Top baby names in Iowa, 1978
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jennifer | 937 |
| 2 | Amy | 517 |
| 3 | Sarah | 490 |
| 4 | Jessica | 471 |
| 5 | Melissa | 444 |
| 6 | Angela | 441 |
| 7 | Heather | 423 |
| 8 | Amanda | 351 |
| 9 | Nicole | 305 |
| 10 | Michelle | 297 |
| 11 | Sara | 289 |
| 12 | Kelly | 283 |
| 13 | Stephanie | 277 |
| 14 | Lisa | 250 |
| 15 | Elizabeth | 224 |
| 15 | Jill | 224 |
| 17 | Rebecca | 217 |
| 18 | Andrea | 215 |
| 19 | Erin | 200 |
| 20 | Amber | 195 |
| 21 | Emily | 193 |
| 22 | Laura | 189 |
| 23 | Jamie | 188 |
| 24 | Kimberly | 185 |
| 25 | Rachel | 169 |
| 26 | Julie | 168 |
| 27 | Carrie | 165 |
| 28 | Christina | 160 |
| 29 | Megan | 157 |
| 30 | Shannon | 136 |
| 31 | Mary | 133 |
| 32 | Tara | 128 |
| 33 | Katie | 122 |
| 34 | Crystal | 116 |
| 35 | Stacy | 114 |
| 36 | Holly | 113 |
| 37 | April | 110 |
| 38 | Kathryn | 102 |
| 39 | Dawn | 100 |
| 40 | Heidi | 99 |
| 41 | Danielle | 95 |
| 41 | Wendy | 95 |
| 43 | Katherine | 93 |
| 44 | Tracy | 87 |
| 45 | Molly | 85 |
| 45 | Tina | 85 |
| 47 | Christine | 82 |
| 47 | Kristin | 82 |
| 49 | Misty | 81 |
| 50 | Susan | 79 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jason | 815 |
| 2 | Matthew | 777 |
| 3 | Michael | 747 |
| 4 | Ryan | 636 |
| 5 | Joshua | 620 |
| 6 | Christopher | 572 |
| 7 | Brian | 514 |
| 8 | David | 446 |
| 8 | Nicholas | 446 |
| 10 | James | 432 |
| 11 | Jeremy | 407 |
| 12 | Chad | 388 |
| 13 | John | 377 |
| 14 | Eric | 376 |
| 15 | Andrew | 373 |
| 16 | Daniel | 368 |
| 17 | Joseph | 350 |
| 18 | Adam | 342 |
| 19 | Nathan | 340 |
| 20 | Justin | 330 |
| 21 | Timothy | 325 |
| 22 | Robert | 318 |
| 23 | Aaron | 293 |
| 24 | Scott | 290 |
| 25 | Jeffrey | 283 |
| 26 | Benjamin | 274 |
| 27 | Travis | 236 |
| 28 | Kevin | 228 |
| 28 | Mark | 228 |
| 30 | Steven | 204 |
| 30 | Thomas | 204 |
| 32 | William | 201 |
| 33 | Anthony | 179 |
| 34 | Bradley | 166 |
| 35 | Shawn | 162 |
| 36 | Brandon | 156 |
| 37 | Cory | 146 |
| 38 | Dustin | 143 |
| 38 | Jonathan | 143 |
| 40 | Richard | 138 |
| 41 | Shane | 132 |
| 42 | Jacob | 130 |
| 42 | Patrick | 130 |
| 44 | Paul | 129 |
| 45 | Todd | 128 |
| 46 | Kyle | 124 |
| 47 | Jesse | 118 |
| 47 | Troy | 118 |
| 49 | Charles | 117 |
| 50 | Corey | 114 |