Top baby names in Iowa, 1982
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jennifer | 775 |
| 2 | Jessica | 645 |
| 3 | Amanda | 578 |
| 4 | Sarah | 517 |
| 5 | Melissa | 386 |
| 6 | Nicole | 376 |
| 7 | Amy | 354 |
| 8 | Amber | 300 |
| 8 | Sara | 300 |
| 10 | Elizabeth | 289 |
| 11 | Angela | 287 |
| 12 | Emily | 282 |
| 13 | Stephanie | 270 |
| 14 | Heather | 259 |
| 15 | Michelle | 246 |
| 16 | Erin | 231 |
| 17 | Rebecca | 220 |
| 18 | Megan | 217 |
| 19 | Laura | 214 |
| 20 | Ashley | 211 |
| 21 | Katie | 210 |
| 22 | Rachel | 205 |
| 23 | Lindsey | 202 |
| 24 | Andrea | 188 |
| 25 | Lindsay | 174 |
| 26 | Kimberly | 173 |
| 26 | Tiffany | 173 |
| 28 | Crystal | 170 |
| 29 | Kelly | 156 |
| 30 | Lisa | 155 |
| 31 | Jamie | 153 |
| 31 | Jill | 153 |
| 33 | Kristin | 151 |
| 34 | Katherine | 147 |
| 35 | Julie | 137 |
| 36 | Christina | 131 |
| 37 | Carrie | 119 |
| 38 | Mary | 117 |
| 38 | Tara | 117 |
| 40 | Shannon | 113 |
| 41 | Molly | 104 |
| 42 | Danielle | 102 |
| 43 | Holly | 99 |
| 44 | Kristen | 96 |
| 45 | Erica | 93 |
| 46 | Courtney | 92 |
| 47 | Abby | 91 |
| 48 | Allison | 90 |
| 48 | Heidi | 90 |
| 50 | Alicia | 87 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Matthew | 857 |
| 2 | Michael | 777 |
| 3 | Joshua | 710 |
| 4 | Christopher | 649 |
| 5 | Ryan | 524 |
| 6 | Adam | 520 |
| 7 | Jason | 504 |
| 8 | Andrew | 503 |
| 9 | Justin | 499 |
| 10 | Nicholas | 469 |
| 11 | Joseph | 427 |
| 12 | Daniel | 403 |
| 13 | James | 361 |
| 14 | David | 358 |
| 15 | Benjamin | 356 |
| 16 | Brian | 351 |
| 17 | John | 344 |
| 18 | Nathan | 338 |
| 19 | Eric | 337 |
| 20 | Aaron | 312 |
| 21 | Brandon | 293 |
| 22 | Jeremy | 291 |
| 23 | Robert | 275 |
| 24 | Jacob | 265 |
| 25 | Jeffrey | 257 |
| 26 | Travis | 250 |
| 27 | Dustin | 239 |
| 28 | Timothy | 232 |
| 29 | Jonathan | 217 |
| 30 | Anthony | 212 |
| 31 | Kyle | 210 |
| 32 | Scott | 207 |
| 33 | Chad | 204 |
| 34 | Thomas | 192 |
| 35 | Jesse | 189 |
| 35 | William | 189 |
| 37 | Mark | 187 |
| 38 | Tyler | 183 |
| 39 | Steven | 179 |
| 40 | Bradley | 171 |
| 41 | Kevin | 159 |
| 42 | Zachary | 157 |
| 43 | Derek | 132 |
| 44 | Richard | 123 |
| 45 | Cody | 116 |
| 46 | Jared | 109 |
| 46 | Lucas | 109 |
| 48 | Patrick | 107 |
| 49 | Brett | 106 |
| 50 | Paul | 103 |