Top baby names in Iowa, 1947
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Linda | 2,365 |
| 2 | Mary | 1,397 |
| 3 | Barbara | 753 |
| 4 | Patricia | 719 |
| 5 | Susan | 704 |
| 6 | Nancy | 688 |
| 7 | Carol | 644 |
| 8 | Sandra | 614 |
| 9 | Sharon | 567 |
| 10 | Judy | 556 |
| 11 | Karen | 553 |
| 12 | Donna | 468 |
| 13 | Connie | 465 |
| 14 | Judith | 396 |
| 15 | Janice | 382 |
| 16 | Diane | 374 |
| 17 | Kathleen | 364 |
| 18 | Cheryl | 357 |
| 19 | Janet | 355 |
| 20 | Pamela | 334 |
| 21 | Joyce | 319 |
| 22 | Marilyn | 306 |
| 23 | Jane | 278 |
| 24 | Shirley | 271 |
| 25 | Carolyn | 261 |
| 26 | Margaret | 255 |
| 27 | Jean | 239 |
| 28 | Beverly | 237 |
| 29 | Kathy | 233 |
| 30 | Betty | 232 |
| 31 | Bonnie | 210 |
| 32 | Diana | 207 |
| 33 | Cynthia | 190 |
| 34 | Marcia | 186 |
| 35 | Joan | 180 |
| 35 | Ruth | 180 |
| 37 | Ann | 176 |
| 38 | Vicki | 172 |
| 39 | Kathryn | 162 |
| 40 | Phyllis | 159 |
| 41 | Peggy | 153 |
| 42 | Virginia | 150 |
| 43 | Sherry | 149 |
| 44 | Gloria | 147 |
| 45 | Sue | 142 |
| 46 | Elizabeth | 133 |
| 47 | Sally | 130 |
| 48 | Jo | 128 |
| 49 | Julie | 127 |
| 50 | Sheryl | 121 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | James | 1,428 |
| 2 | John | 1,377 |
| 3 | David | 1,311 |
| 4 | Robert | 1,297 |
| 5 | Richard | 1,164 |
| 6 | Dennis | 1,036 |
| 7 | Michael | 1,024 |
| 8 | Larry | 860 |
| 9 | Gary | 851 |
| 10 | Ronald | 794 |
| 11 | Thomas | 769 |
| 12 | William | 767 |
| 13 | Steven | 586 |
| 14 | Donald | 547 |
| 15 | Charles | 465 |
| 16 | Terry | 419 |
| 17 | Kenneth | 415 |
| 18 | Jerry | 409 |
| 19 | Roger | 405 |
| 20 | Stephen | 363 |
| 21 | Paul | 358 |
| 22 | Douglas | 267 |
| 23 | Daniel | 262 |
| 24 | Jim | 230 |
| 25 | Bruce | 224 |
| 26 | Craig | 221 |
| 27 | Mark | 214 |
| 28 | Mike | 212 |
| 29 | Dale | 208 |
| 29 | Steve | 208 |
| 31 | Tom | 207 |
| 32 | George | 201 |
| 33 | Joseph | 198 |
| 34 | Gerald | 197 |
| 35 | Edward | 194 |
| 36 | Jack | 183 |
| 37 | Gregory | 177 |
| 38 | Danny | 172 |
| 39 | Wayne | 168 |
| 40 | Alan | 167 |
| 41 | Keith | 162 |
| 42 | Patrick | 158 |
| 43 | Bill | 157 |
| 44 | Raymond | 154 |
| 45 | Duane | 141 |
| 46 | Timothy | 139 |
| 47 | Dean | 133 |
| 48 | Allen | 125 |
| 49 | Frank | 124 |
| 50 | Russell | 123 |