Top baby names in Iowa, 1984
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ashley | 708 |
| 2 | Jennifer | 618 |
| 3 | Jessica | 595 |
| 4 | Amanda | 565 |
| 5 | Megan | 434 |
| 6 | Sarah | 421 |
| 7 | Nicole | 326 |
| 8 | Heather | 315 |
| 9 | Amber | 295 |
| 10 | Melissa | 293 |
| 11 | Emily | 292 |
| 12 | Stephanie | 285 |
| 13 | Elizabeth | 277 |
| 14 | Amy | 265 |
| 15 | Rachel | 241 |
| 16 | Katie | 231 |
| 17 | Erin | 212 |
| 18 | Lindsey | 206 |
| 19 | Laura | 193 |
| 20 | Sara | 183 |
| 21 | Michelle | 182 |
| 22 | Danielle | 179 |
| 23 | Angela | 178 |
| 24 | Rebecca | 171 |
| 25 | Katherine | 153 |
| 26 | Jamie | 145 |
| 27 | Tiffany | 144 |
| 28 | Andrea | 143 |
| 29 | Lisa | 141 |
| 30 | Lindsay | 139 |
| 31 | Crystal | 131 |
| 32 | Kelly | 124 |
| 33 | Holly | 123 |
| 34 | Kathryn | 119 |
| 35 | Christina | 118 |
| 35 | Kimberly | 118 |
| 37 | Jenna | 115 |
| 38 | Kristin | 113 |
| 39 | Tara | 101 |
| 40 | Allison | 100 |
| 41 | Samantha | 95 |
| 42 | Mary | 94 |
| 43 | Alicia | 93 |
| 44 | Jill | 91 |
| 45 | Stacy | 89 |
| 46 | Courtney | 88 |
| 46 | Molly | 88 |
| 48 | Abby | 86 |
| 49 | Cassandra | 84 |
| 50 | Erica | 81 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Matthew | 738 |
| 2 | Michael | 669 |
| 3 | Joshua | 645 |
| 4 | Christopher | 585 |
| 5 | Ryan | 556 |
| 6 | Adam | 546 |
| 7 | Andrew | 530 |
| 8 | Justin | 451 |
| 9 | Daniel | 413 |
| 10 | Nicholas | 403 |
| 11 | David | 402 |
| 12 | Jason | 361 |
| 13 | Joseph | 355 |
| 14 | Brandon | 346 |
| 15 | Jacob | 337 |
| 16 | Tyler | 336 |
| 17 | Nathan | 319 |
| 18 | Eric | 308 |
| 19 | John | 298 |
| 20 | Benjamin | 295 |
| 21 | James | 294 |
| 22 | Aaron | 280 |
| 23 | Brian | 279 |
| 24 | Kyle | 273 |
| 25 | Jeffrey | 245 |
| 26 | Robert | 243 |
| 27 | Travis | 237 |
| 28 | Dustin | 235 |
| 29 | Anthony | 216 |
| 29 | Timothy | 216 |
| 31 | Zachary | 209 |
| 32 | Jeremy | 207 |
| 32 | Jonathan | 207 |
| 34 | Scott | 200 |
| 35 | Thomas | 191 |
| 36 | Steven | 180 |
| 37 | William | 179 |
| 38 | Kevin | 173 |
| 39 | Mark | 160 |
| 40 | Chad | 152 |
| 41 | Cody | 150 |
| 42 | Jesse | 147 |
| 43 | Bradley | 134 |
| 44 | Derek | 129 |
| 45 | Patrick | 127 |
| 46 | Cory | 111 |
| 47 | Brett | 105 |
| 48 | Paul | 103 |
| 49 | Jared | 95 |
| 50 | Lucas | 93 |