Top baby names in Iowa, 1963
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lisa | 859 |
| 2 | Lori | 737 |
| 3 | Mary | 684 |
| 4 | Julie | 670 |
| 5 | Susan | 581 |
| 6 | Brenda | 429 |
| 7 | Linda | 374 |
| 8 | Karen | 372 |
| 9 | Kimberly | 366 |
| 10 | Tammy | 320 |
| 11 | Debra | 314 |
| 12 | Laura | 310 |
| 13 | Teresa | 306 |
| 14 | Pamela | 281 |
| 15 | Kelly | 276 |
| 16 | Michelle | 275 |
| 17 | Nancy | 250 |
| 18 | Barbara | 246 |
| 19 | Sandra | 245 |
| 20 | Christine | 241 |
| 21 | Kathy | 235 |
| 21 | Patricia | 235 |
| 23 | Diane | 234 |
| 24 | Ann | 224 |
| 25 | Cindy | 208 |
| 26 | Cynthia | 207 |
| 27 | Denise | 205 |
| 28 | Deborah | 202 |
| 29 | Donna | 201 |
| 30 | Laurie | 196 |
| 31 | Angela | 192 |
| 32 | Elizabeth | 188 |
| 33 | Connie | 187 |
| 34 | Rhonda | 186 |
| 35 | Janet | 185 |
| 36 | Dawn | 184 |
| 37 | Sharon | 182 |
| 38 | Kim | 180 |
| 38 | Robin | 180 |
| 40 | Carol | 175 |
| 41 | Jane | 173 |
| 42 | Debbie | 163 |
| 43 | Cheryl | 162 |
| 43 | Jill | 162 |
| 43 | Kathleen | 162 |
| 46 | Amy | 161 |
| 47 | Shelly | 156 |
| 48 | Tracy | 153 |
| 49 | Beth | 150 |
| 50 | Jennifer | 142 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | David | 1,296 |
| 2 | Michael | 1,140 |
| 3 | Mark | 970 |
| 4 | John | 930 |
| 5 | Scott | 889 |
| 6 | Robert | 794 |
| 7 | James | 765 |
| 8 | Jeffrey | 714 |
| 9 | Kevin | 692 |
| 10 | Steven | 654 |
| 11 | Brian | 592 |
| 12 | Todd | 588 |
| 13 | Thomas | 520 |
| 14 | Richard | 507 |
| 15 | Timothy | 490 |
| 16 | Daniel | 480 |
| 17 | Douglas | 427 |
| 18 | Paul | 381 |
| 19 | William | 380 |
| 20 | Gary | 301 |
| 21 | Ronald | 300 |
| 22 | Randy | 297 |
| 23 | Joseph | 289 |
| 24 | Donald | 258 |
| 25 | Terry | 257 |
| 26 | Charles | 246 |
| 27 | Patrick | 240 |
| 28 | Dennis | 238 |
| 28 | Kenneth | 238 |
| 30 | Larry | 234 |
| 31 | Craig | 228 |
| 31 | Gregory | 228 |
| 33 | Jeff | 219 |
| 34 | Bradley | 213 |
| 35 | Christopher | 193 |
| 36 | Mike | 189 |
| 37 | Roger | 185 |
| 38 | Bruce | 179 |
| 39 | Rodney | 176 |
| 40 | Jerry | 171 |
| 41 | Keith | 168 |
| 42 | Jon | 163 |
| 43 | Randall | 162 |
| 44 | Alan | 160 |
| 45 | Matthew | 155 |
| 46 | Dean | 152 |
| 47 | Jay | 149 |
| 48 | Eric | 146 |
| 49 | Tim | 142 |
| 50 | Steve | 140 |