Top baby names in Iowa, 1957
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mary | 966 |
| 2 | Debra | 957 |
| 3 | Cynthia | 767 |
| 4 | Susan | 758 |
| 5 | Linda | 616 |
| 6 | Julie | 580 |
| 7 | Karen | 521 |
| 8 | Cindy | 512 |
| 9 | Nancy | 454 |
| 10 | Diane | 451 |
| 11 | Barbara | 443 |
| 11 | Patricia | 443 |
| 13 | Pamela | 427 |
| 14 | Carol | 386 |
| 15 | Deborah | 364 |
| 16 | Lori | 340 |
| 17 | Brenda | 329 |
| 18 | Sandra | 324 |
| 19 | Kathy | 314 |
| 20 | Cheryl | 309 |
| 21 | Denise | 288 |
| 22 | Rebecca | 287 |
| 23 | Sharon | 284 |
| 23 | Teresa | 284 |
| 25 | Kimberly | 272 |
| 26 | Kathleen | 265 |
| 27 | Donna | 259 |
| 28 | Jane | 255 |
| 29 | Janet | 252 |
| 30 | Kim | 232 |
| 31 | Connie | 228 |
| 32 | Debbie | 219 |
| 33 | Lisa | 215 |
| 34 | Rhonda | 211 |
| 35 | Ann | 208 |
| 36 | Vicki | 201 |
| 37 | Laura | 184 |
| 38 | Jean | 183 |
| 39 | Joan | 181 |
| 40 | Elizabeth | 180 |
| 41 | Peggy | 173 |
| 42 | Christine | 163 |
| 43 | Joyce | 162 |
| 44 | Janice | 160 |
| 45 | Sheryl | 157 |
| 46 | Judy | 156 |
| 47 | Diana | 154 |
| 48 | Cathy | 150 |
| 49 | Theresa | 146 |
| 50 | Robin | 144 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | David | 1,465 |
| 2 | Michael | 1,451 |
| 3 | James | 1,108 |
| 4 | Mark | 1,092 |
| 5 | Steven | 972 |
| 6 | Robert | 956 |
| 7 | John | 942 |
| 8 | Thomas | 735 |
| 9 | Richard | 720 |
| 10 | Kevin | 707 |
| 11 | William | 642 |
| 12 | Jeffrey | 625 |
| 13 | Randy | 590 |
| 14 | Daniel | 540 |
| 15 | Dennis | 539 |
| 16 | Douglas | 536 |
| 17 | Gary | 532 |
| 18 | Timothy | 505 |
| 19 | Scott | 458 |
| 20 | Ronald | 428 |
| 21 | Brian | 422 |
| 22 | Larry | 392 |
| 23 | Donald | 376 |
| 24 | Paul | 369 |
| 25 | Terry | 351 |
| 26 | Gregory | 336 |
| 27 | Charles | 332 |
| 28 | Kenneth | 325 |
| 29 | Craig | 294 |
| 30 | Bruce | 278 |
| 30 | Joseph | 278 |
| 32 | Roger | 245 |
| 33 | Patrick | 233 |
| 34 | Randall | 229 |
| 35 | Jerry | 225 |
| 36 | Alan | 212 |
| 37 | Dale | 210 |
| 38 | Stephen | 208 |
| 39 | Rodney | 194 |
| 40 | Ricky | 192 |
| 41 | Keith | 187 |
| 42 | Rick | 186 |
| 43 | Jeffery | 174 |
| 44 | Russell | 173 |
| 45 | Danny | 145 |
| 45 | Dean | 145 |
| 47 | Edward | 140 |
| 48 | Duane | 128 |
| 49 | Martin | 124 |
| 50 | Bradley | 123 |