Iowa ★ 1950

Top names in Iowa, 1950

Linda led for girls with 1,476 babies ; David for boys with 1,412. State counts omit names with fewer than five babies that year.

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Girls

#	Name	Babies
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
12	Kathleen	443
14	Diane	437
15	Donna	384
15	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	Carolyn	202
35	Marcia	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
47	Joan	143
49	Sherry	130
50	Sheryl	128
51	Rita	125
52	Constance	124
53	Virginia	117
54	Lois	115
55	Jacqueline	113
55	Sue	113
55	Teresa	113
58	Cathy	110
59	Brenda	107
59	Gloria	107
61	Paula	106
62	Suzanne	103
63	Dianne	102
63	Sally	102
65	Katherine	100
66	Jo	99
67	Marlene	97
68	Jeanne	96
68	Vickie	96
70	Martha	95
71	Sheila	94
72	Wanda	87
73	Elaine	85
74	Colleen	84
74	Phyllis	84
76	Helen	80
77	Becky	79
77	Ellen	79
77	Lynn	79
80	Rose	78
81	Victoria	75
82	Dorothy	74
82	Laura	74
84	Alice	72
84	Rosemary	72
86	Darlene	71
87	Joanne	70
87	Roberta	70
89	Joann	69
90	Gail	68
91	Rhonda	67
92	Glenda	65
93	Kay	64
93	Theresa	64
95	Carla	59
96	Anita	58
96	Cindy	58
96	Jennifer	58
96	Vicky	58
100	Charlene	57

Boys

#	Name	Babies
1	David	1,412
2	James	1,324
3	Michael	1,317
4	John	1,236
5	Robert	1,216
6	Richard	953
7	Steven	909
8	Dennis	893
9	Thomas	827
10	Gary	798
11	William	762
12	Larry	714
13	Ronald	646
14	Donald	523
15	Mark	506
16	Charles	472
17	Daniel	443
18	Douglas	437
19	Stephen	428
20	Kenneth	411
21	Roger	393
22	Jerry	351
23	Terry	339
24	Paul	337
25	Gregory	317
26	Timothy	278
27	Craig	271
28	Bruce	268
29	Patrick	238
30	Joseph	234
31	Dale	222
32	Randall	194
33	Edward	188
34	Wayne	176
35	Gerald	175
36	Danny	173
37	Alan	169
38	Randy	167
39	Keith	160
40	Dean	148
40	George	148
42	Duane	139
43	Rodney	138
44	Jeffrey	136
45	Raymond	132
46	Jack	131
47	Lawrence	128
48	Allen	118
49	Russell	116
50	Harold	110
51	Kevin	104
52	Stanley	98
52	Steve	98
54	Scott	97
55	Brian	96
55	Philip	96
57	Eugene	95
57	Marvin	95
59	Frank	89
60	Carl	87
60	Tom	87
62	Jon	85
63	Ricky	82
64	Micheal	80
65	Mike	76
66	Lynn	75
67	Darrell	70
68	Gene	69
69	Rick	68
70	Jim	67
71	Anthony	65
71	Martin	65
73	Ronnie	64
74	Bill	63
75	Lee	61
75	Ralph	61
77	Dan	60
78	Curtis	59
78	Gordon	59
80	Kent	58
81	Arthur	56
81	Melvin	56
83	Peter	55
83	Roy	55
85	Eric	54
85	Lyle	54
85	Phillip	54
88	Daryl	53
88	Don	53
88	Norman	53
91	Howard	52
91	Leonard	52
93	Christopher	51
93	Frederick	51
93	Kirk	51
96	Jay	50
97	Glen	49
97	Leslie	49
97	Theodore	49
100	Francis	48