Iowa ★ 1956

Top names in Iowa, 1956

Debra led for girls with 1,171 babies ; David for boys with 1,493. State counts omit names with fewer than five babies that year.

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Girls

#	Name	Babies
1	Debra	1,171
2	Mary	1,083
3	Susan	815
4	Linda	660
5	Cynthia	578
6	Nancy	538
7	Karen	534
8	Patricia	532
9	Barbara	487
10	Diane	466
11	Pamela	462
12	Deborah	450
13	Julie	435
14	Carol	414
15	Sandra	377
16	Cheryl	349
17	Rebecca	332
18	Kathleen	312
19	Kathy	307
20	Janet	291
21	Denise	286
22	Sharon	279
23	Jane	277
24	Donna	274
25	Cindy	266
25	Connie	266
27	Teresa	260
28	Lori	225
29	Jean	210
30	Kim	209
31	Ann	207
32	Rhonda	204
33	Kimberly	193
34	Vicki	185
35	Kathryn	179
36	Peggy	178
37	Brenda	170
38	Christine	169
39	Joyce	168
40	Catherine	164
41	Janice	161
42	Elizabeth	159
43	Joan	158
44	Paula	157
45	Theresa	156
46	Lynn	155
47	Margaret	153
48	Debbie	152
49	Laura	146
50	Diana	142
51	Judy	141
52	Terri	140
53	Sheryl	137
54	Sherry	134
55	Robin	132
56	Lisa	129
57	Cathy	127
58	Bonnie	124
58	Judith	124
60	Dawn	120
60	Marilyn	120
62	Becky	119
63	Vickie	118
64	Michelle	117
65	Laurie	115
66	Beverly	113
67	Sheila	110
68	Katherine	109
69	Ruth	108
70	Marcia	107
71	Sue	106
72	Carolyn	105
73	Rita	97
74	Jan	96
75	Jill	95
76	Sally	94
77	Carla	91
78	Betty	90
79	Tina	89
80	Beth	87
81	Renee	86
82	Shirley	85
83	Martha	84
83	Wendy	84
85	Valerie	82
86	Gail	81
87	Joni	79
88	Colleen	77
89	Luann	75
89	Michele	75
91	Jacqueline	73
91	Jeanne	73
91	Suzanne	73
94	Victoria	72
95	Rose	70
96	Kay	69
96	Virginia	69
98	Ellen	68
98	Marsha	68
100	Lois	67

Boys

#	Name	Babies
1	David	1,493
2	Michael	1,344
3	Mark	1,091
4	Steven	1,072
5	John	1,052
6	James	1,031
7	Robert	1,003
8	Richard	790
9	Thomas	750
10	William	649
11	Kevin	646
12	Randy	599
13	Jeffrey	550
14	Dennis	548
15	Timothy	541
16	Gary	540
17	Douglas	534
18	Daniel	519
19	Ronald	463
20	Donald	431
21	Gregory	370
22	Paul	363
23	Larry	359
24	Scott	348
25	Charles	344
26	Terry	334
27	Brian	328
28	Craig	327
29	Joseph	316
30	Kenneth	312
31	Bruce	294
32	Randall	279
33	Roger	256
33	Stephen	256
35	Patrick	229
36	Alan	222
37	Dale	208
38	Jerry	200
39	Rodney	198
40	Edward	187
41	Keith	172
42	Ricky	157
43	Jeffery	156
44	Rick	152
44	Russell	152
46	Dean	144
47	Danny	139
48	Bradley	126
49	Duane	125
50	Wayne	116
51	Gerald	115
51	Martin	115
53	Jay	108
54	Joel	104
55	Anthony	101
56	Jack	100
56	Jon	100
58	Micheal	98
59	Curtis	95
60	Lawrence	93
61	Kent	92
62	Kim	91
62	Raymond	91
64	Stanley	90
65	Allen	88
66	George	86
67	Dan	85
68	Matthew	84
69	Christopher	83
69	Philip	83
71	Steve	82
72	Kirk	75
72	Phillip	75
74	Darrell	73
75	Brad	71
75	Carl	71
77	Peter	70
78	Chris	64
78	Frank	64
78	Randal	64
81	Marvin	60
82	Eric	59
82	Kelly	59
84	Bryan	58
84	Harold	58
86	Lee	56
87	Mike	55
87	Norman	55
89	Lynn	54
89	Tony	54
91	Lyle	53
92	Todd	52
93	Barry	51
93	Brent	51
93	Leonard	51
96	Roy	50
97	Rex	49
98	Eugene	48
98	Tim	48
100	Joe	47