Top baby names in Iowa, 1966
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lisa | 811 |
| 2 | Julie | 515 |
| 3 | Kimberly | 493 |
| 4 | Michelle | 470 |
| 5 | Mary | 449 |
| 6 | Susan | 378 |
| 7 | Brenda | 377 |
| 8 | Lori | 356 |
| 9 | Karen | 279 |
| 10 | Jennifer | 274 |
| 11 | Teresa | 268 |
| 12 | Amy | 264 |
| 13 | Angela | 262 |
| 14 | Tammy | 261 |
| 15 | Dawn | 258 |
| 16 | Kelly | 239 |
| 17 | Christine | 228 |
| 17 | Jill | 228 |
| 19 | Debra | 214 |
| 19 | Melissa | 214 |
| 21 | Laura | 206 |
| 22 | Linda | 201 |
| 23 | Denise | 194 |
| 24 | Patricia | 188 |
| 25 | Pamela | 186 |
| 26 | Barbara | 185 |
| 27 | Tina | 182 |
| 28 | Nancy | 179 |
| 29 | Sandra | 177 |
| 30 | Tracy | 173 |
| 31 | Ann | 166 |
| 32 | Deborah | 163 |
| 33 | Rebecca | 162 |
| 34 | Cynthia | 161 |
| 35 | Wendy | 160 |
| 36 | Diane | 156 |
| 36 | Shelly | 156 |
| 38 | Rhonda | 151 |
| 39 | Michele | 148 |
| 39 | Robin | 148 |
| 41 | Cheryl | 137 |
| 42 | Beth | 131 |
| 42 | Theresa | 131 |
| 44 | Stephanie | 128 |
| 45 | Paula | 126 |
| 46 | Carol | 123 |
| 47 | Donna | 119 |
| 48 | Cindy | 118 |
| 49 | Elizabeth | 117 |
| 49 | Kim | 117 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 1,104 |
| 2 | David | 1,001 |
| 3 | James | 793 |
| 4 | John | 715 |
| 5 | Scott | 674 |
| 6 | Jeffrey | 653 |
| 7 | Mark | 635 |
| 8 | Brian | 621 |
| 9 | Robert | 613 |
| 10 | Steven | 521 |
| 11 | Todd | 490 |
| 12 | Timothy | 477 |
| 13 | Kevin | 458 |
| 14 | Daniel | 445 |
| 15 | Thomas | 432 |
| 16 | Richard | 358 |
| 17 | Douglas | 336 |
| 17 | Paul | 336 |
| 19 | William | 334 |
| 20 | Christopher | 308 |
| 21 | Joseph | 270 |
| 22 | Eric | 219 |
| 23 | Rodney | 214 |
| 24 | Matthew | 213 |
| 25 | Troy | 211 |
| 26 | Ronald | 210 |
| 27 | Gary | 197 |
| 28 | Gregory | 195 |
| 29 | Patrick | 194 |
| 30 | Donald | 191 |
| 31 | Terry | 186 |
| 32 | Dennis | 183 |
| 33 | Craig | 180 |
| 34 | Randy | 177 |
| 35 | Bradley | 175 |
| 36 | Kenneth | 174 |
| 37 | Larry | 169 |
| 38 | Charles | 160 |
| 39 | Jeff | 153 |
| 40 | Jeffery | 149 |
| 41 | Jerry | 147 |
| 42 | Shawn | 142 |
| 43 | Anthony | 139 |
| 44 | Andrew | 131 |
| 45 | Jon | 130 |
| 46 | Mike | 129 |
| 47 | Roger | 127 |
| 48 | Dale | 122 |
| 49 | Alan | 121 |
| 50 | Keith | 115 |