
93	Leonard	55
93	Micheal	55
96	Earl	54
96	Henry	54
96	Ted	54
96	Tim	54
100	Kent	53