Iowa ★ 1949

Top names in Iowa, 1949

Linda led for girls with 1,854 babies ; James for boys with 1,335. State counts omit names with fewer than five babies that year.

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Girls

#	Name	Babies
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	Beverly	223
31	Jean	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
53	Sheila	109
55	Sally	108
56	Martha	106
57	Sheryl	101
58	Phyllis	97
58	Sherry	97
60	Cathy	96
60	Jacqueline	96
62	Sue	95
63	Lois	94
64	Dorothy	93
65	Katherine	92
66	Jeanne	91
67	Elaine	90
68	Helen	89
68	Jo	89
68	Kay	89
71	Dianne	87
71	Marlene	87
71	Victoria	87
74	Suzanne	86
75	Colleen	82
75	Teresa	82
77	Roberta	78
78	Lynn	77
79	Ellen	74
80	Debra	73
81	Becky	71
81	Joann	71
81	Marjorie	71
81	Theresa	71
85	Rose	68
86	Vickie	66
87	Laura	65
88	Charlene	63
88	Dixie	63
90	Doris	62
90	Joanne	62
90	Wanda	62
93	Lynda	61
94	Carole	60
94	Cindy	60
94	Jill	60
97	Alice	59
97	Anne	59
97	Frances	59
100	Darlene	56

Boys

#	Name	Babies
1	James	1,335
2	David	1,286
3	Robert	1,256
4	Michael	1,224
5	John	1,220
6	Richard	991
7	Dennis	936
8	Steven	845
9	Thomas	820
10	William	765
11	Gary	713
12	Larry	677
13	Ronald	675
14	Donald	547
15	Charles	482
16	Stephen	467
17	Terry	413
18	Roger	406
19	Douglas	395
20	Kenneth	384
21	Mark	369
22	Paul	363
23	Daniel	361
24	Jerry	316
25	Bruce	295
26	Craig	262
27	Joseph	243
28	Gregory	225
29	Timothy	220
30	Gerald	212
31	Dale	210
32	Patrick	204
33	Alan	191
34	Edward	181
35	Steve	171
36	George	170
36	Wayne	170
38	Keith	160
39	Randy	158
40	Danny	155
41	Randall	153
42	Dean	142
43	Duane	140
43	Jack	140
45	Tom	134
46	Marvin	132
47	Mike	130
48	Jim	128
48	Raymond	128
50	Allen	124
51	Rodney	123
52	Lawrence	115
53	Russell	114
54	Harold	107
55	Jeffrey	104
56	Stanley	103
57	Frank	99
58	Bill	96
59	Scott	93
60	Eugene	88
61	Carl	86
61	Dan	86
61	Philip	86
64	Phillip	82
65	Brian	81
65	Jon	81
67	Kevin	80
68	Lynn	79
69	Francis	77
70	Lyle	75
70	Ronnie	75
72	Martin	74
73	Micheal	72
74	Don	68
74	Rick	68
74	Roy	68
77	Lee	66
78	Allan	65
78	Darrell	65
78	Joel	65
81	Walter	63
82	Ralph	62
83	Gene	60
83	Howard	60
83	Joe	60
83	Kent	60
83	Melvin	60
88	Norman	58
88	Ricky	58
90	Bob	57
91	Peter	56
91	Tim	56
93	Leonard	54
94	Christopher	52
94	Curtis	52
94	Ray	52
97	Loren	50
98	Barry	49
98	Fred	49
98	Glenn	49