Name Yearbook

Top baby names in Iowa, 1971

Recorded as girls

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Jennifer	929
2	Amy	597
3	Michelle	524
4	Angela	506
5	Lisa	489
6	Melissa	415
7	Kimberly	400
8	Julie	316
9	Dawn	280
10	Heather	275
11	Tammy	241
12	Lori	222
13	Mary	217
14	Tina	208
15	Susan	205
16	Tracy	196
17	Brenda	191
17	Laura	191
17	Stephanie	191
20	Christine	179
21	Kelly	177
22	Wendy	168
23	Rebecca	164
24	Jill	152
25	Stacy	151
26	Jodi	150
27	Shannon	147
28	Teresa	141
29	Christina	128
29	Karen	128
31	Elizabeth	122
31	Michele	122
33	Nicole	119
33	Sara	119
35	Andrea	114
36	Carrie	111
37	Sarah	109
38	Ann	106
38	Cynthia	106
38	Kristin	106
41	Heidi	105
42	Shelly	101
43	Stacey	100
44	Pamela	98
45	Patricia	95
46	Linda	92
47	Tricia	91
48	Denise	90
49	Dana	89
50	Debra	86

Recorded as boys

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Michael	919
2	Jason	764
3	Scott	645
4	David	632
5	Chad	610
6	Christopher	587
7	Brian	559
8	John	542
9	James	536
10	Matthew	534
11	Robert	532
12	Jeffrey	487
13	Mark	399
14	Steven	361
15	Timothy	350
16	Todd	346
17	Kevin	343
18	Eric	327
19	Daniel	310
20	William	309
21	Thomas	272
22	Troy	261
23	Douglas	239
24	Richard	238
25	Jeremy	225
25	Shawn	225
27	Aaron	214
28	Joseph	213
29	Bradley	201
30	Paul	192
31	Ryan	164
32	Anthony	161
33	Andrew	154
34	Shane	152
35	Patrick	150
36	Gregory	135
37	Travis	132
38	Terry	128
39	Craig	127
40	Kenneth	123
41	Charles	122
42	Brent	120
43	Donald	117
44	Ronald	116
44	Sean	116
46	Bryan	115
47	Keith	106
48	Gary	105
49	Jon	98
50	Jeffery	96