Iowa · 1965

Top 100 names in Iowa, 1965, by official Social Security birth counts.

Rank	Name	Births
#1	Lisa	878
#2	Julie	566
#3	Mary	496
#4	Lori	433
#5	Susan	427
#6	Kimberly	408
#7	Karen	340
#8	Brenda	315
#9	Michelle	309
#10	Angela	295
#11	Amy	294
#12	Teresa	283
#13	Laura	258
#14	Linda	250
#15	Tammy	240
#16	Christine	238
#17	Dawn	234
#18	Kelly	218
#19	Pamela	212
#20	Denise	209
#21	Debra	204
#22	Jill	203
#23	Barbara	202
#24	Jennifer	202
#25	Patricia	201
#26	Ann	198
#27	Diane	194
#28	Nancy	191
#29	Rhonda	188
#30	Deborah	182
#31	Cynthia	181
#32	Robin	179
#33	Sandra	175
#34	Elizabeth	171
#35	Tracy	169
#36	Cindy	169
#37	Rebecca	166
#38	Wendy	159
#39	Shelly	152
#40	Melissa	147
#41	Carol	146
#42	Connie	143
#43	Janet	141
#44	Kim	141
#45	Michele	141
#46	Tina	137
#47	Kathleen	136
#48	Donna	134
#49	Cheryl	133
#50	Theresa	131
#51	Laurie	124
#52	Jane	120
#53	Beth	116
#54	Sheila	116
#55	Stephanie	116
#56	Kathy	113
#57	Sherry	105
#58	Paula	103
#59	Carla	98
#60	Kristine	95
#61	Penny	94
#62	Karla	93
#63	Debbie	93
#64	Sharon	93
#65	Jodi	93
#66	Becky	90
#67	Jacqueline	88
#68	Renee	87
#69	Terri	87
#70	Joan	86
#71	Anne	83
#72	Jean	81
#73	Catherine	78
#74	Annette	78
#75	Margaret	77
#76	Diana	76
#77	Judy	75
#78	Peggy	74
#79	Suzanne	74
#80	Katherine	73
#81	Tamara	72
#82	Deanna	72
#83	Kristin	72
#84	Melinda	71
#85	Janice	71
#86	Kathryn	69
#87	Sarah	69
#88	Heidi	69
#89	Sara	67
#90	Kristi	67
#91	Lynn	66
#92	Christina	64
#93	Vicki	64
#94	Stacey	64
#95	Carolyn	62
#96	Sherri	62
#97	Shelley	61
#98	Andrea	60
#99	Jody	59
#100	Ruth	59

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	46	21	3
Janelle	32	14	3
Kristy	42	19	4
Karla	93	42	10
Joni	36	16	4
Leann	30	14	3
Kristie	21	9	2
Tamera	22	10	3
Jayne	21	9	3
Deanne	24	11	3
Kristi	67	30	9
Trisha	31	14	4

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.