Top baby names in Iowa, 1951
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mary | 1,361 |
| 2 | Linda | 1,355 |
| 3 | Patricia | 896 |
| 4 | Susan | 887 |
| 5 | Barbara | 751 |
| 6 | Nancy | 682 |
| 7 | Deborah | 623 |
| 8 | Karen | 543 |
| 9 | Sandra | 499 |
| 10 | Kathleen | 481 |
| 11 | Diane | 472 |
| 12 | Debra | 464 |
| 13 | Pamela | 461 |
| 14 | Carol | 458 |
| 15 | Cynthia | 433 |
| 16 | Connie | 414 |
| 17 | Janet | 402 |
| 18 | Rebecca | 371 |
| 19 | Donna | 362 |
| 20 | Sharon | 357 |
| 21 | Jane | 317 |
| 22 | Kathy | 304 |
| 23 | Janice | 294 |
| 24 | Cheryl | 289 |
| 25 | Judith | 269 |
| 26 | Christine | 253 |
| 26 | Joyce | 253 |
| 28 | Kathryn | 251 |
| 29 | Judy | 247 |
| 30 | Marilyn | 244 |
| 31 | Vicki | 243 |
| 32 | Margaret | 230 |
| 32 | Peggy | 230 |
| 34 | Jean | 229 |
| 35 | Beverly | 211 |
| 35 | Marcia | 211 |
| 37 | Ann | 200 |
| 38 | Bonnie | 196 |
| 39 | Carolyn | 183 |
| 39 | Shirley | 183 |
| 41 | Diana | 178 |
| 41 | Julie | 178 |
| 43 | Elizabeth | 171 |
| 44 | Catherine | 169 |
| 45 | Betty | 161 |
| 46 | Joan | 158 |
| 47 | Rita | 153 |
| 48 | Teresa | 144 |
| 49 | Ruth | 143 |
| 50 | Constance | 142 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 1,516 |
| 2 | David | 1,483 |
| 3 | James | 1,330 |
| 4 | John | 1,257 |
| 5 | Robert | 1,214 |
| 6 | Steven | 1,157 |
| 7 | Richard | 1,031 |
| 8 | Dennis | 953 |
| 9 | Thomas | 905 |
| 10 | William | 864 |
| 11 | Gary | 814 |
| 12 | Larry | 634 |
| 13 | Mark | 618 |
| 14 | Ronald | 600 |
| 15 | Charles | 516 |
| 16 | Donald | 506 |
| 17 | Daniel | 467 |
| 18 | Douglas | 450 |
| 19 | Kenneth | 430 |
| 20 | Stephen | 420 |
| 21 | Roger | 386 |
| 22 | Terry | 366 |
| 23 | Timothy | 363 |
| 24 | Paul | 320 |
| 25 | Jerry | 316 |
| 26 | Gregory | 315 |
| 27 | Bruce | 301 |
| 28 | Craig | 297 |
| 29 | Joseph | 272 |
| 30 | Randy | 256 |
| 31 | Patrick | 227 |
| 32 | Edward | 220 |
| 33 | Randall | 218 |
| 34 | Alan | 210 |
| 35 | Dale | 206 |
| 36 | Jeffrey | 197 |
| 37 | Gerald | 196 |
| 38 | Keith | 185 |
| 39 | Wayne | 169 |
| 40 | Danny | 168 |
| 41 | Kevin | 158 |
| 42 | Dean | 151 |
| 43 | Duane | 145 |
| 44 | Scott | 141 |
| 45 | Russell | 136 |
| 46 | George | 135 |
| 47 | Raymond | 122 |
| 48 | Harold | 120 |
| 49 | Jack | 116 |
| 50 | Brian | 115 |