Iowa ★ 1952

Top names in Iowa, 1952

Mary led for girls with 1,217 babies ; Michael for boys with 1,446. State counts omit names with fewer than five babies that year.

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Girls

#	Name	Babies
1	Mary	1,217
2	Linda	1,104
3	Susan	801
4	Patricia	758
5	Barbara	718
6	Debra	694
7	Nancy	667
8	Deborah	648
9	Karen	476
10	Kathleen	472
11	Sandra	471
12	Pamela	470
13	Carol	447
14	Diane	439
15	Cynthia	417
16	Rebecca	409
17	Janet	371
18	Connie	355
19	Donna	335
20	Kathy	304
20	Sharon	304
22	Jane	299
23	Christine	288
24	Kathryn	262
25	Marilyn	251
26	Cheryl	250
26	Joyce	250
28	Janice	244
29	Judy	243
30	Jean	240
31	Peggy	224
32	Ann	223
33	Margaret	218
34	Julie	201
34	Marcia	201
36	Vicki	199
37	Judith	192
38	Beverly	188
39	Joan	185
40	Elizabeth	176
41	Diana	174
42	Denise	172
43	Catherine	161
43	Teresa	161
45	Paula	160
46	Bonnie	155
47	Ruth	148
48	Carolyn	146
49	Rita	143
50	Marsha	137
50	Vickie	137
52	Shirley	135
53	Betty	131
54	Rhonda	125
54	Sherry	125
56	Lois	124
57	Sally	119
58	Virginia	118
59	Martha	117
60	Colleen	115
61	Cathy	114
61	Theresa	114
63	Constance	113
63	Katherine	113
65	Gloria	108
65	Jo	108
67	Marlene	107
68	Lynn	106
68	Sheryl	106
70	Brenda	104
71	Jacqueline	98
71	Jeanne	98
71	Sheila	98
74	Becky	95
75	Cindy	93
76	Sue	92
77	Gail	90
78	Elaine	88
79	Roberta	86
80	Rose	82
81	Anne	81
82	Carla	80
82	Ellen	80
84	Laura	76
84	Phyllis	76
86	Kay	75
87	Victoria	74
88	Suzanne	73
89	Helen	72
89	Joann	72
91	Dianne	70
91	Dorothy	70
93	Jill	69
94	Wanda	68
95	Vicky	67
96	Jennifer	65
96	Joanne	65
98	Kristine	64
99	Anita	60
99	Beth	60

Boys

#	Name	Babies
1	Michael	1,446
2	David	1,431
3	James	1,256
4	John	1,191
5	Steven	1,185
6	Robert	1,172
7	Richard	963
8	Dennis	905
9	Thomas	890
10	William	776
11	Gary	774
12	Mark	734
13	Donald	548
14	Ronald	511
15	Larry	510
16	Daniel	486
17	Charles	451
18	Douglas	440
19	Stephen	386
20	Paul	380
21	Timothy	376
22	Kenneth	361
23	Roger	331
24	Terry	322
25	Gregory	315
26	Randy	312
27	Bruce	297
28	Craig	286
29	Jerry	285
30	Joseph	262
31	Jeffrey	261
32	Randall	245
33	Patrick	243
34	Alan	199
35	Dale	197
36	Scott	178
37	Kevin	177
38	Danny	172
39	Keith	168
40	Edward	164
40	Gerald	164
40	Wayne	164
43	Dean	158
44	Brian	155
45	George	154
46	Russell	137
47	Rodney	136
48	Duane	134
48	Raymond	134
50	Ricky	133
51	Jack	130
52	Lawrence	120
53	Stanley	119
54	Rick	116
55	Allen	106
56	Harold	102
57	Micheal	99
58	Martin	98
59	Jon	97
60	Carl	92
61	Marvin	90
62	Curtis	84
63	Eugene	81
63	Kent	81
63	Kim	81
66	Steve	73
67	Bradley	72
67	Dan	72
69	Christopher	71
70	Darrell	69
70	Frank	69
72	Jay	68
73	Leslie	67
74	Lynn	65
75	Lyle	63
76	Peter	62
76	Phillip	62
78	Allan	61
78	Anthony	61
78	Philip	61
81	Joel	58
81	Ralph	58
83	Barry	57
83	Lee	57
85	Theodore	56
85	Walter	56
87	Daryl	55
87	Dwight	55
87	Howard	55
90	Don	53
90	Leonard	53
92	Frederick	52
92	Glen	52
92	Glenn	52
95	Gene	51
95	Mike	51
97	Fred	50
97	Rex	50
99	Tom	49
100	Roy	48