Top baby names in Iowa, 1960
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mary | 788 |
| 2 | Lori | 739 |
| 3 | Julie | 686 |
| 4 | Susan | 656 |
| 5 | Lisa | 574 |
| 6 | Linda | 566 |
| 7 | Debra | 506 |
| 8 | Brenda | 494 |
| 9 | Karen | 487 |
| 10 | Kimberly | 440 |
| 11 | Nancy | 369 |
| 12 | Barbara | 368 |
| 13 | Teresa | 351 |
| 14 | Kathy | 339 |
| 15 | Sandra | 334 |
| 16 | Cynthia | 333 |
| 17 | Pamela | 329 |
| 18 | Diane | 323 |
| 19 | Cindy | 321 |
| 20 | Carol | 318 |
| 21 | Laura | 310 |
| 22 | Patricia | 293 |
| 23 | Donna | 271 |
| 24 | Debbie | 266 |
| 25 | Denise | 261 |
| 26 | Deborah | 260 |
| 27 | Kim | 253 |
| 28 | Cheryl | 248 |
| 29 | Janet | 245 |
| 30 | Laurie | 242 |
| 31 | Kelly | 241 |
| 32 | Connie | 230 |
| 33 | Tammy | 228 |
| 34 | Rhonda | 224 |
| 35 | Ann | 220 |
| 36 | Jane | 214 |
| 37 | Sharon | 213 |
| 38 | Kathleen | 203 |
| 39 | Rebecca | 193 |
| 40 | Elizabeth | 185 |
| 41 | Dawn | 182 |
| 42 | Christine | 173 |
| 43 | Terri | 170 |
| 44 | Michelle | 167 |
| 45 | Robin | 163 |
| 46 | Jean | 157 |
| 47 | Becky | 155 |
| 48 | Peggy | 151 |
| 49 | Theresa | 148 |
| 50 | Judy | 141 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | David | 1,443 |
| 2 | Michael | 1,194 |
| 3 | Mark | 1,141 |
| 4 | John | 953 |
| 5 | James | 932 |
| 6 | Robert | 835 |
| 7 | Jeffrey | 787 |
| 8 | Steven | 786 |
| 9 | Kevin | 741 |
| 10 | Scott | 621 |
| 11 | Thomas | 596 |
| 12 | Timothy | 580 |
| 13 | William | 556 |
| 14 | Daniel | 550 |
| 15 | Richard | 546 |
| 16 | Brian | 524 |
| 17 | Douglas | 504 |
| 18 | Randy | 471 |
| 19 | Dennis | 386 |
| 20 | Gary | 379 |
| 21 | Paul | 349 |
| 22 | Terry | 341 |
| 23 | Ronald | 337 |
| 24 | Larry | 322 |
| 25 | Craig | 319 |
| 26 | Gregory | 314 |
| 27 | Donald | 295 |
| 28 | Kenneth | 282 |
| 29 | Charles | 275 |
| 30 | Mike | 267 |
| 31 | Jeff | 262 |
| 32 | Joseph | 251 |
| 33 | Todd | 235 |
| 34 | Patrick | 227 |
| 35 | Randall | 220 |
| 36 | Alan | 214 |
| 37 | Jerry | 213 |
| 37 | Roger | 213 |
| 39 | Bruce | 207 |
| 40 | Tim | 204 |
| 41 | Rodney | 191 |
| 42 | Ricky | 188 |
| 43 | Bradley | 187 |
| 44 | Dale | 186 |
| 45 | Steve | 182 |
| 46 | Jon | 166 |
| 46 | Keith | 166 |
| 48 | Russell | 165 |
| 49 | Christopher | 160 |
| 50 | Rick | 157 |