Iowa ★ 1948

Top names in Iowa, 1948

Linda led for girls with 2,145 babies ; James for boys with 1,298. State counts omit names with fewer than five babies that year.

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Girls

#	Name	Babies
1	Linda	2,145
2	Mary	1,354
3	Susan	757
4	Barbara	706
5	Patricia	647
6	Nancy	593
7	Carol	552
8	Sandra	543
9	Sharon	537
10	Karen	492
11	Judy	407
12	Kathleen	402
13	Pamela	390
14	Donna	386
15	Connie	384
16	Janet	368
17	Diane	338
18	Cheryl	310
18	Janice	310
20	Joyce	281
21	Judith	277
22	Jane	254
23	Kathy	253
24	Margaret	251
25	Marilyn	250
26	Jean	241
27	Cynthia	240
28	Carolyn	239
29	Shirley	212
30	Betty	205
31	Diana	204
31	Marcia	204
33	Vicki	198
34	Beverly	193
35	Ann	186
35	Deborah	186
37	Peggy	179
38	Bonnie	177
39	Joan	168
40	Ruth	162
41	Kathryn	161
42	Rebecca	146
43	Elizabeth	144
44	Virginia	134
45	Christine	132
45	Sherry	132
47	Gloria	123
48	Sally	122
49	Rita	121
50	Lois	118
50	Marsha	118
52	Elaine	109
52	Julie	109
52	Sue	109
55	Sheryl	104
56	Dianne	103
57	Teresa	101
58	Cathy	100
58	Sheila	100
60	Paula	97
61	Catherine	96
61	Phyllis	96
63	Martha	95
64	Suzanne	94
65	Jacqueline	93
66	Katherine	91
67	Dorothy	89
67	Jo	89
69	Helen	87
70	Kay	85
71	Lynn	84
72	Jeanne	83
73	Charlotte	79
73	Darlene	79
75	Ellen	77
75	Marlene	77
77	Roberta	76
78	Alice	75
79	Rose	74
80	Gail	68
81	Doris	67
81	Frances	67
81	Joann	67
81	Theresa	67
85	Becky	66
85	Colleen	66
85	Constance	66
85	Vickie	66
89	Rosemary	65
90	Marjorie	64
91	Cindy	63
92	Carole	62
92	Dixie	62
92	Lynda	62
95	Anita	61
95	Norma	61
97	Charlene	60
97	Janis	60
97	Laura	60
100	Joanne	58

Boys

#	Name	Babies
1	James	1,298
2	Robert	1,281
3	John	1,212
4	David	1,187
5	Michael	1,009
6	Dennis	929
7	Richard	928
8	Larry	864
9	Steven	808
10	Gary	775
11	William	768
12	Thomas	737
13	Ronald	735
14	Donald	532
15	Charles	463
16	Kenneth	430
17	Terry	409
18	Roger	398
19	Stephen	397
20	Jerry	365
21	Paul	329
22	Douglas	288
23	Mark	282
24	Daniel	274
25	Craig	220
26	Joseph	217
27	Bruce	206
28	Timothy	199
29	Jim	198
29	Steve	198
31	Alan	197
32	Dale	192
33	Danny	190
33	Mike	190
35	Gregory	187
36	Gerald	185
37	Edward	175
38	Jack	171
39	Tom	167
40	Patrick	164
41	Wayne	163
42	George	157
43	Keith	155
44	Duane	144
45	Dean	138
46	Raymond	133
47	Bill	131
48	Harold	120
49	Randy	118
50	Philip	111
51	Allen	108
51	Jon	108
53	Randall	104
54	Russell	103
55	Marvin	96
56	Lawrence	95
57	Dan	94
58	Stanley	93
59	Darrell	92
59	Eugene	92
61	Joe	91
61	Lynn	91
63	Don	88
64	Rodney	87
65	Gene	86
65	Lyle	86
67	Phillip	85
68	Carl	84
68	Frank	84
68	Ronnie	84
71	Jeffrey	76
72	Bob	75
73	Rick	74
74	Ralph	70
75	Barry	69
76	Curtis	67
77	Brian	66
77	Norman	66
79	Fred	65
79	Harry	65
79	Walter	65
82	Gordon	63
82	Micheal	63
82	Tim	63
85	Arthur	61
86	Allan	60
87	Roy	59
88	Dave	58
88	Peter	58
90	Kent	56
90	Leslie	56
90	Melvin	56
93	Lee	55
94	Clifford	54
94	Francis	54
94	Ricky	54
97	Howard	53
97	Jimmy	53
99	Leonard	51
100	Henry	49