Top baby names in Iowa, 1955
Recorded as girls
| Rank | 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 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | 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 |