Iowa · 1966

Top 100 names in Iowa, 1966, by official Social Security birth counts.

Rank	Name	Births
#1	Lisa	811
#2	Julie	515
#3	Kimberly	493
#4	Michelle	470
#5	Mary	449
#6	Susan	378
#7	Brenda	377
#8	Lori	356
#9	Karen	279
#10	Jennifer	274
#11	Teresa	268
#12	Amy	264
#13	Angela	262
#14	Tammy	261
#15	Dawn	258
#16	Kelly	239
#17	Christine	228
#18	Jill	228
#19	Debra	214
#20	Melissa	214
#21	Laura	206
#22	Linda	201
#23	Denise	194
#24	Patricia	188
#25	Pamela	186
#26	Barbara	185
#27	Tina	182
#28	Nancy	179
#29	Sandra	177
#30	Tracy	173
#31	Ann	166
#32	Deborah	163
#33	Rebecca	162
#34	Cynthia	161
#35	Wendy	160
#36	Shelly	156
#37	Diane	156
#38	Rhonda	151
#39	Michele	148
#40	Robin	148
#41	Cheryl	137
#42	Beth	131
#43	Theresa	131
#44	Stephanie	128
#45	Paula	126
#46	Carol	123
#47	Donna	119
#48	Cindy	118
#49	Elizabeth	117
#50	Kim	117
#51	Jane	116
#52	Jodi	116
#53	Connie	115
#54	Kathy	111
#55	Sheila	110
#56	Laurie	109
#57	Renee	107
#58	Kathleen	105
#59	Sharon	99
#60	Andrea	97
#61	Janet	97
#62	Tamara	96
#63	Sherry	94
#64	Kristin	90
#65	Kristine	90
#66	Gina	88
#67	Deanna	86
#68	Annette	85
#69	Joan	83
#70	Sarah	80
#71	Lynn	80
#72	Kathryn	79
#73	Anne	77
#74	Jacqueline	75
#75	Jean	75
#76	Diana	73
#77	Terri	72
#78	Suzanne	70
#79	Debbie	69
#80	Jody	67
#81	Heidi	67
#82	Catherine	66
#83	Carla	66
#84	Becky	65
#85	Margaret	65
#86	Shelley	64
#87	Karla	63
#88	Dana	62
#89	Stacy	62
#90	Christina	57
#91	Peggy	57
#92	Sheryl	56
#93	Judy	55
#94	Darla	55
#95	Sherri	54
#96	Melinda	54
#97	Kristi	54
#98	Sheri	53
#99	Tracey	53
#100	Penny	53

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	44	21	3
Janelle	30	14	3
Deann	25	12	2
Darcy	27	13	3
Joni	31	15	3
Tamera	26	12	3
Leann	28	13	4
Kendra	29	14	4
Shelly	156	74	23
Kristie	20	9	3
Sue	51	24	8
Jodi	116	55	18

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.