Top baby names in Iowa, 1988
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ashley | 603 |
| 2 | Amanda | 528 |
| 3 | Jessica | 510 |
| 4 | Sarah | 357 |
| 5 | Megan | 351 |
| 6 | Emily | 307 |
| 7 | Jennifer | 306 |
| 8 | Samantha | 290 |
| 9 | Kayla | 261 |
| 9 | Nicole | 261 |
| 11 | Elizabeth | 244 |
| 12 | Amber | 235 |
| 13 | Heather | 225 |
| 14 | Rachel | 209 |
| 15 | Stephanie | 206 |
| 16 | Katie | 198 |
| 16 | Kelsey | 198 |
| 18 | Brittany | 194 |
| 19 | Danielle | 193 |
| 20 | Melissa | 172 |
| 21 | Courtney | 155 |
| 22 | Tiffany | 153 |
| 23 | Sara | 151 |
| 24 | Amy | 145 |
| 25 | Laura | 140 |
| 26 | Michelle | 137 |
| 27 | Chelsea | 127 |
| 28 | Lindsey | 121 |
| 29 | Rebecca | 117 |
| 30 | Allison | 112 |
| 30 | Whitney | 112 |
| 32 | Andrea | 108 |
| 33 | Alyssa | 106 |
| 34 | Jenna | 105 |
| 35 | Erin | 104 |
| 36 | Katherine | 103 |
| 37 | Jamie | 101 |
| 38 | Lauren | 98 |
| 39 | Hannah | 96 |
| 40 | Angela | 93 |
| 40 | Kimberly | 93 |
| 42 | Anna | 92 |
| 43 | Cassandra | 89 |
| 44 | Alicia | 88 |
| 45 | Crystal | 86 |
| 46 | Caitlin | 78 |
| 46 | Molly | 78 |
| 48 | Christina | 76 |
| 48 | Holly | 76 |
| 50 | Mary | 74 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Matthew | 573 |
| 2 | Andrew | 538 |
| 3 | Michael | 524 |
| 4 | Joshua | 459 |
| 5 | Nicholas | 444 |
| 6 | Jacob | 408 |
| 7 | Justin | 399 |
| 8 | Ryan | 394 |
| 9 | Christopher | 386 |
| 10 | Tyler | 382 |
| 11 | Kyle | 316 |
| 12 | Adam | 315 |
| 13 | Daniel | 309 |
| 14 | Benjamin | 297 |
| 14 | Zachary | 297 |
| 16 | Cody | 280 |
| 17 | David | 262 |
| 18 | Brandon | 261 |
| 19 | Nathan | 257 |
| 20 | Joseph | 236 |
| 21 | Eric | 221 |
| 21 | James | 221 |
| 23 | Travis | 218 |
| 24 | Aaron | 206 |
| 25 | Anthony | 196 |
| 26 | Brian | 190 |
| 27 | John | 182 |
| 28 | Robert | 180 |
| 29 | Alex | 178 |
| 29 | Thomas | 178 |
| 31 | Jonathan | 163 |
| 32 | Dustin | 162 |
| 33 | Jason | 159 |
| 34 | Jordan | 157 |
| 35 | Scott | 153 |
| 36 | Alexander | 146 |
| 36 | Jeffrey | 146 |
| 38 | Timothy | 142 |
| 39 | Steven | 139 |
| 40 | Derek | 138 |
| 41 | William | 137 |
| 42 | Austin | 133 |
| 43 | Kevin | 130 |
| 44 | Jeremy | 129 |
| 45 | Bradley | 114 |
| 46 | Samuel | 112 |
| 47 | Cory | 109 |
| 48 | Jared | 107 |
| 48 | Mark | 107 |
| 50 | Jesse | 106 |