Iowa · 1957

Top 100 names in Iowa, 1957, by official Social Security birth counts.

Rank	Name	Births
#1	Mary	966
#2	Debra	957
#3	Cynthia	767
#4	Susan	758
#5	Linda	616
#6	Julie	580
#7	Karen	521
#8	Cindy	512
#9	Nancy	454
#10	Diane	451
#11	Patricia	443
#12	Barbara	443
#13	Pamela	427
#14	Carol	386
#15	Deborah	364
#16	Lori	340
#17	Brenda	329
#18	Sandra	324
#19	Kathy	314
#20	Cheryl	309
#21	Denise	288
#22	Rebecca	287
#23	Sharon	284
#24	Teresa	284
#25	Kimberly	272
#26	Kathleen	265
#27	Donna	259
#28	Jane	255
#29	Janet	252
#30	Kim	232
#31	Connie	228
#32	Debbie	219
#33	Lisa	215
#34	Rhonda	211
#35	Ann	208
#36	Vicki	201
#37	Laura	184
#38	Jean	183
#39	Joan	181
#40	Elizabeth	180
#41	Peggy	173
#42	Christine	163
#43	Joyce	162
#44	Janice	160
#45	Sheryl	157
#46	Judy	156
#47	Diana	154
#48	Cathy	150
#49	Theresa	146
#50	Robin	144
#51	Carolyn	142
#52	Margaret	141
#53	Catherine	136
#54	Paula	136
#55	Kathryn	135
#56	Becky	131
#57	Lynn	126
#58	Sherry	123
#59	Dawn	122
#60	Jill	122
#61	Sue	117
#62	Terri	116
#63	Marcia	115
#64	Vickie	111
#65	Marilyn	107
#66	Michelle	104
#67	Ruth	99
#68	Laurie	98
#69	Beverly	95
#70	Beth	94
#71	Sheila	94
#72	Bonnie	92
#73	Katherine	92
#74	Judith	92
#75	Tammy	91
#76	Carla	90
#77	Karla	88
#78	Rita	88
#79	Annette	86
#80	Kay	85
#81	Valerie	84
#82	Roxanne	83
#83	Jeanne	82
#84	Jennifer	82
#85	Penny	80
#86	Victoria	78
#87	Betty	77
#88	Luann	77
#89	Vicky	77
#90	Shirley	76
#91	Colleen	76
#92	Joni	74
#93	Julia	73
#94	Sherri	72
#95	Rose	72
#96	Gail	72
#97	Sally	70
#98	Martha	70
#99	Anne	70
#100	Renee	69

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	64	22	3
Lavonne	20	7	1
Deanne	20	7	1
Kristy	32	11	2
Luann	77	27	5
Leann	39	14	3
Renae	20	7	1
Kristi	53	19	4
Kristin	35	12	3
Kristie	20	7	2
Karla	88	31	7
Dixie	34	12	3

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.