Top baby names in Iowa, 1970
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jennifer | 769 |
| 2 | Michelle | 604 |
| 3 | Amy | 584 |
| 4 | Lisa | 537 |
| 5 | Angela | 491 |
| 6 | Kimberly | 453 |
| 7 | Julie | 431 |
| 8 | Melissa | 413 |
| 9 | Dawn | 308 |
| 10 | Lori | 292 |
| 11 | Tammy | 268 |
| 12 | Tracy | 261 |
| 13 | Heather | 259 |
| 14 | Susan | 258 |
| 15 | Mary | 245 |
| 16 | Brenda | 228 |
| 17 | Stephanie | 223 |
| 18 | Kelly | 221 |
| 19 | Laura | 217 |
| 20 | Christine | 206 |
| 20 | Tina | 206 |
| 22 | Jill | 189 |
| 23 | Jodi | 183 |
| 24 | Shannon | 172 |
| 25 | Wendy | 171 |
| 26 | Teresa | 152 |
| 27 | Ann | 151 |
| 27 | Pamela | 151 |
| 29 | Karen | 144 |
| 30 | Stacy | 139 |
| 31 | Debra | 132 |
| 31 | Nicole | 132 |
| 33 | Michele | 127 |
| 34 | Elizabeth | 126 |
| 35 | Denise | 125 |
| 36 | Rebecca | 124 |
| 37 | Kristin | 120 |
| 38 | Sarah | 119 |
| 39 | Andrea | 118 |
| 40 | Cynthia | 117 |
| 41 | Sara | 114 |
| 42 | Patricia | 113 |
| 43 | Christina | 109 |
| 44 | Linda | 106 |
| 45 | Cindy | 103 |
| 45 | Rhonda | 103 |
| 45 | Stacey | 103 |
| 48 | Heidi | 102 |
| 49 | Tamara | 100 |
| 50 | Beth | 97 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 1,088 |
| 2 | David | 779 |
| 3 | James | 636 |
| 4 | Jeffrey | 634 |
| 5 | Scott | 621 |
| 6 | John | 614 |
| 7 | Brian | 607 |
| 8 | Jason | 595 |
| 9 | Robert | 565 |
| 10 | Mark | 527 |
| 11 | Christopher | 492 |
| 12 | Matthew | 451 |
| 13 | Steven | 449 |
| 14 | Todd | 435 |
| 15 | Chad | 420 |
| 16 | Daniel | 386 |
| 17 | Kevin | 379 |
| 18 | Timothy | 373 |
| 19 | Richard | 341 |
| 20 | William | 331 |
| 21 | Eric | 330 |
| 22 | Troy | 325 |
| 23 | Thomas | 306 |
| 24 | Bradley | 266 |
| 25 | Douglas | 239 |
| 26 | Joseph | 236 |
| 27 | Paul | 208 |
| 27 | Shawn | 208 |
| 29 | Gregory | 194 |
| 30 | Patrick | 185 |
| 31 | Donald | 182 |
| 32 | Anthony | 177 |
| 33 | Charles | 170 |
| 34 | Craig | 165 |
| 35 | Shane | 162 |
| 36 | Andrew | 158 |
| 37 | Brent | 157 |
| 38 | Gary | 155 |
| 39 | Dennis | 134 |
| 40 | Aaron | 131 |
| 41 | Ronald | 128 |
| 42 | Stephen | 121 |
| 43 | Jon | 119 |
| 44 | Kenneth | 117 |
| 44 | Terry | 117 |
| 46 | Larry | 113 |
| 47 | Travis | 110 |
| 48 | Jeremy | 109 |
| 49 | Randy | 106 |
| 50 | Jeffery | 104 |