Iowa ★ 1953

Top names in Iowa, 1953

Mary led for girls with 1,219 babies ; David for boys with 1,442. State counts omit names with fewer than five babies that year.

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Girls

#	Name	Babies
1	Mary	1,219
2	Linda	962
3	Debra	868
4	Susan	862
5	Patricia	699
6	Nancy	697
7	Barbara	685
8	Deborah	600
9	Pamela	530
10	Cynthia	516
11	Karen	484
12	Diane	467
13	Sandra	458
14	Kathleen	417
15	Carol	390
16	Janet	357
17	Rebecca	342
18	Connie	339
19	Jane	300
20	Sharon	299
21	Donna	287
22	Kathy	272
23	Julie	269
24	Peggy	240
25	Janice	237
26	Margaret	234
27	Judy	231
28	Jean	223
28	Kathryn	223
30	Marilyn	222
31	Cheryl	218
32	Joyce	202
33	Christine	196
34	Teresa	194
35	Ann	193
36	Denise	192
37	Joan	189
38	Judith	181
39	Marcia	179
40	Elizabeth	175
41	Catherine	174
41	Vicki	174
43	Beverly	167
44	Diana	157
45	Bonnie	156
46	Paula	145
47	Carolyn	141
47	Ruth	141
49	Cindy	139
49	Shirley	139
51	Rhonda	137
52	Cathy	135
53	Sally	132
54	Rita	126
55	Brenda	125
56	Vickie	124
57	Betty	115
58	Theresa	114
59	Constance	111
60	Sheryl	110
61	Martha	109
62	Sheila	106
62	Sue	106
64	Jacqueline	99
64	Katherine	99
66	Gloria	97
67	Jo	96
67	Laura	96
69	Gail	94
70	Sherry	93
71	Lois	92
71	Lynn	92
73	Rose	88
74	Carla	86
74	Joann	86
76	Suzanne	84
77	Colleen	83
78	Becky	82
79	Elaine	78
80	Beth	75
81	Anne	74
81	Ellen	74
81	Virginia	74
84	Jill	72
85	Marsha	69
85	Roberta	69
85	Victoria	69
88	Dianne	68
88	Marlene	68
90	Dixie	67
90	Vicky	67
90	Wanda	67
93	Jan	65
93	Jeanne	65
95	Debbie	64
96	Laurie	62
96	Phyllis	62
96	Terri	62
99	Luann	60
100	Helen	59

Boys

#	Name	Babies
1	David	1,442
2	Michael	1,434
3	James	1,173
4	Robert	1,143
5	Steven	1,140
6	John	1,067
7	Richard	934
8	Thomas	875
9	Mark	829
10	Dennis	809
11	William	728
12	Gary	685
13	Ronald	524
14	Daniel	484
15	Douglas	471
16	Donald	460
17	Charles	418
18	Randy	415
19	Paul	414
20	Larry	404
21	Roger	387
22	Kenneth	365
23	Timothy	355
24	Jeffrey	336
25	Stephen	329
26	Gregory	314
27	Craig	312
27	Terry	312
29	Bruce	280
30	Joseph	271
31	Jerry	268
32	Kevin	260
33	Randall	235
34	Dale	223
35	Patrick	211
36	Rodney	204
37	Edward	176
37	Scott	176
39	Alan	171
40	Ricky	168
41	Keith	156
42	Wayne	153
43	Rick	140
44	Gerald	135
45	Danny	132
46	Dean	129
47	Duane	126
47	George	126
47	Russell	126
50	Raymond	122
51	Brian	111
52	Curtis	106
53	Jon	105
54	Micheal	104
55	Jack	102
56	Philip	99
56	Stanley	99
58	Allen	97
59	Lawrence	96
60	Bradley	93
61	Kim	86
61	Peter	86
63	Martin	83
64	Darrell	81
64	Marvin	81
66	Eugene	80
67	Carl	79
68	Harold	78
69	Steve	73
70	Jeffery	72
71	Lyle	71
72	Anthony	70
72	Dan	70
72	Joel	70
72	Kent	70
76	Lynn	69
77	Frank	68
78	Christopher	66
79	Ronnie	62
80	Daryl	60
81	Jay	54
81	Norman	54
83	Dwight	53
83	Phillip	53
85	Allan	52
85	Kirk	52
85	Lee	52
85	Leslie	52
85	Roy	52
90	Fred	51
90	Gene	51
90	Glen	51
93	Walter	50
94	Gordon	49
94	Jim	49
96	Barry	48
97	Arthur	47
98	Rex	46
99	Neil	44
99	Rickey	44