Iowa · 1956

Top 100 names in Iowa, 1956, by official Social Security birth counts.

Rank	Name	Births
#1	Debra	1,171
#2	Mary	1,083
#3	Susan	815
#4	Linda	660
#5	Cynthia	578
#6	Nancy	538
#7	Karen	534
#8	Patricia	532
#9	Barbara	487
#10	Diane	466
#11	Pamela	462
#12	Deborah	450
#13	Julie	435
#14	Carol	414
#15	Sandra	377
#16	Cheryl	349
#17	Rebecca	332
#18	Kathleen	312
#19	Kathy	307
#20	Janet	291
#21	Denise	286
#22	Sharon	279
#23	Jane	277
#24	Donna	274
#25	Cindy	266
#26	Connie	266
#27	Teresa	260
#28	Lori	225
#29	Jean	210
#30	Kim	209
#31	Ann	207
#32	Rhonda	204
#33	Kimberly	193
#34	Vicki	185
#35	Kathryn	179
#36	Peggy	178
#37	Brenda	170
#38	Christine	169
#39	Joyce	168
#40	Catherine	164
#41	Janice	161
#42	Elizabeth	159
#43	Joan	158
#44	Paula	157
#45	Theresa	156
#46	Lynn	155
#47	Margaret	153
#48	Debbie	152
#49	Laura	146
#50	Diana	142
#51	Judy	141
#52	Terri	140
#53	Sheryl	137
#54	Sherry	134
#55	Robin	132
#56	Lisa	129
#57	Cathy	127
#58	Bonnie	124
#59	Judith	124
#60	Dawn	120
#61	Marilyn	120
#62	Becky	119
#63	Vickie	118
#64	Michelle	117
#65	Laurie	115
#66	Beverly	113
#67	Sheila	110
#68	Katherine	109
#69	Ruth	108
#70	Marcia	107
#71	Sue	106
#72	Carolyn	105
#73	Rita	97
#74	Jan	96
#75	Jill	95
#76	Sally	94
#77	Carla	91
#78	Betty	90
#79	Tina	89
#80	Beth	87
#81	Renee	86
#82	Shirley	85
#83	Wendy	84
#84	Martha	84
#85	Valerie	82
#86	Gail	81
#87	Joni	79
#88	Colleen	77
#89	Luann	75
#90	Michele	75
#91	Jacqueline	73
#92	Jeanne	73
#93	Suzanne	73
#94	Victoria	72
#95	Rose	70
#96	Kay	69
#97	Virginia	69
#98	Marsha	68
#99	Ellen	68
#100	Lois	67

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
Marlys	22	8	1
Jolene	56	20	2
Kristie	23	8	1
Leann	33	12	2
Kristin	30	11	2
Luann	75	27	6
Janelle	22	8	2
Kristy	22	8	2
Leanne	25	9	2
Dixie	34	12	3
Roxann	21	7	2
Kristine	52	18	5

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.