Top baby names in Iowa, 1985
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ashley | 692 |
| 2 | Amanda | 583 |
| 3 | Jessica | 531 |
| 4 | Jennifer | 478 |
| 5 | Megan | 473 |
| 6 | Sarah | 390 |
| 7 | Emily | 310 |
| 8 | Nicole | 306 |
| 9 | Stephanie | 301 |
| 10 | Amber | 291 |
| 10 | Elizabeth | 291 |
| 12 | Heather | 267 |
| 13 | Melissa | 243 |
| 14 | Amy | 238 |
| 15 | Rachel | 237 |
| 16 | Laura | 236 |
| 17 | Sara | 230 |
| 18 | Katie | 222 |
| 19 | Danielle | 200 |
| 20 | Erin | 198 |
| 21 | Lindsey | 168 |
| 22 | Jamie | 159 |
| 23 | Michelle | 154 |
| 24 | Rebecca | 153 |
| 25 | Andrea | 152 |
| 26 | Samantha | 149 |
| 27 | Allison | 135 |
| 28 | Jenna | 134 |
| 29 | Tiffany | 132 |
| 30 | Brittany | 130 |
| 30 | Katherine | 130 |
| 32 | Angela | 129 |
| 32 | Christina | 129 |
| 34 | Lindsay | 120 |
| 35 | Kimberly | 119 |
| 36 | Kelly | 116 |
| 36 | Lisa | 116 |
| 38 | Crystal | 108 |
| 39 | Alicia | 102 |
| 40 | Anna | 100 |
| 40 | Tara | 100 |
| 42 | Jill | 99 |
| 43 | Holly | 98 |
| 44 | Kristin | 96 |
| 45 | Kathryn | 93 |
| 46 | Mary | 91 |
| 47 | Brooke | 85 |
| 48 | Courtney | 83 |
| 49 | Chelsea | 81 |
| 50 | Molly | 79 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Matthew | 690 |
| 2 | Michael | 619 |
| 3 | Joshua | 586 |
| 4 | Ryan | 539 |
| 5 | Christopher | 525 |
| 6 | Andrew | 507 |
| 7 | Nicholas | 442 |
| 8 | Adam | 435 |
| 9 | Justin | 404 |
| 10 | Daniel | 403 |
| 11 | Brandon | 359 |
| 12 | Joseph | 347 |
| 13 | David | 343 |
| 14 | Kyle | 334 |
| 15 | Tyler | 317 |
| 16 | Jason | 305 |
| 17 | Eric | 291 |
| 18 | Nathan | 290 |
| 19 | Brian | 286 |
| 20 | Benjamin | 278 |
| 21 | Jacob | 268 |
| 22 | James | 262 |
| 23 | John | 257 |
| 24 | Zachary | 244 |
| 25 | Dustin | 243 |
| 26 | Robert | 236 |
| 27 | Cody | 225 |
| 27 | Timothy | 225 |
| 29 | Aaron | 215 |
| 30 | Steven | 206 |
| 31 | Anthony | 205 |
| 32 | Jonathan | 182 |
| 33 | Jeffrey | 181 |
| 33 | Travis | 181 |
| 35 | Scott | 177 |
| 36 | Mark | 174 |
| 37 | Jeremy | 168 |
| 37 | Thomas | 168 |
| 39 | William | 167 |
| 40 | Kevin | 141 |
| 41 | Chad | 140 |
| 42 | Jesse | 136 |
| 43 | Derek | 130 |
| 44 | Bradley | 129 |
| 45 | Brett | 117 |
| 46 | Jared | 111 |
| 47 | Jordan | 110 |
| 47 | Paul | 110 |
| 49 | Lucas | 105 |
| 50 | Alexander | 99 |