Top baby names in Iowa, 1977
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jennifer | 938 |
| 2 | Amy | 594 |
| 3 | Sarah | 502 |
| 4 | Angela | 501 |
| 5 | Heather | 492 |
| 6 | Jessica | 450 |
| 7 | Melissa | 431 |
| 8 | Michelle | 311 |
| 9 | Sara | 309 |
| 10 | Kelly | 300 |
| 11 | Amanda | 287 |
| 12 | Nicole | 258 |
| 13 | Jamie | 247 |
| 13 | Lisa | 247 |
| 15 | Carrie | 234 |
| 16 | Stephanie | 231 |
| 17 | Jill | 223 |
| 18 | Erin | 214 |
| 19 | Kimberly | 207 |
| 20 | Elizabeth | 204 |
| 21 | Rebecca | 196 |
| 22 | Andrea | 194 |
| 23 | Shannon | 191 |
| 24 | Julie | 186 |
| 25 | Laura | 171 |
| 26 | Emily | 166 |
| 27 | Rachel | 155 |
| 28 | Amber | 145 |
| 28 | Megan | 145 |
| 30 | Christina | 137 |
| 31 | Dawn | 129 |
| 32 | Holly | 120 |
| 32 | Tara | 120 |
| 34 | Stacy | 115 |
| 35 | Mary | 112 |
| 36 | Jodi | 109 |
| 37 | Kari | 104 |
| 38 | Crystal | 100 |
| 39 | Heidi | 99 |
| 40 | Tracy | 97 |
| 41 | Susan | 94 |
| 42 | Danielle | 93 |
| 43 | Tiffany | 91 |
| 44 | Jaime | 90 |
| 45 | Erica | 89 |
| 45 | Wendy | 89 |
| 47 | Lori | 87 |
| 48 | Katie | 84 |
| 48 | Stacey | 84 |
| 50 | Misty | 83 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jason | 914 |
| 2 | Michael | 826 |
| 3 | Matthew | 722 |
| 4 | Ryan | 636 |
| 5 | Joshua | 553 |
| 6 | Jeremy | 549 |
| 7 | Brian | 535 |
| 8 | Christopher | 533 |
| 9 | David | 483 |
| 10 | Chad | 455 |
| 11 | James | 419 |
| 12 | Daniel | 399 |
| 13 | John | 374 |
| 14 | Eric | 355 |
| 15 | Joseph | 354 |
| 16 | Andrew | 339 |
| 17 | Timothy | 329 |
| 18 | Robert | 326 |
| 19 | Jeffrey | 318 |
| 20 | Benjamin | 316 |
| 20 | Nathan | 316 |
| 20 | Scott | 316 |
| 23 | Aaron | 279 |
| 24 | Justin | 259 |
| 25 | Travis | 254 |
| 26 | Kevin | 245 |
| 27 | Adam | 232 |
| 28 | Mark | 222 |
| 29 | William | 220 |
| 30 | Steven | 211 |
| 31 | Bradley | 198 |
| 32 | Thomas | 195 |
| 33 | Anthony | 192 |
| 34 | Todd | 170 |
| 35 | Cory | 163 |
| 36 | Shawn | 160 |
| 37 | Nicholas | 148 |
| 38 | Paul | 145 |
| 39 | Brandon | 143 |
| 40 | Richard | 139 |
| 41 | Jonathan | 136 |
| 42 | Jacob | 135 |
| 43 | Shane | 133 |
| 44 | Corey | 125 |
| 45 | Bryan | 124 |
| 46 | Charles | 123 |
| 47 | Patrick | 122 |
| 48 | Jesse | 112 |
| 49 | Gregory | 106 |
| 49 | Troy | 106 |