State roster

Top names in Iowa

The names most likely to appear on 1958 Iowa birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 57,923 Iowa births in 1958 across 842 distinct names.

Distinctively Iowa

Names that rank far higher here than they do nationally — the ones that say Iowa more than they say America.

#86Karlaoutside the national top 200
#96Joleneoutside the national top 200
#87Randal#190 nationally
#98Marty#198 nationally
#77Kay#169 nationally
#55Kent#144 nationally
#62Kirk#147 nationally
#74Brad#151 nationally
#97Jody#170 nationally
#40Becky#111 nationally
#78Kelly#148 nationally
#57Sheryl#121 nationally

Girls

#1Mary830US #1
#2Julie805US #23
#3Debra751US #6
#4Susan739US #2
#5Linda582US #3
#6Karen490US #4
#7Lori473US #30
#8Cynthia468US #8
#9Barbara452US #9
#10Kathy445US #14
#11Pamela438US #11
#12Diane417US #18
#13Nancy389US #12
#14Patricia384US #5
#15Cindy362US #25
#16Carol335US #20
#17Teresa319US #26
#18Sandra316US #15
#19Kimberly311US #39
#20Debbie295US #24
#21Denise287US #27
#22Cheryl286US #13
#23Deborah285US #7
#24Brenda279US #16
#25Lisa259US #19
#26Peggy247US #42
#27Donna237US #10
#28Janet236US #28
#29Kathleen235US #21
#30Rebecca231US #41
#31Sharon230US #17
#32Jane219US #61
#33Ann216US #47
#34Connie215US #50
#35Kim203US #40
#36Rhonda191US #48
#37Jean189US #73
#38Elizabeth188US #22
#39Laura186US #29
#40Becky174US #111
#41Theresa170US #33
#42Christine167US #43
#43Judy167US #36
#44Tammy166US #44
#45Cathy154US #34
#46Kathryn151US #58
#47Vicki151US #57
#48Terri149US #51
#49Diana148US #45
#50Joan146US #68
#51Sue145US #102
#52Beth140US #95
#53Dawn139US #84
#54Robin139US #32
#55Catherine136US #38
#56Michelle135US #56
#57Sheryl130US #121
#58Laurie128US #70
#59Lynn128US #60
#60Jill113US #98
#61Kelly112US #108
#62Margaret112US #31
#63Janice111US #35
#64Paula107US #53
#65Marcia104US #128
#66Sheila104US #59
#67Joyce102US #46
#68Tamara100US #127
#69Carolyn96US #37
#70Valerie96US #64
#71Annette91US #76
#72Judith89US #62
#73Ruth86US #90
#74Sherry86US #67
#75Katherine85US #74
#76Renee85US #105
#77Kay84US #169
#78Betty83US #54
#79Anne82US #87
#80Julia82US #119
#81Vickie81US #75
#82Amy79US #97
#83Bonnie78US #63
#84Martha77US #69
#85Carla76US #126
#86Karla76
#87Rita76US #88
#88Sally76US #112
#89Tina76US #71
#90Jennifer75US #81
#91Beverly74US #55
#92Patti71US #137
#93Marilyn70US #96
#94Penny70US #124
#95Sherri68US #159
#96Jolene67
#97Jody66US #170
#98Vicky65US #150
#99Jeanne63US #123
#100Maureen63US #110

Boys

#1David1,396US #2
#2Michael1,311US #1
#3Mark1,104US #7
#4James962US #3
#5John902US #5
#6Robert887US #4
#7Steven879US #10
#8Kevin787US #20
#9Thomas652US #9
#10Timothy648US #13
#11Richard633US #8
#12Jeffrey610US #21
#13Daniel572US #16
#14William560US #6
#15Randy523US #32
#16Dennis511US #29
#17Douglas486US #30
#18Scott480US #25
#19Brian475US #24
#20Gary441US #17
#21Donald377US #18
#22Ronald365US #19
#23Terry323US #33
#24Larry319US #22
#25Gregory315US #23
#26Paul315US #15
#27Craig296US #53
#28Charles294US #11
#29Bruce269US #36
#30Joseph255US #12
#31Ricky254US #34
#32Kenneth240US #14
#33Jerry222US #35
#34Roger216US #47
#35Patrick211US #42
#36Rick209US #77
#37Dale203US #46
#38Randall200US #62
#39Mike198US #40
#40Alan188US #49
#41Rodney181US #65
#42Stephen176US #26
#43Keith174US #37
#44Danny161US #45
#45Jeff161US #68
#46Steve151US #44
#47Tim147US #74
#48Dean146US #97
#49Bradley138US #108
#50Jay136US #86
#51Russell132US #54
#52Edward131US #28
#53Jeffery131US #59
#54Christopher124US #39
#55Kent118US #144
#56Jim114US #87
#57Wayne114US #48
#58Eric111US #50
#59Dan109US #109
#60Martin108US #71
#61Jon106US #117
#62Kirk105US #147
#63Gerald103US #58
#64Chris102US #93
#65Curtis101US #82
#66Anthony100US #27
#67Raymond100US #43
#68Tom99US #96
#69Joel96US #120
#70Matthew91US #60
#71Bryan86US #101
#72Jack86US #80
#73Philip85US #67
#74Brad84US #151
#75Duane84US #136
#76Micheal84US #91
#77George83US #31
#78Kelly83US #148
#79Kurt82US #134
#80Tony82US #57
#81Bill77US #99
#82Todd77US #116
#83Carl76US #51
#84Allen74US #92
#85Darrell72US #90
#86Phillip71US #81
#87Randal71US #190
#88Greg70US #105
#89Lawrence70US #52
#90Peter70US #41
#91Joe69US #56
#92Marvin63US #119
#93Brett61US #155
#94Andrew59US #55
#95Brent59US #159
#96Barry58US #79
#97Dave55US #126
#98Marty55US #198
#99Frank50US #38
#100Lee50US #114

On the move since 1957

Rising

↑31Tammy#44
↑29Christopher#54
↑25Tim#47
↑24Renee#76
↑20Jeff#45
↑18Beth#52
↑18Anne#79
↑17Jim#56

Falling

↓28Marilyn#93
↓27Duane#75
↓24Joyce#67
↓22Beverly#91
↓19Janice#63
↓19Micheal#76
↓18Carolyn#69
↓17Vickie#81

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1957 rankings.