Iowa · 1979

Top 100 names in Iowa, 1979, by official Social Security birth counts.

Rank	Name	Births
#1	Jennifer	948
#2	Amanda	576
#3	Jessica	486
#4	Amy	479
#5	Melissa	462
#6	Sarah	455
#7	Angela	421
#8	Heather	393
#9	Nicole	335
#10	Michelle	305
#11	Lisa	274
#12	Kelly	269
#13	Sara	258
#14	Amber	244
#15	Elizabeth	239
#16	Jill	234
#17	Erin	229
#18	Stephanie	218
#19	Emily	216
#20	Megan	211
#21	Andrea	205
#22	Rebecca	196
#23	Kimberly	193
#24	Jamie	192
#25	Christina	188
#26	Laura	165
#27	Rachel	164
#28	Carrie	152
#29	Katie	149
#30	Julie	146
#31	Holly	146
#32	Shannon	144
#33	Tara	138
#34	Stacy	137
#35	Crystal	137
#36	Katherine	136
#37	Mindy	134
#38	April	124
#39	Kathryn	124
#40	Heidi	121
#41	Tiffany	117
#42	Mary	112
#43	Lindsay	108
#44	Christine	98
#45	Brooke	96
#46	Alicia	93
#47	Stacey	92
#48	Dawn	90
#49	Kristin	86
#50	Brandy	80
#51	Allison	79
#52	Kelli	79
#53	Lori	78
#54	Brandi	77
#55	Melinda	77
#56	Molly	77
#57	Danielle	76
#58	Kari	73
#59	Tracy	73
#60	Susan	72
#61	Anna	72
#62	Tina	71
#63	Erica	71
#64	Anne	70
#65	Jodi	69
#66	Leah	68
#67	Kara	67
#68	Jenny	66
#69	Nichole	66
#70	Kristina	66
#71	Wendy	65
#72	Lindsey	63
#73	Courtney	63
#74	Tammy	61
#75	Karen	61
#76	Tanya	60
#77	Dana	59
#78	Brenda	59
#79	Melanie	57
#80	Beth	57
#81	Natalie	57
#82	Samantha	56
#83	Shawna	56
#84	Trisha	55
#85	Mandy	55
#86	Teresa	53
#87	Misty	52
#88	Catherine	51
#89	Tonya	51
#90	Valerie	50
#91	Leslie	49
#92	Kristen	49
#93	Kristy	49
#94	Jaime	48
#95	Brianne	48
#96	Abby	47
#97	Kathleen	46
#98	Kristi	45
#99	Maria	44
#100	Robin	43

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
Abby	47	24	5
Jill	234	119	32
Tami	29	15	4
Jolene	24	12	4
Kari	73	37	12
Molly	77	39	13
Joni	24	12	4
Shawna	56	28	10
Mindy	134	68	23
Kelli	79	40	14
Jodi	69	35	12
Traci	41	21	8

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.