Iowa ★ 1951

Top names in Iowa, 1951

Mary led for girls with 1,361 babies ; Michael for boys with 1,516. State counts omit names with fewer than five babies that year.

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Girls

#	Name	Babies
1	Mary	1,361
2	Linda	1,355
3	Patricia	896
4	Susan	887
5	Barbara	751
6	Nancy	682
7	Deborah	623
8	Karen	543
9	Sandra	499
10	Kathleen	481
11	Diane	472
12	Debra	464
13	Pamela	461
14	Carol	458
15	Cynthia	433
16	Connie	414
17	Janet	402
18	Rebecca	371
19	Donna	362
20	Sharon	357
21	Jane	317
22	Kathy	304
23	Janice	294
24	Cheryl	289
25	Judith	269
26	Christine	253
26	Joyce	253
28	Kathryn	251
29	Judy	247
30	Marilyn	244
31	Vicki	243
32	Margaret	230
32	Peggy	230
34	Jean	229
35	Beverly	211
35	Marcia	211
37	Ann	200
38	Bonnie	196
39	Carolyn	183
39	Shirley	183
41	Diana	178
41	Julie	178
43	Elizabeth	171
44	Catherine	169
45	Betty	161
46	Joan	158
47	Rita	153
48	Teresa	144
49	Ruth	143
50	Constance	142
51	Paula	133
52	Vickie	129
53	Brenda	124
54	Katherine	119
54	Marsha	119
54	Martha	119
57	Cathy	118
58	Sherry	115
58	Virginia	115
60	Lois	112
61	Lynn	108
62	Kay	107
63	Gloria	106
64	Jo	105
65	Sally	104
66	Elaine	103
66	Marlene	103
66	Sue	103
69	Dianne	100
69	Jeanne	100
71	Denise	99
71	Sheila	99
73	Becky	98
74	Rhonda	96
75	Gail	95
75	Laura	95
75	Sheryl	95
78	Colleen	93
79	Phyllis	91
80	Jacqueline	89
81	Cindy	87
81	Rose	87
81	Suzanne	87
84	Ellen	85
84	Victoria	85
86	Roberta	82
87	Theresa	80
88	Joann	79
89	Dorothy	78
90	Carla	73
91	Anne	70
91	Glenda	70
93	Rosemary	66
94	Wanda	64
95	Joanne	63
96	Norma	62
97	Alice	61
98	Jolene	60
98	Marjorie	60
100	Dixie	59

Boys

#	Name	Babies
1	Michael	1,516
2	David	1,483
3	James	1,330
4	John	1,257
5	Robert	1,214
6	Steven	1,157
7	Richard	1,031
8	Dennis	953
9	Thomas	905
10	William	864
11	Gary	814
12	Larry	634
13	Mark	618
14	Ronald	600
15	Charles	516
16	Donald	506
17	Daniel	467
18	Douglas	450
19	Kenneth	430
20	Stephen	420
21	Roger	386
22	Terry	366
23	Timothy	363
24	Paul	320
25	Jerry	316
26	Gregory	315
27	Bruce	301
28	Craig	297
29	Joseph	272
30	Randy	256
31	Patrick	227
32	Edward	220
33	Randall	218
34	Alan	210
35	Dale	206
36	Jeffrey	197
37	Gerald	196
38	Keith	185
39	Wayne	169
40	Danny	168
41	Kevin	158
42	Dean	151
43	Duane	145
44	Scott	141
45	Russell	136
46	George	135
47	Raymond	122
48	Harold	120
49	Jack	116
50	Brian	115
51	Allen	112
51	Stanley	112
53	Rodney	110
54	Micheal	106
55	Philip	103
56	Lawrence	102
57	Ricky	100
58	Eugene	98
59	Marvin	97
60	Carl	91
61	Rick	89
62	Martin	85
63	Darrell	83
63	Jon	83
65	Frank	78
66	Kent	77
67	Steve	74
68	Dan	71
69	Gene	68
69	Lynn	68
71	Howard	67
72	Barry	64
72	Lyle	64
74	Daryl	63
74	Kim	63
74	Phillip	63
77	Bradley	62
78	Leonard	60
79	Allan	59
80	Edwin	58
80	Loren	58
80	Peter	58
80	Rex	58
80	Walter	58
85	Curtis	57
85	Glen	57
85	Gordon	57
85	Ralph	57
89	Mike	55
90	Anthony	54
90	Jay	54
92	Harry	52
92	Warren	52
94	Bill	51
94	Eric	51
96	Arthur	50
96	Christopher	50
96	Fred	50
96	Norman	50
100	Leslie	49