Top baby names in Iowa, 1983
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jennifer | 713 |
| 2 | Jessica | 591 |
| 3 | Amanda | 544 |
| 4 | Ashley | 527 |
| 5 | Sarah | 503 |
| 6 | Nicole | 386 |
| 7 | Melissa | 356 |
| 8 | Megan | 350 |
| 9 | Amy | 336 |
| 10 | Emily | 312 |
| 11 | Amber | 310 |
| 12 | Stephanie | 308 |
| 13 | Heather | 304 |
| 14 | Elizabeth | 287 |
| 15 | Sara | 241 |
| 16 | Erin | 229 |
| 17 | Angela | 228 |
| 18 | Katie | 216 |
| 19 | Rachel | 215 |
| 20 | Michelle | 198 |
| 21 | Lindsey | 195 |
| 22 | Laura | 188 |
| 23 | Lindsay | 181 |
| 24 | Lisa | 179 |
| 25 | Andrea | 171 |
| 26 | Rebecca | 170 |
| 27 | Jamie | 163 |
| 28 | Tiffany | 155 |
| 29 | Crystal | 152 |
| 30 | Katherine | 151 |
| 31 | Kelly | 149 |
| 32 | Christina | 146 |
| 33 | Holly | 133 |
| 33 | Kimberly | 133 |
| 35 | Jill | 114 |
| 36 | Shannon | 111 |
| 37 | Mary | 110 |
| 38 | Kathryn | 103 |
| 38 | Samantha | 103 |
| 40 | Danielle | 102 |
| 41 | Kristin | 100 |
| 42 | Alicia | 99 |
| 43 | Brooke | 94 |
| 44 | Julie | 90 |
| 44 | Molly | 90 |
| 44 | Tara | 90 |
| 47 | Carrie | 89 |
| 48 | April | 88 |
| 49 | Stacy | 87 |
| 50 | Allison | 83 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Matthew | 823 |
| 2 | Michael | 775 |
| 3 | Joshua | 618 |
| 4 | Christopher | 557 |
| 5 | Ryan | 549 |
| 6 | Adam | 536 |
| 7 | Andrew | 507 |
| 8 | Justin | 455 |
| 9 | Nicholas | 442 |
| 10 | Daniel | 424 |
| 11 | Jason | 419 |
| 12 | Joseph | 404 |
| 13 | David | 373 |
| 14 | Brian | 345 |
| 15 | John | 326 |
| 16 | Eric | 314 |
| 17 | Brandon | 313 |
| 18 | Nathan | 312 |
| 19 | Benjamin | 310 |
| 20 | James | 307 |
| 21 | Jacob | 282 |
| 22 | Aaron | 281 |
| 23 | Kyle | 275 |
| 24 | Robert | 261 |
| 25 | Jeffrey | 247 |
| 26 | Travis | 242 |
| 27 | Dustin | 238 |
| 28 | Jonathan | 222 |
| 29 | Scott | 215 |
| 30 | Anthony | 209 |
| 31 | Jeremy | 207 |
| 31 | Timothy | 207 |
| 33 | Steven | 200 |
| 34 | Chad | 198 |
| 35 | Zachary | 194 |
| 36 | Thomas | 193 |
| 37 | Tyler | 183 |
| 38 | William | 177 |
| 39 | Mark | 176 |
| 40 | Jesse | 170 |
| 41 | Kevin | 157 |
| 42 | Bradley | 155 |
| 43 | Derek | 153 |
| 44 | Patrick | 123 |
| 45 | Cody | 114 |
| 46 | Richard | 108 |
| 47 | Brett | 106 |
| 47 | Lucas | 106 |
| 47 | Paul | 106 |
| 50 | Bryan | 103 |