Top baby names in Iowa, 1961
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lori | 786 |
| 2 | Mary | 781 |
| 3 | Julie | 713 |
| 4 | Lisa | 680 |
| 5 | Susan | 596 |
| 6 | Linda | 510 |
| 7 | Brenda | 466 |
| 8 | Debra | 451 |
| 9 | Karen | 395 |
| 10 | Kimberly | 384 |
| 11 | Pamela | 355 |
| 12 | Teresa | 350 |
| 13 | Barbara | 346 |
| 14 | Sandra | 333 |
| 15 | Cindy | 329 |
| 15 | Nancy | 329 |
| 17 | Diane | 323 |
| 18 | Cynthia | 303 |
| 19 | Denise | 297 |
| 20 | Patricia | 291 |
| 21 | Laura | 289 |
| 22 | Kathy | 287 |
| 23 | Carol | 274 |
| 24 | Deborah | 258 |
| 25 | Janet | 255 |
| 25 | Rhonda | 255 |
| 27 | Michelle | 250 |
| 28 | Tammy | 245 |
| 29 | Debbie | 239 |
| 29 | Kelly | 239 |
| 31 | Cheryl | 228 |
| 31 | Donna | 228 |
| 33 | Connie | 225 |
| 34 | Dawn | 223 |
| 35 | Ann | 221 |
| 36 | Elizabeth | 219 |
| 36 | Kim | 219 |
| 38 | Robin | 215 |
| 39 | Laurie | 202 |
| 40 | Sharon | 195 |
| 41 | Jane | 190 |
| 42 | Christine | 186 |
| 43 | Rebecca | 181 |
| 44 | Kathleen | 170 |
| 45 | Beth | 165 |
| 46 | Jill | 158 |
| 47 | Jean | 156 |
| 48 | Theresa | 154 |
| 49 | Peggy | 149 |
| 50 | Sheila | 144 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | David | 1,428 |
| 2 | Michael | 1,232 |
| 3 | Mark | 1,125 |
| 4 | John | 1,026 |
| 5 | James | 887 |
| 6 | Jeffrey | 812 |
| 7 | Steven | 782 |
| 8 | Robert | 777 |
| 9 | Kevin | 720 |
| 10 | Scott | 692 |
| 11 | Brian | 581 |
| 12 | Thomas | 530 |
| 13 | Timothy | 504 |
| 14 | Daniel | 479 |
| 15 | William | 474 |
| 16 | Richard | 465 |
| 17 | Douglas | 462 |
| 18 | Randy | 405 |
| 19 | Todd | 387 |
| 20 | Gary | 374 |
| 21 | Paul | 343 |
| 22 | Dennis | 338 |
| 23 | Ronald | 320 |
| 24 | Terry | 306 |
| 25 | Gregory | 304 |
| 26 | Donald | 294 |
| 27 | Joseph | 292 |
| 28 | Craig | 285 |
| 29 | Larry | 270 |
| 30 | Jeff | 263 |
| 31 | Charles | 257 |
| 32 | Kenneth | 242 |
| 33 | Mike | 239 |
| 34 | Bradley | 222 |
| 35 | Patrick | 215 |
| 36 | Jerry | 212 |
| 36 | Randall | 212 |
| 38 | Bruce | 203 |
| 39 | Christopher | 193 |
| 40 | Roger | 190 |
| 41 | Steve | 185 |
| 42 | Ricky | 174 |
| 43 | Dale | 171 |
| 44 | Alan | 169 |
| 45 | Rodney | 167 |
| 45 | Tim | 167 |
| 47 | Keith | 161 |
| 48 | Dean | 155 |
| 48 | Eric | 155 |
| 50 | Jeffery | 152 |