Name Yearbook

Top baby names in Iowa, 1989

Recorded as girls

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Ashley	551
2	Jessica	545
3	Amanda	462
4	Samantha	346
5	Megan	344
6	Brittany	336
7	Emily	335
8	Sarah	298
9	Jennifer	265
10	Kayla	248
11	Kelsey	245
12	Nicole	242
13	Elizabeth	235
14	Stephanie	232
15	Amber	203
16	Rachel	199
17	Heather	189
18	Danielle	178
19	Katie	155
20	Alyssa	150
20	Tiffany	150
22	Courtney	148
23	Allison	141
24	Melissa	139
24	Sara	139
26	Laura	138
27	Lindsey	134
28	Erin	126
29	Michelle	124
30	Hannah	122
31	Chelsea	120
32	Amy	116
33	Cassandra	115
34	Katherine	114
34	Rebecca	114
36	Brooke	108
37	Christina	102
38	Andrea	100
38	Lauren	100
40	Anna	96
41	Molly	88
42	Alicia	87
43	Caitlin	86
44	Angela	85
45	Whitney	84
46	Jenna	81
46	Kristin	81
48	Abigail	80
49	Brittney	78
50	Lindsay	77

Recorded as boys

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Michael	556
2	Joshua	494
3	Matthew	483
4	Andrew	450
5	Jacob	417
6	Nicholas	416
7	Ryan	411
8	Christopher	395
9	Tyler	386
10	Justin	343
11	Kyle	342
12	Zachary	333
13	Adam	305
14	Daniel	302
15	Benjamin	301
16	Brandon	274
16	Joseph	274
18	Cody	268
19	Nathan	260
20	David	247
21	John	229
22	Aaron	211
22	Eric	211
22	James	211
25	Austin	210
26	Jordan	204
27	Robert	195
28	Anthony	192
29	Jonathan	167
30	Alexander	166
30	Dustin	166
32	Brian	165
33	Steven	162
33	Thomas	162
33	Travis	162
36	Jason	159
37	Alex	156
38	Kevin	155
39	Timothy	152
40	Derek	142
41	William	134
42	Jesse	129
42	Scott	129
44	Samuel	128
45	Jeremy	125
46	Bradley	118
47	Jared	116
48	Cory	114
48	Jeffrey	114
50	Lucas	106