Top baby names in Iowa, 1986
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ashley | 655 |
| 2 | Jessica | 563 |
| 3 | Amanda | 546 |
| 4 | Sarah | 410 |
| 5 | Jennifer | 399 |
| 6 | Megan | 359 |
| 7 | Emily | 281 |
| 8 | Nicole | 260 |
| 9 | Amber | 258 |
| 10 | Stephanie | 257 |
| 11 | Amy | 247 |
| 12 | Elizabeth | 246 |
| 13 | Heather | 233 |
| 14 | Katie | 212 |
| 15 | Rachel | 206 |
| 16 | Melissa | 205 |
| 17 | Sara | 191 |
| 18 | Laura | 190 |
| 19 | Danielle | 183 |
| 19 | Samantha | 183 |
| 21 | Erin | 155 |
| 22 | Allison | 152 |
| 23 | Brittany | 151 |
| 24 | Lindsey | 146 |
| 25 | Whitney | 145 |
| 26 | Kimberly | 133 |
| 26 | Michelle | 133 |
| 28 | Rebecca | 128 |
| 29 | Andrea | 127 |
| 30 | Courtney | 126 |
| 31 | Jamie | 125 |
| 31 | Katherine | 125 |
| 33 | Angela | 123 |
| 34 | Kelly | 119 |
| 35 | Tiffany | 116 |
| 36 | Christina | 113 |
| 37 | Lindsay | 108 |
| 38 | Jenna | 103 |
| 39 | Lisa | 100 |
| 40 | Kayla | 97 |
| 41 | Alicia | 91 |
| 42 | Kelsey | 90 |
| 43 | Kathryn | 84 |
| 44 | Anna | 81 |
| 44 | Crystal | 81 |
| 46 | Chelsea | 79 |
| 47 | Holly | 76 |
| 48 | Molly | 74 |
| 49 | Mary | 72 |
| 49 | Tara | 72 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Matthew | 612 |
| 2 | Michael | 535 |
| 3 | Joshua | 513 |
| 4 | Andrew | 492 |
| 5 | Ryan | 454 |
| 6 | Christopher | 424 |
| 6 | Nicholas | 424 |
| 8 | Adam | 390 |
| 9 | Kyle | 385 |
| 10 | Daniel | 343 |
| 11 | Tyler | 340 |
| 12 | Brandon | 329 |
| 13 | Jacob | 323 |
| 14 | Justin | 321 |
| 15 | David | 296 |
| 16 | Joseph | 292 |
| 17 | Benjamin | 281 |
| 18 | Eric | 263 |
| 19 | James | 243 |
| 20 | Brian | 240 |
| 21 | Cody | 239 |
| 22 | Zachary | 237 |
| 23 | Jason | 235 |
| 24 | Nathan | 231 |
| 25 | Dustin | 226 |
| 26 | John | 223 |
| 27 | Anthony | 213 |
| 28 | Robert | 208 |
| 29 | Jonathan | 205 |
| 30 | Timothy | 193 |
| 31 | Jeremy | 190 |
| 32 | Aaron | 187 |
| 33 | Travis | 180 |
| 34 | William | 173 |
| 35 | Scott | 163 |
| 36 | Jeffrey | 158 |
| 37 | Kevin | 156 |
| 38 | Thomas | 149 |
| 39 | Bradley | 146 |
| 40 | Mark | 139 |
| 41 | Jesse | 136 |
| 41 | Steven | 136 |
| 43 | Jordan | 130 |
| 44 | Alex | 129 |
| 45 | Brett | 121 |
| 46 | Sean | 118 |
| 47 | Derek | 115 |
| 48 | Patrick | 107 |
| 49 | Chad | 102 |
| 49 | Jared | 102 |