Iowa · 1962

Top 100 names in Iowa, 1962, by official Social Security birth counts.

Rank	Name	Births
#1	Lisa	800
#2	Mary	730
#3	Lori	678
#4	Julie	660
#5	Susan	597
#6	Brenda	459
#7	Debra	457
#8	Karen	440
#9	Kimberly	415
#10	Linda	401
#11	Teresa	343
#12	Barbara	321
#13	Nancy	314
#14	Diane	309
#15	Michelle	305
#16	Laura	305
#17	Tammy	298
#18	Cynthia	297
#19	Pamela	292
#20	Sandra	266
#21	Denise	258
#22	Kathy	257
#23	Patricia	252
#24	Kelly	247
#25	Laurie	245
#26	Rhonda	224
#27	Cindy	220
#28	Deborah	217
#29	Robin	214
#30	Cheryl	210
#31	Carol	210
#32	Connie	208
#33	Kim	208
#34	Ann	205
#35	Donna	204
#36	Dawn	202
#37	Janet	201
#38	Kathleen	193
#39	Debbie	193
#40	Sharon	190
#41	Jane	177
#42	Rebecca	175
#43	Elizabeth	170
#44	Theresa	169
#45	Christine	164
#46	Angela	163
#47	Jennifer	162
#48	Beth	159
#49	Tracy	157
#50	Jill	154
#51	Tina	149
#52	Amy	144
#53	Shelly	142
#54	Terri	139
#55	Sheila	136
#56	Sherry	132
#57	Penny	130
#58	Lynn	128
#59	Joan	125
#60	Peggy	121
#61	Jean	120
#62	Renee	120
#63	Carla	120
#64	Diana	120
#65	Becky	117
#66	Tamara	116
#67	Wendy	110
#68	Annette	110
#69	Carolyn	106
#70	Judy	103
#71	Sherri	102
#72	Cathy	101
#73	Sheryl	100
#74	Suzanne	97
#75	Michele	96
#76	Jacqueline	96
#77	Margaret	96
#78	Sue	95
#79	Catherine	92
#80	Karla	91
#81	Shelley	90
#82	Anne	85
#83	Paula	85
#84	Kristi	84
#85	Marcia	83
#86	Colleen	82
#87	Kathryn	81
#88	Joyce	79
#89	Valerie	79
#90	Sarah	78
#91	Sara	77
#92	Vicki	76
#93	Janice	76
#94	Melissa	75
#95	Darla	74
#96	Shari	74
#97	Jody	73
#98	Judith	70
#99	Sally	70
#100	Sandy	70

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
Joleen	29	11	1
Jolene	49	18	3
Leann	44	16	3
Janelle	34	12	2
Kristi	84	31	6
Luann	35	13	3
Darcy	31	11	3
Kristin	52	19	4
Renae	21	8	2
Joni	57	21	6
Kris	30	11	3
Deanne	30	11	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.