Iowa · 1960

Top 100 names in Iowa, 1960, by official Social Security birth counts.

Rank	Name	Births
#1	Mary	788
#2	Lori	739
#3	Julie	686
#4	Susan	656
#5	Lisa	574
#6	Linda	566
#7	Debra	506
#8	Brenda	494
#9	Karen	487
#10	Kimberly	440
#11	Nancy	369
#12	Barbara	368
#13	Teresa	351
#14	Kathy	339
#15	Sandra	334
#16	Cynthia	333
#17	Pamela	329
#18	Diane	323
#19	Cindy	321
#20	Carol	318
#21	Laura	310
#22	Patricia	293
#23	Donna	271
#24	Debbie	266
#25	Denise	261
#26	Deborah	260
#27	Kim	253
#28	Cheryl	248
#29	Janet	245
#30	Laurie	242
#31	Kelly	241
#32	Connie	230
#33	Tammy	228
#34	Rhonda	224
#35	Ann	220
#36	Jane	214
#37	Sharon	213
#38	Kathleen	203
#39	Rebecca	193
#40	Elizabeth	185
#41	Dawn	182
#42	Christine	173
#43	Terri	170
#44	Michelle	167
#45	Robin	163
#46	Jean	157
#47	Becky	155
#48	Peggy	151
#49	Theresa	148
#50	Judy	141
#51	Beth	134
#52	Shelly	133
#53	Vicki	132
#54	Jill	126
#55	Diana	121
#56	Sheila	117
#57	Sherry	117
#58	Cathy	116
#59	Joan	115
#60	Sheryl	114
#61	Carla	114
#62	Janice	113
#63	Catherine	113
#64	Paula	113
#65	Margaret	111
#66	Tracy	110
#67	Joyce	109
#68	Kathryn	104
#69	Tamara	103
#70	Sue	99
#71	Annette	98
#72	Jennifer	98
#73	Anne	96
#74	Lynn	96
#75	Amy	94
#76	Tina	94
#77	Bonnie	94
#78	Sherri	92
#79	Deanna	91
#80	Angela	88
#81	Marcia	87
#82	Penny	87
#83	Valerie	87
#84	Renee	86
#85	Wendy	86
#86	Ruth	82
#87	Sally	81
#88	Michele	77
#89	Tami	75
#90	Ellen	74
#91	Jody	74
#92	Jeanne	74
#93	Jacqueline	73
#94	Sarah	73
#95	Colleen	73
#96	Julia	73
#97	Karla	73
#98	Pam	72
#99	Patty	72
#100	Kay	71

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	50	18	3
Renae	26	9	1
Leann	44	16	3
Janelle	26	9	2
Luann	43	15	4
Kristy	31	11	3
Kris	33	12	3
Joni	71	25	7
Shelly	133	47	13
Dee	25	9	3
Tamra	27	10	3
Kristi	49	17	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.