Iowa · 1955

Top 100 names in Iowa, 1955, by official Social Security birth counts.

Rank	Name	Births
#1	Debra	1,239
#2	Mary	1,153
#3	Susan	845
#4	Linda	787
#5	Barbara	588
#6	Patricia	584
#7	Nancy	547
#8	Deborah	535
#9	Cynthia	519
#10	Pamela	512
#11	Karen	490
#12	Diane	461
#13	Sandra	429
#14	Carol	384
#15	Julie	380
#16	Kathleen	373
#17	Rebecca	365
#18	Janet	343
#19	Cheryl	305
#20	Donna	303
#21	Connie	290
#22	Jane	287
#23	Denise	283
#24	Teresa	273
#25	Sharon	271
#26	Kathy	270
#27	Ann	208
#28	Peggy	202
#29	Jean	200
#30	Vicki	199
#31	Margaret	193
#32	Kathryn	188
#33	Joyce	184
#34	Cindy	180
#35	Rhonda	177
#36	Judy	177
#37	Elizabeth	174
#38	Janice	172
#39	Christine	170
#40	Paula	166
#41	Catherine	164
#42	Marcia	164
#43	Diana	158
#44	Joan	156
#45	Marilyn	154
#46	Brenda	152
#47	Vickie	152
#48	Bonnie	146
#49	Lynn	146
#50	Lori	145
#51	Beverly	143
#52	Sheryl	138
#53	Theresa	131
#54	Lisa	130
#55	Betty	125
#56	Judith	123
#57	Kim	122
#58	Debbie	117
#59	Terri	117
#60	Cathy	116
#61	Sherry	116
#62	Laura	116
#63	Carolyn	112
#64	Ruth	111
#65	Shirley	108
#66	Katherine	104
#67	Sally	102
#68	Robin	100
#69	Sheila	100
#70	Kimberly	96
#71	Jill	95
#72	Sue	93
#73	Roxanne	92
#74	Rita	92
#75	Gail	91
#76	Colleen	89
#77	Becky	89
#78	Laurie	88
#79	Dawn	87
#80	Constance	87
#81	Victoria	86
#82	Carla	85
#83	Martha	83
#84	Gloria	83
#85	Valerie	82
#86	Rose	82
#87	Beth	81
#88	Jacqueline	79
#89	Elaine	79
#90	Jo	79
#91	Michelle	76
#92	Marsha	74
#93	Michele	74
#94	Luann	73
#95	Jennifer	72
#96	Wanda	71
#97	Ellen	70
#98	Jeanne	68
#99	Anne	68
#100	Virginia	68

Uniquely popular in Iowa

Names whose share of births in this state is far above the national share (per 10,000 births).

Name	Births	Per 10k in state	Per 10k nationwide
Jolene	48	17	3
Leann	29	10	2
Kristi	43	15	3
Kristin	33	12	2
Janelle	29	10	2
Lynnette	23	8	2
Deanna	63	22	5
Julie	380	134	35
Roxann	23	8	2
Karla	65	23	6
Luann	73	26	7
Leanne	20	7	2

Figures are from the U.S. Social Security Administration Popular Baby Names dataset (public domain). Names with fewer than 5 recorded births in a year or state are suppressed by the source.