State roster

Top names in Iowa

The names most likely to appear on 1964 Iowa birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 51,048 Iowa births in 1964 across 825 distinct names.

Distinctively Iowa

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

#81Kristioutside the national top 200
#68Karla#182 nationally
#96Kristinoutside the national top 200
#100Jonioutside the national top 200
#99Bob#198 nationally
#100Doug#199 nationally
#91Darla#185 nationally
#97Kyle#191 nationally
#78Kristine#171 nationally
#63Kent#146 nationally
#94Sue#176 nationally
#68Brad#143 nationally

Girls

#1Lisa805US #1
#2Julie641US #17
#3Mary614US #2
#4Lori534US #15
#5Susan452US #3
#6Brenda414US #18
#7Teresa363US #21
#8Karen354US #4
#9Kimberly353US #6
#10Michelle340US #23
#11Linda308US #8
#12Debra274US #24
#13Tammy266US #10
#14Laura256US #14
#15Pamela255US #11
#16Nancy252US #26
#17Patricia251US #5
#18Angela245US #22
#19Dawn245US #33
#20Diane241US #32
#21Christine236US #28
#22Kelly227US #35
#23Sandra215US #13
#24Denise207US #25
#25Barbara203US #19
#26Cynthia200US #9
#27Ann199US #60
#28Rhonda196US #43
#29Robin193US #27
#30Amy191US #44
#31Connie181US #64
#32Deborah179US #12
#33Carol177US #36
#34Cindy175US #47
#35Jill175US #61
#36Kathy175US #39
#37Donna171US #7
#38Rebecca167US #46
#39Tracy166US #40
#40Kathleen159US #30
#41Beth157US #65
#42Cheryl156US #29
#43Laurie153US #59
#44Jane145US #93
#45Jennifer144US #31
#46Kim144US #42
#47Shelly143US #101
#48Theresa143US #38
#49Sharon141US #20
#50Janet140US #48
#51Elizabeth135US #16
#52Paula133US #45
#53Tina132US #34
#54Sheila131US #51
#55Michele126US #58
#56Tamara126US #108
#57Sherry122US #50
#58Debbie120US #52
#59Melissa115US #53
#60Lynn112US #72
#61Wendy110US #55
#62Annette105US #68
#63Joan105US #99
#64Renee104US #71
#65Peggy99US #106
#66Diana96US #63
#67Jacqueline96US #37
#68Karla96US #182
#69Terri96US #62
#70Deanna93US #115
#71Becky91US #131
#72Kathryn91US #84
#73Judy90US #74
#74Jodi89US #145
#75Penny89US #96
#76Shelley89US #143
#77Carla88US #78
#78Kristine88US #171
#79Jean86US #100
#80Dana83US #70
#81Kristi82
#82Stephanie82US #57
#83Cathy81US #75
#84Margaret81US #49
#85Carolyn79US #56
#86Catherine79US #54
#87Suzanne79US #67
#88Anne78US #76
#89Colleen78US #94
#90Sarah77US #92
#91Darla75US #185
#92Melinda71US #113
#93Sara71US #166
#94Sue68US #176
#95Joyce66US #87
#96Kristin66
#97Sherri66US #86
#98Christina63US #88
#99Gina63US #79
#100Joni63

Boys

#1David1,171US #3
#2Michael1,135US #1
#3John974US #2
#4Mark845US #6
#5Scott800US #14
#6James778US #4
#7Robert741US #5
#8Jeffrey718US #10
#9Todd642US #28
#10Steven640US #12
#11Kevin602US #13
#12Brian563US #20
#13Timothy488US #15
#14Daniel481US #19
#15Thomas464US #9
#16Richard442US #8
#17William407US #7
#18Douglas405US #31
#19Paul349US #16
#20Gary293US #26
#21Joseph280US #11
#22Ronald264US #24
#23Terry259US #35
#24Donald255US #25
#25Randy249US #38
#26Gregory237US #22
#27Bradley229US #77
#28Patrick226US #30
#29Dennis221US #42
#30Kenneth221US #18
#31Charles218US #17
#32Craig216US #48
#33Jeff211US #52
#34Christopher209US #23
#35Larry203US #36
#36Mike192US #47
#37Eric185US #32
#38Matthew180US #43
#39Bruce175US #46
#40Troy162US #57
#41Roger160US #49
#42Rodney155US #59
#43Tim151US #82
#44Jerry148US #40
#45Randall148US #66
#46Keith145US #34
#47Alan141US #53
#48Jon139US #79
#49Russell132US #58
#50Jay131US #84
#51Jeffery129US #45
#52Steve127US #51
#53Dale126US #72
#54Andrew125US #37
#55Stephen123US #29
#56Bryan117US #70
#57Anthony115US #21
#58Edward114US #27
#59Ricky111US #54
#60Chris110US #65
#61Tom110US #107
#62Shawn108US #88
#63Kent104US #146
#64Rick104US #121
#65Brent103US #125
#66Dean101US #85
#67Curtis98US #75
#68Brad97US #143
#69Jim96US #101
#70Tony95US #50
#71Kurt89US #109
#72Joel84US #110
#73Danny83US #56
#74Kelly83US #132
#75Brett82US #129
#76Greg82US #95
#77Martin82US #63
#78Kirk77US #147
#79Carl76US #55
#80Dan71US #139
#81Joe70US #62
#82Peter70US #39
#83Allen69US #93
#84Wayne68US #61
#85Duane67US #130
#86Philip64US #76
#87George61US #33
#88Gerald59US #60
#89Barry58US #69
#90Bill58US #126
#91Lee54US #117
#92Tracy54US #123
#93Phillip53US #67
#94Micheal52US #112
#95Raymond51US #44
#96Frank49US #41
#97Kyle48US #191
#98Lance48US #157
#99Bob43US #198
#100Doug42US #199

On the move since 1963

Rising

↑21Shawn#62
↑19Jacqueline#67
↑19Jodi#74
↑19Bryan#56
↑17Dawn#19
↑16Amy#30
↑16Michele#55
↑16Andrew#54

Falling

↓26Jean#79
↓25Sherri#97
↓21Anne#88
↓20Dean#66
↓19Elizabeth#51
↓17Raymond#95
↓16Debbie#58
↓16Penny#75

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1963 rankings.