Iowa · 1974

Top 100 names in Iowa, 1974, by official Social Security birth counts.

Rank	Name	Births
#1	Jennifer	1,052
#2	Amy	628
#3	Heather	497
#4	Angela	464
#5	Michelle	384
#6	Melissa	349
#7	Sarah	256
#8	Lisa	250
#9	Kimberly	248
#10	Stephanie	235
#11	Nicole	218
#12	Julie	206
#13	Rebecca	187
#14	Dawn	185
#15	Sara	176
#16	Kelly	162
#17	Carrie	155
#18	Jill	154
#19	Stacy	152
#20	Tina	146
#21	Jessica	145
#22	Heidi	141
#23	Tracy	134
#24	Susan	134
#25	Lori	131
#26	Tammy	128
#27	Shannon	123
#28	Brenda	120
#29	Mary	119
#30	Elizabeth	115
#31	Laura	115
#32	Tara	114
#33	Wendy	114
#34	Christine	111
#35	Rachel	111
#36	Christina	107
#37	Erin	107
#38	Stacey	103
#39	Amanda	95
#40	Andrea	95
#41	Jodi	91
#42	Emily	90
#43	Danielle	88
#44	Kristin	86
#45	Melanie	85
#46	Teresa	85
#47	Holly	84
#48	Tanya	82
#49	Kari	76
#50	Michele	75
#51	April	74
#52	Tonya	74
#53	Karen	73
#54	Melinda	72
#55	Kristina	69
#56	Patricia	69
#57	Molly	67
#58	Ann	65
#59	Tiffany	65
#60	Kristi	64
#61	Robin	64
#62	Dana	61
#63	Kara	61
#64	Shelly	61
#65	Tamara	60
#66	Megan	58
#67	Denise	57
#68	Kristen	57
#69	Mindy	54
#70	Debra	54
#71	Jolene	54
#72	Beth	54
#73	Anne	53
#74	Tricia	53
#75	Katherine	53
#76	Pamela	52
#77	Kathryn	52
#78	Renee	52
#79	Theresa	52
#80	Cynthia	52
#81	Sherry	51
#82	Misty	51
#83	Traci	51
#84	Brandy	50
#85	Monica	50
#86	Kristine	50
#87	Jody	50
#88	Amber	49
#89	Kathy	49
#90	Becky	49
#91	Jenny	48
#92	Sandra	48
#93	Kathleen	45
#94	Catherine	44
#95	Stacie	44
#96	Allison	43
#97	Cindy	43
#98	Brandi	43
#99	Barbara	42
#100	Joy	41

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	54	32	7
Molly	67	40	10
Kari	76	45	12
Cari	20	12	3
Mindy	54	32	9
Janelle	26	15	4
Sara	176	105	32
Staci	35	21	6
Becky	49	29	10
Trisha	34	20	7
Jill	154	91	34
Heidi	141	84	32

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.