Top baby names in Iowa, 1959
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mary | 834 |
| 2 | Julie | 743 |
| 3 | Susan | 665 |
| 4 | Linda | 601 |
| 5 | Debra | 583 |
| 6 | Lori | 544 |
| 7 | Karen | 491 |
| 8 | Cynthia | 441 |
| 9 | Cindy | 414 |
| 10 | Diane | 412 |
| 11 | Kathy | 411 |
| 12 | Nancy | 408 |
| 13 | Barbara | 403 |
| 14 | Pamela | 400 |
| 15 | Lisa | 376 |
| 16 | Brenda | 368 |
| 17 | Kimberly | 350 |
| 18 | Patricia | 344 |
| 19 | Teresa | 342 |
| 20 | Carol | 332 |
| 21 | Debbie | 321 |
| 22 | Sandra | 304 |
| 23 | Deborah | 290 |
| 24 | Donna | 289 |
| 25 | Janet | 272 |
| 26 | Kim | 264 |
| 27 | Denise | 261 |
| 28 | Cheryl | 250 |
| 28 | Rebecca | 250 |
| 30 | Kathleen | 248 |
| 31 | Connie | 239 |
| 32 | Tammy | 226 |
| 33 | Jane | 225 |
| 34 | Ann | 224 |
| 35 | Laura | 223 |
| 36 | Sharon | 217 |
| 37 | Rhonda | 209 |
| 38 | Dawn | 199 |
| 39 | Kelly | 196 |
| 40 | Peggy | 187 |
| 41 | Becky | 184 |
| 41 | Michelle | 184 |
| 43 | Elizabeth | 182 |
| 44 | Jean | 178 |
| 45 | Laurie | 173 |
| 46 | Christine | 169 |
| 47 | Beth | 156 |
| 48 | Cathy | 155 |
| 49 | Robin | 153 |
| 50 | Judy | 150 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | David | 1,424 |
| 2 | Michael | 1,192 |
| 3 | Mark | 1,184 |
| 4 | James | 888 |
| 5 | John | 885 |
| 5 | Kevin | 885 |
| 7 | Steven | 848 |
| 8 | Robert | 753 |
| 9 | Jeffrey | 683 |
| 10 | Timothy | 633 |
| 11 | Richard | 617 |
| 12 | Thomas | 595 |
| 13 | Scott | 592 |
| 14 | Randy | 533 |
| 15 | Daniel | 532 |
| 16 | William | 501 |
| 17 | Douglas | 491 |
| 18 | Brian | 484 |
| 19 | Dennis | 437 |
| 20 | Gary | 414 |
| 21 | Ronald | 348 |
| 22 | Larry | 345 |
| 23 | Craig | 338 |
| 24 | Donald | 321 |
| 25 | Terry | 318 |
| 26 | Paul | 315 |
| 27 | Gregory | 295 |
| 28 | Joseph | 288 |
| 29 | Bruce | 281 |
| 30 | Charles | 271 |
| 31 | Jeff | 270 |
| 32 | Kenneth | 263 |
| 33 | Mike | 239 |
| 34 | Ricky | 220 |
| 35 | Steve | 218 |
| 36 | Jerry | 216 |
| 36 | Patrick | 216 |
| 38 | Tim | 215 |
| 39 | Roger | 213 |
| 40 | Dale | 206 |
| 41 | Randall | 202 |
| 42 | Rodney | 200 |
| 43 | Alan | 190 |
| 44 | Bradley | 185 |
| 45 | Russell | 170 |
| 46 | Danny | 161 |
| 47 | Rick | 157 |
| 48 | Jeffery | 156 |
| 49 | Keith | 154 |
| 50 | Tom | 152 |