Top baby names in Iowa, 1956
Recorded as girls
| Rank | 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 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | 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 |