Iowa ★ 1978

Top names in Iowa, 1978

Jennifer led for girls with 937 babies ; Jason for boys with 815. State counts omit names with fewer than five babies that year.

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Girls

#	Name	Babies
1	Jennifer	937
2	Amy	517
3	Sarah	490
4	Jessica	471
5	Melissa	444
6	Angela	441
7	Heather	423
8	Amanda	351
9	Nicole	305
10	Michelle	297
11	Sara	289
12	Kelly	283
13	Stephanie	277
14	Lisa	250
15	Elizabeth	224
15	Jill	224
17	Rebecca	217
18	Andrea	215
19	Erin	200
20	Amber	195
21	Emily	193
22	Laura	189
23	Jamie	188
24	Kimberly	185
25	Rachel	169
26	Julie	168
27	Carrie	165
28	Christina	160
29	Megan	157
30	Shannon	136
31	Mary	133
32	Tara	128
33	Katie	122
34	Crystal	116
35	Stacy	114
36	Holly	113
37	April	110
38	Kathryn	102
39	Dawn	100
40	Heidi	99
41	Danielle	95
41	Wendy	95
43	Katherine	93
44	Tracy	87
45	Molly	85
45	Tina	85
47	Christine	82
47	Kristin	82
49	Misty	81
50	Susan	79
51	Erica	78
51	Nichole	78
53	Melanie	76
54	Melinda	75
54	Stacey	75
56	Brandi	73
56	Kari	73
58	Alicia	72
58	Mindy	72
60	Lori	70
61	Kara	69
62	Kristina	68
63	Brandy	67
64	Tiffany	66
65	Ann	65
65	Brenda	65
67	Kristy	64
68	Anna	63
69	Allison	62
69	Karen	62
69	Tonya	62
72	Brooke	61
72	Jodi	61
72	Tammy	61
75	Beth	60
76	Courtney	59
76	Jenny	59
76	Valerie	59
79	Kelli	58
79	Kristi	58
79	Lindsay	58
82	Jaime	56
82	Mandy	56
84	Anne	55
85	Dana	54
86	Teresa	53
87	Leslie	52
88	Leah	50
88	Monica	50
90	Patricia	49
90	Samantha	49
92	Gina	48
92	Renee	48
94	Cynthia	45
94	Kathleen	45
94	Lindsey	45
97	Catherine	44
98	Christy	43
98	Natalie	43
98	Trisha	43

Boys

#	Name	Babies
1	Jason	815
2	Matthew	777
3	Michael	747
4	Ryan	636
5	Joshua	620
6	Christopher	572
7	Brian	514
8	David	446
8	Nicholas	446
10	James	432
11	Jeremy	407
12	Chad	388
13	John	377
14	Eric	376
15	Andrew	373
16	Daniel	368
17	Joseph	350
18	Adam	342
19	Nathan	340
20	Justin	330
21	Timothy	325
22	Robert	318
23	Aaron	293
24	Scott	290
25	Jeffrey	283
26	Benjamin	274
27	Travis	236
28	Kevin	228
28	Mark	228
30	Steven	204
30	Thomas	204
32	William	201
33	Anthony	179
34	Bradley	166
35	Shawn	162
36	Brandon	156
37	Cory	146
38	Dustin	143
38	Jonathan	143
40	Richard	138
41	Shane	132
42	Jacob	130
42	Patrick	130
44	Paul	129
45	Todd	128
46	Kyle	124
47	Jesse	118
47	Troy	118
49	Charles	117
50	Corey	114
51	Douglas	103
52	Gregory	101
53	Bryan	96
54	Brent	93
55	Kenneth	81
56	Jared	80
56	Shaun	80
58	Jeremiah	79
59	Joel	78
60	Zachary	76
61	Seth	75
62	Casey	74
63	Lucas	73
64	Craig	71
65	Curtis	70
66	Luke	69
67	Derek	65
67	Donald	65
69	Jamie	63
70	Jay	62
71	Stephen	60
72	Brett	58
72	Sean	58
74	Brad	57
75	Peter	56
76	Keith	54
77	Terry	53
78	Samuel	51
78	Wesley	51
80	Jon	50
80	Tyler	50
82	Tony	49
83	Mitchell	47
83	Randy	47
83	Ronald	47
86	Jeffery	46
87	Nathaniel	45
88	Lance	43
89	Jerry	41
90	Dennis	40
90	Erik	40
92	Phillip	39
93	Heath	38
94	Larry	36
95	Cody	35
96	Clinton	34
96	Russell	34
98	Alan	32
98	Lee	32
98	Marc	32