Top baby names in Iowa, 1965
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lisa | 878 |
| 2 | Julie | 566 |
| 3 | Mary | 496 |
| 4 | Lori | 433 |
| 5 | Susan | 427 |
| 6 | Kimberly | 408 |
| 7 | Karen | 340 |
| 8 | Brenda | 315 |
| 9 | Michelle | 309 |
| 10 | Angela | 295 |
| 11 | Amy | 294 |
| 12 | Teresa | 283 |
| 13 | Laura | 258 |
| 14 | Linda | 250 |
| 15 | Tammy | 240 |
| 16 | Christine | 238 |
| 17 | Dawn | 234 |
| 18 | Kelly | 218 |
| 19 | Pamela | 212 |
| 20 | Denise | 209 |
| 21 | Debra | 204 |
| 22 | Jill | 203 |
| 23 | Barbara | 202 |
| 23 | Jennifer | 202 |
| 25 | Patricia | 201 |
| 26 | Ann | 198 |
| 27 | Diane | 194 |
| 28 | Nancy | 191 |
| 29 | Rhonda | 188 |
| 30 | Deborah | 182 |
| 31 | Cynthia | 181 |
| 32 | Robin | 179 |
| 33 | Sandra | 175 |
| 34 | Elizabeth | 171 |
| 35 | Cindy | 169 |
| 35 | Tracy | 169 |
| 37 | Rebecca | 166 |
| 38 | Wendy | 159 |
| 39 | Shelly | 152 |
| 40 | Melissa | 147 |
| 41 | Carol | 146 |
| 42 | Connie | 143 |
| 43 | Janet | 141 |
| 43 | Kim | 141 |
| 43 | Michele | 141 |
| 46 | Tina | 137 |
| 47 | Kathleen | 136 |
| 48 | Donna | 134 |
| 49 | Cheryl | 133 |
| 50 | Theresa | 131 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 1,128 |
| 2 | David | 1,083 |
| 3 | John | 837 |
| 4 | James | 748 |
| 5 | Mark | 695 |
| 6 | Robert | 649 |
| 7 | Jeffrey | 644 |
| 8 | Scott | 636 |
| 9 | Steven | 563 |
| 10 | Kevin | 560 |
| 11 | Brian | 557 |
| 12 | Todd | 495 |
| 13 | Daniel | 452 |
| 14 | Timothy | 445 |
| 15 | Richard | 431 |
| 15 | Thomas | 431 |
| 17 | William | 367 |
| 18 | Douglas | 362 |
| 19 | Paul | 329 |
| 20 | Joseph | 267 |
| 21 | Christopher | 238 |
| 22 | Patrick | 230 |
| 22 | Ronald | 230 |
| 24 | Rodney | 229 |
| 25 | Gregory | 225 |
| 26 | Donald | 220 |
| 27 | Bradley | 215 |
| 27 | Craig | 215 |
| 29 | Eric | 213 |
| 30 | Terry | 210 |
| 31 | Charles | 207 |
| 32 | Randy | 201 |
| 33 | Larry | 193 |
| 34 | Matthew | 192 |
| 35 | Gary | 191 |
| 36 | Kenneth | 180 |
| 37 | Dennis | 175 |
| 37 | Mike | 175 |
| 39 | Jeff | 172 |
| 40 | Troy | 158 |
| 41 | Jon | 154 |
| 42 | Jeffery | 138 |
| 42 | Jerry | 138 |
| 44 | Anthony | 136 |
| 45 | Shawn | 135 |
| 46 | Roger | 126 |
| 47 | Stephen | 125 |
| 48 | Alan | 124 |
| 48 | Tim | 124 |
| 50 | Dean | 123 |