Top baby names in Iowa, 1962
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lisa | 800 |
| 2 | Mary | 730 |
| 3 | Lori | 678 |
| 4 | Julie | 660 |
| 5 | Susan | 597 |
| 6 | Brenda | 459 |
| 7 | Debra | 457 |
| 8 | Karen | 440 |
| 9 | Kimberly | 415 |
| 10 | Linda | 401 |
| 11 | Teresa | 343 |
| 12 | Barbara | 321 |
| 13 | Nancy | 314 |
| 14 | Diane | 309 |
| 15 | Laura | 305 |
| 15 | Michelle | 305 |
| 17 | Tammy | 298 |
| 18 | Cynthia | 297 |
| 19 | Pamela | 292 |
| 20 | Sandra | 266 |
| 21 | Denise | 258 |
| 22 | Kathy | 257 |
| 23 | Patricia | 252 |
| 24 | Kelly | 247 |
| 25 | Laurie | 245 |
| 26 | Rhonda | 224 |
| 27 | Cindy | 220 |
| 28 | Deborah | 217 |
| 29 | Robin | 214 |
| 30 | Carol | 210 |
| 30 | Cheryl | 210 |
| 32 | Connie | 208 |
| 32 | Kim | 208 |
| 34 | Ann | 205 |
| 35 | Donna | 204 |
| 36 | Dawn | 202 |
| 37 | Janet | 201 |
| 38 | Debbie | 193 |
| 38 | Kathleen | 193 |
| 40 | Sharon | 190 |
| 41 | Jane | 177 |
| 42 | Rebecca | 175 |
| 43 | Elizabeth | 170 |
| 44 | Theresa | 169 |
| 45 | Christine | 164 |
| 46 | Angela | 163 |
| 47 | Jennifer | 162 |
| 48 | Beth | 159 |
| 49 | Tracy | 157 |
| 50 | Jill | 154 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | David | 1,292 |
| 2 | Michael | 1,231 |
| 3 | Mark | 1,015 |
| 4 | John | 935 |
| 5 | Scott | 901 |
| 6 | James | 854 |
| 7 | Jeffrey | 816 |
| 8 | Robert | 734 |
| 9 | Steven | 651 |
| 10 | Kevin | 637 |
| 11 | Brian | 579 |
| 12 | Thomas | 535 |
| 13 | Douglas | 489 |
| 14 | Daniel | 485 |
| 15 | Timothy | 479 |
| 16 | Richard | 467 |
| 17 | Todd | 465 |
| 18 | William | 422 |
| 19 | Gary | 342 |
| 20 | Randy | 325 |
| 21 | Ronald | 310 |
| 22 | Paul | 301 |
| 23 | Gregory | 285 |
| 24 | Terry | 277 |
| 25 | Dennis | 264 |
| 26 | Donald | 260 |
| 27 | Kenneth | 258 |
| 28 | Joseph | 250 |
| 29 | Jeff | 247 |
| 30 | Larry | 242 |
| 31 | Charles | 232 |
| 31 | Craig | 232 |
| 31 | Mike | 232 |
| 34 | Bruce | 230 |
| 35 | Roger | 222 |
| 36 | Patrick | 202 |
| 37 | Bradley | 201 |
| 38 | Christopher | 195 |
| 39 | Randall | 184 |
| 40 | Alan | 176 |
| 41 | Rodney | 174 |
| 42 | Eric | 171 |
| 42 | Jeffery | 171 |
| 44 | Matthew | 159 |
| 45 | Jerry | 158 |
| 46 | Tim | 151 |
| 47 | Steve | 150 |
| 48 | Jon | 147 |
| 49 | Keith | 145 |
| 50 | Dale | 144 |