Iowa ★ 1955

Top names in Iowa, 1955

Debra led for girls with 1,239 babies ; David for boys with 1,604. State counts omit names with fewer than five babies that year.

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Girls

#	Name	Babies
1	Debra	1,239
2	Mary	1,153
3	Susan	845
4	Linda	787
5	Barbara	588
6	Patricia	584
7	Nancy	547
8	Deborah	535
9	Cynthia	519
10	Pamela	512
11	Karen	490
12	Diane	461
13	Sandra	429
14	Carol	384
15	Julie	380
16	Kathleen	373
17	Rebecca	365
18	Janet	343
19	Cheryl	305
20	Donna	303
21	Connie	290
22	Jane	287
23	Denise	283
24	Teresa	273
25	Sharon	271
26	Kathy	270
27	Ann	208
28	Peggy	202
29	Jean	200
30	Vicki	199
31	Margaret	193
32	Kathryn	188
33	Joyce	184
34	Cindy	180
35	Judy	177
35	Rhonda	177
37	Elizabeth	174
38	Janice	172
39	Christine	170
40	Paula	166
41	Catherine	164
41	Marcia	164
43	Diana	158
44	Joan	156
45	Marilyn	154
46	Brenda	152
46	Vickie	152
48	Bonnie	146
48	Lynn	146
50	Lori	145
51	Beverly	143
52	Sheryl	138
53	Theresa	131
54	Lisa	130
55	Betty	125
56	Judith	123
57	Kim	122
58	Debbie	117
58	Terri	117
60	Cathy	116
60	Laura	116
60	Sherry	116
63	Carolyn	112
64	Ruth	111
65	Shirley	108
66	Katherine	104
67	Sally	102
68	Robin	100
68	Sheila	100
70	Kimberly	96
71	Jill	95
72	Sue	93
73	Rita	92
73	Roxanne	92
75	Gail	91
76	Becky	89
76	Colleen	89
78	Laurie	88
79	Constance	87
79	Dawn	87
81	Victoria	86
82	Carla	85
83	Gloria	83
83	Martha	83
85	Rose	82
85	Valerie	82
87	Beth	81
88	Elaine	79
88	Jacqueline	79
88	Jo	79
91	Michelle	76
92	Marsha	74
92	Michele	74
94	Luann	73
95	Jennifer	72
96	Wanda	71
97	Ellen	70
98	Anne	68
98	Jeanne	68
98	Virginia	68

Boys

#	Name	Babies
1	David	1,604
2	Michael	1,435
3	James	1,152
4	Steven	1,112
5	Robert	1,105
6	John	1,024
7	Mark	1,011
8	Richard	763
9	Thomas	754
10	William	723
11	Dennis	695
12	Gary	596
13	Jeffrey	583
14	Daniel	558
15	Randy	531
16	Timothy	522
17	Kevin	509
18	Douglas	501
19	Ronald	435
20	Donald	398
20	Terry	398
22	Charles	372
23	Gregory	371
24	Paul	366
25	Larry	350
26	Joseph	327
27	Craig	326
28	Kenneth	313
29	Roger	298
30	Scott	297
31	Bruce	274
32	Randall	262
33	Stephen	259
34	Patrick	239
35	Jerry	237
36	Dale	221
37	Alan	212
38	Brian	208
39	Rodney	192
40	Keith	180
41	Ricky	173
42	Edward	158
43	Russell	156
44	Rick	149
45	Dean	144
46	Jeffery	143
47	Duane	138
48	Wayne	134
49	Gerald	132
49	Kim	132
51	Danny	131
52	Jack	128
53	George	119
54	Bradley	113
55	Jon	107
56	Micheal	97
57	Raymond	95
58	Anthony	94
58	Curtis	94
60	Allen	93
61	Steve	91
62	Philip	89
63	Peter	83
63	Stanley	83
65	Martin	82
66	Christopher	80
67	Carl	78
67	Dan	78
67	Kent	78
70	Jay	72
71	Joel	70
71	Lawrence	70
73	Darrell	69
73	Harold	69
75	Marvin	68
76	Kirk	63
76	Lynn	63
78	Brad	62
79	Eugene	61
80	Roy	59
81	Frank	57
82	Barry	56
83	Chris	54
83	Leslie	54
85	Lee	52
86	Phillip	51
87	Jim	50
87	Ralph	50
89	Randal	49
90	Howard	48
90	Matthew	48
92	Andrew	47
92	Gene	47
92	Joe	47
95	Daryl	45
95	Lyle	45
95	Walter	45
98	Mike	44
98	Norman	44
100	Brent	43