Top baby names in Iowa, 1958
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mary | 830 |
| 2 | Julie | 805 |
| 3 | Debra | 751 |
| 4 | Susan | 739 |
| 5 | Linda | 582 |
| 6 | Karen | 490 |
| 7 | Lori | 473 |
| 8 | Cynthia | 468 |
| 9 | Barbara | 452 |
| 10 | Kathy | 445 |
| 11 | Pamela | 438 |
| 12 | Diane | 417 |
| 13 | Nancy | 389 |
| 14 | Patricia | 384 |
| 15 | Cindy | 362 |
| 16 | Carol | 335 |
| 17 | Teresa | 319 |
| 18 | Sandra | 316 |
| 19 | Kimberly | 311 |
| 20 | Debbie | 295 |
| 21 | Denise | 287 |
| 22 | Cheryl | 286 |
| 23 | Deborah | 285 |
| 24 | Brenda | 279 |
| 25 | Lisa | 259 |
| 26 | Peggy | 247 |
| 27 | Donna | 237 |
| 28 | Janet | 236 |
| 29 | Kathleen | 235 |
| 30 | Rebecca | 231 |
| 31 | Sharon | 230 |
| 32 | Jane | 219 |
| 33 | Ann | 216 |
| 34 | Connie | 215 |
| 35 | Kim | 203 |
| 36 | Rhonda | 191 |
| 37 | Jean | 189 |
| 38 | Elizabeth | 188 |
| 39 | Laura | 186 |
| 40 | Becky | 174 |
| 41 | Theresa | 170 |
| 42 | Christine | 167 |
| 42 | Judy | 167 |
| 44 | Tammy | 166 |
| 45 | Cathy | 154 |
| 46 | Kathryn | 151 |
| 46 | Vicki | 151 |
| 48 | Terri | 149 |
| 49 | Diana | 148 |
| 50 | Joan | 146 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | David | 1,397 |
| 2 | Michael | 1,311 |
| 3 | Mark | 1,104 |
| 4 | James | 962 |
| 5 | John | 902 |
| 6 | Robert | 887 |
| 7 | Steven | 879 |
| 8 | Kevin | 788 |
| 9 | Thomas | 652 |
| 10 | Timothy | 648 |
| 11 | Richard | 635 |
| 12 | Jeffrey | 610 |
| 13 | Daniel | 572 |
| 14 | William | 560 |
| 15 | Randy | 523 |
| 16 | Dennis | 511 |
| 17 | Douglas | 486 |
| 18 | Scott | 480 |
| 19 | Brian | 475 |
| 20 | Gary | 442 |
| 21 | Donald | 377 |
| 22 | Ronald | 365 |
| 23 | Terry | 323 |
| 24 | Larry | 319 |
| 25 | Gregory | 315 |
| 25 | Paul | 315 |
| 27 | Craig | 296 |
| 28 | Charles | 293 |
| 29 | Bruce | 269 |
| 30 | Joseph | 256 |
| 31 | Ricky | 254 |
| 32 | Kenneth | 240 |
| 33 | Jerry | 222 |
| 34 | Roger | 216 |
| 35 | Patrick | 211 |
| 36 | Rick | 209 |
| 37 | Dale | 203 |
| 38 | Randall | 200 |
| 39 | Mike | 198 |
| 40 | Alan | 188 |
| 41 | Rodney | 181 |
| 42 | Stephen | 176 |
| 43 | Keith | 174 |
| 44 | Jeff | 162 |
| 45 | Danny | 161 |
| 46 | Steve | 151 |
| 47 | Tim | 147 |
| 48 | Dean | 146 |
| 49 | Bradley | 138 |
| 50 | Jay | 136 |