Top baby names in Iowa, 1981
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jennifer | 812 |
| 2 | Jessica | 678 |
| 3 | Amanda | 609 |
| 4 | Sarah | 550 |
| 5 | Melissa | 436 |
| 6 | Amy | 419 |
| 7 | Sara | 338 |
| 8 | Nicole | 322 |
| 9 | Angela | 298 |
| 10 | Emily | 296 |
| 11 | Amber | 292 |
| 11 | Heather | 292 |
| 13 | Stephanie | 290 |
| 14 | Elizabeth | 285 |
| 15 | Michelle | 275 |
| 16 | Megan | 239 |
| 17 | Rebecca | 225 |
| 18 | Erin | 223 |
| 19 | Lisa | 217 |
| 20 | Andrea | 211 |
| 21 | Tiffany | 200 |
| 22 | Rachel | 197 |
| 23 | Kimberly | 196 |
| 24 | Laura | 192 |
| 25 | Katie | 190 |
| 26 | Jamie | 176 |
| 27 | Jill | 173 |
| 27 | Kristin | 173 |
| 29 | Brooke | 168 |
| 30 | Kelly | 163 |
| 31 | Crystal | 152 |
| 31 | Julie | 152 |
| 33 | Christina | 145 |
| 34 | Katherine | 144 |
| 35 | April | 141 |
| 36 | Lindsay | 139 |
| 37 | Mary | 118 |
| 38 | Tara | 114 |
| 39 | Holly | 113 |
| 40 | Ashley | 112 |
| 41 | Heidi | 111 |
| 42 | Carrie | 109 |
| 43 | Shannon | 107 |
| 44 | Lindsey | 106 |
| 45 | Danielle | 101 |
| 46 | Anna | 96 |
| 47 | Kathryn | 95 |
| 48 | Stacy | 93 |
| 49 | Alicia | 89 |
| 50 | Erica | 86 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Matthew | 824 |
| 2 | Michael | 793 |
| 3 | Joshua | 763 |
| 4 | Ryan | 617 |
| 5 | Jason | 594 |
| 6 | Justin | 576 |
| 7 | Christopher | 519 |
| 8 | Adam | 497 |
| 9 | Nicholas | 467 |
| 10 | Andrew | 454 |
| 11 | David | 431 |
| 12 | Joseph | 415 |
| 13 | Daniel | 386 |
| 14 | John | 371 |
| 15 | Brian | 369 |
| 16 | Eric | 364 |
| 17 | Nathan | 355 |
| 18 | Brandon | 341 |
| 19 | Benjamin | 325 |
| 20 | Aaron | 322 |
| 21 | James | 312 |
| 22 | Jeremy | 302 |
| 23 | Robert | 284 |
| 23 | Travis | 284 |
| 25 | Dustin | 266 |
| 26 | Timothy | 264 |
| 27 | Scott | 263 |
| 28 | Jacob | 262 |
| 29 | Chad | 255 |
| 30 | Jeffrey | 247 |
| 31 | Anthony | 229 |
| 32 | Jonathan | 219 |
| 33 | Thomas | 212 |
| 34 | William | 203 |
| 35 | Jesse | 198 |
| 36 | Bradley | 197 |
| 37 | Mark | 193 |
| 38 | Steven | 173 |
| 39 | Kevin | 171 |
| 40 | Kyle | 142 |
| 41 | Jared | 128 |
| 42 | Zachary | 125 |
| 43 | Charles | 124 |
| 44 | Cory | 123 |
| 45 | Brett | 120 |
| 46 | Patrick | 119 |
| 47 | Lucas | 118 |
| 48 | Paul | 116 |
| 49 | Richard | 113 |
| 50 | Tyler | 110 |