Name Yearbook

Top baby names in Iowa, 1997

Recorded as girls

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Emily	298
2	Taylor	284
3	Hannah	279
4	Madison	271
5	Megan	216
6	Samantha	211
7	Jessica	200
8	Elizabeth	197
9	Ashley	181
10	Sarah	179
11	Alexis	178
12	Morgan	176
12	Rachel	176
14	Abigail	147
15	Nicole	135
16	Shelby	134
17	Courtney	133
17	Sydney	133
19	Allison	130
19	Bailey	130
21	Emma	129
22	Alyssa	128
23	Olivia	127
24	Kayla	126
25	Haley	116
26	Lauren	114
26	Paige	114
28	Anna	113
29	Jordan	111
30	Rebecca	105
31	Amanda	99
31	Brianna	99
33	Brittany	98
34	Brooke	97
35	Katelyn	93
36	Kelsey	92
37	Jenna	90
38	Mackenzie	85
39	Kaitlyn	83
40	Katherine	80
41	Danielle	78
42	Alexandra	77
42	Jennifer	77
44	Madeline	76
45	Grace	75
46	Kylie	74
47	Miranda	72
48	Cheyenne	70
48	Erin	70
48	Victoria	70

Recorded as boys

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Jacob	513
2	Austin	447
3	Tyler	347
4	Zachary	320
5	Nicholas	314
6	Michael	277
7	Matthew	273
8	Andrew	269
9	Brandon	247
10	Joshua	223
11	Ryan	214
12	Jordan	202
13	Joseph	197
14	Benjamin	196
15	Alexander	192
15	Dylan	192
17	Kyle	187
17	Samuel	187
19	Nathan	183
20	Logan	170
21	John	165
22	Cody	157
23	Christopher	156
24	Noah	154
25	Hunter	153
26	Justin	148
27	Daniel	145
28	Cole	138
28	Tanner	138
30	David	135
31	Alex	133
31	James	133
33	Trevor	131
34	Caleb	128
34	William	128
36	Blake	127
36	Ethan	127
38	Dakota	121
39	Adam	120
39	Anthony	120
41	Christian	119
42	Aaron	117
43	Colton	115
43	Connor	115
45	Dalton	112
46	Mason	106
46	Mitchell	106
48	Robert	104
49	Jared	100
49	Jonathan	100