Top baby names in Iowa, 1987
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ashley | 732 |
| 2 | Jessica | 588 |
| 3 | Amanda | 534 |
| 4 | Sarah | 352 |
| 5 | Jennifer | 348 |
| 6 | Megan | 344 |
| 7 | Emily | 281 |
| 8 | Nicole | 278 |
| 9 | Amber | 248 |
| 10 | Samantha | 247 |
| 11 | Amy | 232 |
| 12 | Stephanie | 221 |
| 13 | Elizabeth | 216 |
| 13 | Heather | 216 |
| 15 | Danielle | 207 |
| 16 | Kayla | 199 |
| 17 | Katie | 196 |
| 18 | Rachel | 189 |
| 19 | Melissa | 177 |
| 20 | Sara | 174 |
| 21 | Brittany | 159 |
| 22 | Laura | 152 |
| 23 | Allison | 150 |
| 24 | Kelsey | 142 |
| 25 | Lindsey | 137 |
| 26 | Kimberly | 133 |
| 26 | Michelle | 133 |
| 28 | Tiffany | 128 |
| 29 | Molly | 127 |
| 30 | Whitney | 125 |
| 31 | Erin | 117 |
| 32 | Jamie | 115 |
| 33 | Rebecca | 107 |
| 34 | Lisa | 106 |
| 35 | Angela | 103 |
| 35 | Katherine | 103 |
| 37 | Andrea | 101 |
| 38 | Chelsea | 94 |
| 38 | Christina | 94 |
| 40 | Kelly | 93 |
| 41 | Alicia | 92 |
| 41 | Lindsay | 92 |
| 43 | Anna | 89 |
| 43 | Courtney | 89 |
| 43 | Jenna | 89 |
| 46 | Kathryn | 86 |
| 47 | Holly | 80 |
| 48 | Cassandra | 78 |
| 49 | Shannon | 77 |
| 50 | Alyssa | 71 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 588 |
| 2 | Matthew | 569 |
| 3 | Andrew | 547 |
| 4 | Joshua | 478 |
| 5 | Christopher | 433 |
| 6 | Ryan | 399 |
| 7 | Justin | 388 |
| 8 | Nicholas | 380 |
| 9 | Jacob | 366 |
| 10 | Kyle | 335 |
| 11 | Tyler | 333 |
| 12 | Daniel | 324 |
| 13 | Adam | 319 |
| 14 | David | 314 |
| 15 | Benjamin | 292 |
| 16 | Joseph | 271 |
| 17 | Brandon | 261 |
| 18 | Nathan | 237 |
| 19 | John | 236 |
| 20 | James | 235 |
| 21 | Eric | 230 |
| 22 | Brian | 222 |
| 23 | Jason | 217 |
| 23 | Zachary | 217 |
| 25 | Robert | 216 |
| 26 | Cody | 213 |
| 27 | Dustin | 201 |
| 28 | Anthony | 196 |
| 29 | Aaron | 186 |
| 30 | Jonathan | 184 |
| 31 | Timothy | 183 |
| 32 | Travis | 175 |
| 33 | Jeremy | 165 |
| 34 | William | 163 |
| 35 | Jeffrey | 160 |
| 36 | Derek | 159 |
| 37 | Steven | 153 |
| 38 | Scott | 152 |
| 39 | Thomas | 151 |
| 40 | Jordan | 150 |
| 41 | Austin | 140 |
| 42 | Alex | 133 |
| 43 | Mark | 132 |
| 44 | Kevin | 129 |
| 45 | Alexander | 121 |
| 46 | Bradley | 117 |
| 47 | Cory | 115 |
| 48 | Jared | 105 |
| 49 | Jesse | 103 |
| 50 | Samuel | 101 |