Top baby names in Iowa, 1980
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jennifer | 880 |
| 2 | Amanda | 688 |
| 3 | Jessica | 590 |
| 4 | Sarah | 545 |
| 5 | Melissa | 516 |
| 6 | Amy | 372 |
| 7 | Angela | 358 |
| 7 | Nicole | 358 |
| 9 | Sara | 330 |
| 10 | Heather | 328 |
| 11 | Stephanie | 300 |
| 12 | Amber | 286 |
| 13 | Elizabeth | 272 |
| 14 | Emily | 268 |
| 15 | Erin | 267 |
| 16 | Michelle | 262 |
| 17 | Lisa | 256 |
| 18 | Megan | 236 |
| 19 | Laura | 225 |
| 20 | Kelly | 222 |
| 21 | Tiffany | 221 |
| 22 | Katie | 218 |
| 23 | Rachel | 206 |
| 24 | Rebecca | 203 |
| 25 | Jamie | 200 |
| 26 | Kimberly | 195 |
| 27 | Jill | 183 |
| 28 | Andrea | 180 |
| 29 | Christina | 162 |
| 30 | Kristin | 147 |
| 31 | Julie | 145 |
| 32 | Brooke | 138 |
| 33 | April | 133 |
| 33 | Mary | 133 |
| 35 | Tara | 131 |
| 36 | Katherine | 130 |
| 37 | Carrie | 127 |
| 38 | Crystal | 123 |
| 39 | Holly | 120 |
| 40 | Heidi | 116 |
| 41 | Shannon | 112 |
| 42 | Danielle | 110 |
| 43 | Stacy | 103 |
| 44 | Kathryn | 102 |
| 44 | Lindsay | 102 |
| 46 | Molly | 94 |
| 47 | Dawn | 91 |
| 48 | Alicia | 83 |
| 49 | Erica | 82 |
| 50 | Kelli | 81 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joshua | 828 |
| 2 | Michael | 758 |
| 3 | Matthew | 753 |
| 4 | Jason | 637 |
| 5 | Ryan | 633 |
| 6 | Justin | 605 |
| 7 | Christopher | 547 |
| 8 | Adam | 531 |
| 9 | Nicholas | 524 |
| 10 | Brian | 487 |
| 11 | Andrew | 454 |
| 12 | Joseph | 434 |
| 13 | David | 428 |
| 14 | Eric | 418 |
| 15 | Jeremy | 417 |
| 16 | John | 380 |
| 17 | Daniel | 358 |
| 18 | Nathan | 356 |
| 19 | Benjamin | 355 |
| 20 | James | 335 |
| 21 | Chad | 327 |
| 22 | Timothy | 305 |
| 23 | Travis | 304 |
| 24 | Aaron | 293 |
| 25 | Jeffrey | 279 |
| 26 | Robert | 277 |
| 27 | Scott | 261 |
| 28 | Dustin | 246 |
| 29 | Brandon | 226 |
| 30 | Jacob | 220 |
| 31 | Bradley | 215 |
| 32 | Mark | 211 |
| 33 | Jonathan | 210 |
| 34 | Kevin | 205 |
| 35 | Anthony | 194 |
| 35 | William | 194 |
| 37 | Steven | 190 |
| 38 | Thomas | 182 |
| 39 | Jesse | 173 |
| 40 | Kyle | 141 |
| 41 | Cory | 137 |
| 42 | Lucas | 132 |
| 43 | Richard | 129 |
| 44 | Charles | 128 |
| 44 | Shane | 128 |
| 46 | Derek | 127 |
| 47 | Jared | 126 |
| 48 | Patrick | 121 |
| 49 | Todd | 113 |
| 50 | Paul | 110 |