Top baby names in Iowa, 1976
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jennifer | 996 |
| 2 | Amy | 646 |
| 3 | Angela | 525 |
| 4 | Heather | 449 |
| 5 | Sarah | 377 |
| 6 | Melissa | 370 |
| 7 | Jessica | 354 |
| 8 | Michelle | 325 |
| 9 | Sara | 282 |
| 10 | Lisa | 250 |
| 11 | Jamie | 246 |
| 12 | Amanda | 233 |
| 13 | Stephanie | 230 |
| 14 | Nicole | 228 |
| 15 | Kimberly | 227 |
| 16 | Shannon | 221 |
| 17 | Carrie | 215 |
| 18 | Rebecca | 212 |
| 19 | Julie | 197 |
| 20 | Kelly | 194 |
| 21 | Jill | 184 |
| 22 | Erin | 171 |
| 23 | Laura | 166 |
| 24 | Christina | 152 |
| 25 | Andrea | 143 |
| 26 | Elizabeth | 140 |
| 27 | Jaime | 139 |
| 28 | Dawn | 138 |
| 29 | Rachel | 133 |
| 29 | Stacy | 133 |
| 31 | Mary | 116 |
| 32 | Heidi | 115 |
| 33 | Tara | 109 |
| 33 | Tracy | 109 |
| 35 | Wendy | 108 |
| 36 | Megan | 106 |
| 37 | Jodi | 105 |
| 38 | Tammy | 104 |
| 39 | Holly | 103 |
| 40 | Emily | 101 |
| 41 | Amber | 98 |
| 42 | Danielle | 97 |
| 43 | Tina | 93 |
| 44 | Kari | 89 |
| 44 | Lori | 89 |
| 44 | Tiffany | 89 |
| 47 | Brenda | 86 |
| 48 | Susan | 84 |
| 49 | Christine | 78 |
| 49 | Katherine | 78 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jason | 920 |
| 2 | Michael | 778 |
| 3 | Matthew | 708 |
| 4 | Christopher | 528 |
| 5 | Ryan | 524 |
| 6 | Brian | 521 |
| 7 | Chad | 512 |
| 8 | Jeremy | 479 |
| 9 | David | 409 |
| 10 | James | 391 |
| 11 | Eric | 368 |
| 12 | Scott | 366 |
| 13 | Daniel | 351 |
| 14 | John | 345 |
| 15 | Joshua | 334 |
| 16 | Robert | 329 |
| 17 | Aaron | 291 |
| 18 | Jeffrey | 285 |
| 19 | Justin | 281 |
| 20 | Andrew | 273 |
| 21 | Joseph | 271 |
| 22 | Benjamin | 259 |
| 23 | Timothy | 258 |
| 24 | Mark | 253 |
| 25 | Nathan | 246 |
| 26 | Kevin | 213 |
| 26 | Steven | 213 |
| 26 | Travis | 213 |
| 29 | Adam | 205 |
| 30 | William | 200 |
| 31 | Thomas | 187 |
| 32 | Anthony | 184 |
| 33 | Shawn | 180 |
| 34 | Todd | 153 |
| 35 | Cory | 152 |
| 36 | Shane | 145 |
| 37 | Bradley | 143 |
| 38 | Richard | 135 |
| 39 | Brandon | 127 |
| 40 | Paul | 120 |
| 41 | Jamie | 117 |
| 42 | Charles | 113 |
| 43 | Troy | 110 |
| 44 | Patrick | 106 |
| 45 | Corey | 101 |
| 46 | Gregory | 97 |
| 47 | Brent | 94 |
| 48 | Jesse | 93 |
| 48 | Jonathan | 93 |
| 50 | Bryan | 91 |