Iowa ★ 1981

Top names in Iowa, 1981

Jennifer led for girls with 812 babies ; Matthew for boys with 824. State counts omit names with fewer than five babies that year.

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Girls

#	Name	Babies
1	Jennifer	812
2	Jessica	678
3	Amanda	609
4	Sarah	550
5	Melissa	436
6	Amy	419
7	Sara	338
8	Nicole	322
9	Angela	298
10	Emily	296
11	Amber	292
11	Heather	292
13	Stephanie	290
14	Elizabeth	285
15	Michelle	275
16	Megan	239
17	Rebecca	225
18	Erin	223
19	Lisa	217
20	Andrea	211
21	Tiffany	200
22	Rachel	197
23	Kimberly	196
24	Laura	192
25	Katie	190
26	Jamie	176
27	Jill	173
27	Kristin	173
29	Brooke	168
30	Kelly	163
31	Crystal	152
31	Julie	152
33	Christina	145
34	Katherine	144
35	April	141
36	Lindsay	139
37	Mary	118
38	Tara	114
39	Holly	113
40	Ashley	112
41	Heidi	111
42	Carrie	109
43	Shannon	107
44	Lindsey	106
45	Danielle	101
46	Anna	96
47	Kathryn	95
48	Stacy	93
49	Alicia	89
50	Erica	86
50	Samantha	86
52	Brandi	85
53	Dawn	84
54	Allison	83
54	Molly	83
56	Brandy	80
56	Kari	80
58	Courtney	79
59	Kristen	78
60	Leah	75
61	Abby	73
62	Anne	70
62	Kristina	70
64	Kara	69
65	Nichole	67
66	Natalie	65
67	Christine	64
67	Tanya	64
69	Stacey	63
70	Misty	61
70	Trisha	61
72	Ann	59
72	Jodi	59
72	Teresa	59
75	Beth	57
75	Melanie	57
75	Wendy	57
78	Kelli	56
79	Abigail	53
80	Lori	52
80	Maria	52
82	Kristi	51
82	Melinda	51
84	Tracy	50
85	Dana	49
86	Bridget	47
86	Mandy	47
88	Bethany	45
88	Brenda	45
88	Karen	45
88	Morgan	45
88	Susan	45
93	Kathleen	44
94	Leslie	41
94	Tonya	41
96	Jenny	40
96	Valerie	40
98	Tasha	39
98	Tina	39
100	Krista	38

Boys

#	Name	Babies
1	Matthew	824
2	Michael	793
3	Joshua	763
4	Ryan	617
5	Jason	594
6	Justin	576
7	Christopher	519
8	Adam	497
9	Nicholas	467
10	Andrew	454
11	David	431
12	Joseph	415
13	Daniel	386
14	John	371
15	Brian	369
16	Eric	364
17	Nathan	355
18	Brandon	341
19	Benjamin	325
20	Aaron	322
21	James	312
22	Jeremy	302
23	Robert	284
23	Travis	284
25	Dustin	266
26	Timothy	264
27	Scott	263
28	Jacob	262
29	Chad	255
30	Jeffrey	247
31	Anthony	229
32	Jonathan	219
33	Thomas	212
34	William	203
35	Jesse	198
36	Bradley	197
37	Mark	193
38	Steven	173
39	Kevin	171
40	Kyle	142
41	Jared	128
42	Zachary	125
43	Charles	124
44	Cory	123
45	Brett	120
46	Patrick	119
47	Lucas	118
48	Paul	116
49	Richard	113
50	Tyler	110
51	Derek	106
51	Shawn	106
53	Luke	103
54	Bryan	96
55	Joel	94
56	Gregory	88
57	Brent	87
57	Jeremiah	87
57	Todd	87
60	Shane	86
61	Sean	84
62	Seth	80
63	Douglas	73
63	Troy	73
65	Casey	71
65	Craig	71
67	Peter	70
68	Keith	68
69	Cody	66
69	Mitchell	66
71	Corey	65
72	Nathaniel	63
73	Curtis	61
73	Jamie	61
73	Kenneth	61
76	Clinton	58
77	Samuel	57
78	Stephen	56
79	Blake	49
79	Jeffery	49
79	Ronald	49
82	Erik	48
83	Brad	46
84	Gary	45
85	Phillip	43
86	Jon	42
86	Philip	42
88	Ian	41
89	Jordan	40
89	Levi	40
89	Tony	40
92	Donald	39
92	Jay	39
92	Wesley	39
95	Caleb	38
95	Grant	38
95	Trevor	38
98	Alexander	37
98	Randy	37
100	Clint	36