Name Yearbook

Top baby names in Iowa, 1996

Recorded as girls

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Emily	375
2	Hannah	273
3	Taylor	265
4	Madison	249
5	Samantha	244
6	Jessica	226
7	Ashley	222
8	Megan	212
9	Rachel	205
10	Sarah	184
11	Elizabeth	183
11	Morgan	183
13	Alexis	162
14	Courtney	154
15	Abigail	150
16	Haley	142
17	Shelby	139
18	Allison	134
19	Kayla	132
19	Kelsey	132
21	Anna	131
22	Nicole	126
23	Alyssa	124
24	Brittany	123
24	Sydney	123
26	Paige	115
27	Brooke	113
27	Lauren	113
29	Amanda	112
29	Bailey	112
31	Jordan	109
32	Brianna	105
33	Emma	104
33	Rebecca	104
35	Jennifer	103
35	Katelyn	103
37	Olivia	102
38	Mackenzie	96
39	Alexandra	95
39	Amber	95
41	Mariah	86
42	Kaitlyn	85
43	Jenna	84
43	Katie	84
43	Stephanie	84
43	Victoria	84
47	Katherine	82
48	Danielle	81
48	Erin	81
50	Hailey	78

Recorded as boys

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Jacob	553
2	Austin	503
3	Tyler	377
4	Zachary	319
5	Nicholas	314
6	Michael	298
7	Matthew	275
8	Brandon	270
9	Ryan	255
10	Andrew	252
11	Joshua	238
12	Alexander	230
13	Benjamin	222
14	Cody	213
15	Kyle	189
15	Logan	189
17	Nathan	188
18	Joseph	186
19	Dylan	183
19	Jordan	183
21	Samuel	179
22	Christopher	175
23	Daniel	150
24	Caleb	146
25	Justin	145
26	James	137
26	John	137
28	Blake	136
29	Dakota	133
30	Thomas	130
31	Trevor	129
32	Tanner	128
33	Cole	127
34	Hunter	121
34	Noah	121
36	William	119
37	Colton	117
37	David	117
37	Lucas	117
40	Adam	116
41	Dalton	114
42	Alex	111
43	Aaron	109
43	Anthony	109
45	Chase	108
46	Connor	107
47	Mitchell	106
48	Christian	105
49	Jonathan	102
50	Derek	98