State roster

Top names in Iowa

The names most likely to appear on 1966 Iowa birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 44,729 Iowa births in 1966 across 769 distinct names.

Distinctively Iowa

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

#93Darlaoutside the national top 200
#87Karla#193 nationally
#81Jody#186 nationally
#99Bretoutside the national top 200
#81Dan#174 nationally
#80Kent#172 nationally
#95Kristi#185 nationally
#67Brad#150 nationally
#94Bill#173 nationally
#77Kirk#154 nationally
#86Rick#162 nationally
#66Chad#135 nationally

Girls

#1Lisa811US #1
#2Julie515US #13
#3Kimberly493US #2
#4Michelle470US #4
#5Mary449US #3
#6Susan378US #6
#7Brenda377US #25
#8Lori356US #21
#9Karen279US #5
#10Jennifer274US #10
#11Teresa268US #29
#12Amy264US #30
#13Angela262US #9
#14Tammy261US #8
#15Dawn258US #24
#16Kelly239US #26
#17Christine228US #20
#18Jill228US #49
#19Debra214US #35
#20Melissa214US #22
#21Laura206US #19
#22Linda200US #18
#23Denise194US #32
#24Patricia188US #7
#25Pamela186US #15
#26Barbara185US #27
#27Tina182US #23
#28Nancy179US #33
#29Sandra177US #17
#30Tracy173US #31
#31Ann166US #61
#32Deborah163US #14
#33Rebecca162US #40
#34Cynthia161US #11
#35Wendy160US #41
#36Diane156US #45
#37Shelly156US #89
#38Rhonda151US #39
#39Michele148US #36
#40Robin148US #42
#41Cheryl137US #34
#42Beth131US #65
#43Theresa131US #46
#44Stephanie128US #38
#45Paula126US #50
#46Carol123US #48
#47Donna119US #12
#48Cindy118US #56
#49Elizabeth117US #16
#50Kim117US #43
#51Jane116US #111
#52Jodi116US #118
#53Connie115US #70
#54Kathy111US #59
#55Sheila110US #51
#56Laurie109US #63
#57Renee107US #66
#58Kathleen105US #37
#59Sharon99US #28
#60Andrea97US #52
#61Janet97US #57
#62Tamara96US #98
#63Sherry94US #53
#64Kristin90US #107
#65Kristine90US #104
#66Gina88US #58
#67Deanna86US #105
#68Annette85US #79
#69Joan83US #133
#70Lynn80US #81
#71Sarah80US #85
#72Kathryn79US #86
#73Anne77US #83
#74Jacqueline75US #47
#75Jean75US #123
#76Diana73US #64
#77Terri72US #72
#78Suzanne70US #62
#79Debbie69US #73
#80Heidi67US #87
#81Jody67US #186
#82Carla66US #77
#83Catherine66US #54
#84Becky65US #153
#85Margaret65US #55
#86Shelley64US #140
#87Karla63US #193
#88Dana62US #68
#89Stacy62US #91
#90Christina57US #67
#91Peggy57US #139
#92Sheryl56US #158
#93Darla55
#94Judy55US #97
#95Kristi54US #185
#96Melinda54US #102
#97Sherri54US #92
#98Penny53US #112
#99Sheri53US #134
#100Tracey53US #69

Boys

#1Michael1,104US #1
#2David1,002US #2
#3James793US #3
#4John715US #4
#5Scott674US #16
#6Jeffrey652US #9
#7Mark634US #7
#8Brian621US #14
#9Robert613US #5
#10Steven521US #13
#11Todd490US #29
#12Timothy477US #11
#13Kevin458US #17
#14Daniel445US #19
#15Thomas432US #10
#16Richard358US #8
#17Douglas336US #33
#18Paul336US #18
#19William334US #6
#20Christopher308US #12
#21Joseph270US #15
#22Eric219US #25
#23Rodney214US #35
#24Matthew213US #34
#25Troy211US #48
#26Ronald210US #24
#27Gary197US #28
#28Gregory195US #23
#29Patrick194US #31
#30Donald191US #27
#31Terry186US #40
#32Dennis183US #44
#33Craig180US #46
#34Randy177US #45
#35Bradley175US #68
#36Kenneth174US #21
#37Larry169US #38
#38Charles160US #20
#39Jeff153US #72
#40Jeffery149US #42
#41Jerry147US #41
#42Shawn142US #54
#43Anthony139US #22
#44Andrew131US #36
#45Jon130US #76
#46Mike129US #69
#47Roger127US #51
#48Dale122US #85
#49Alan121US #57
#50Keith115US #32
#51Stephen112US #26
#52Chris111US #55
#53Kelly109US #111
#54Tim107US #103
#55Jay105US #91
#56Bryan103US #52
#57Dean103US #84
#58Tony101US #49
#59Bruce100US #53
#60Kurt100US #110
#61Joel99US #102
#62Brent98US #114
#63Edward96US #30
#64Randall95US #70
#65Steve95US #67
#66Chad90US #135
#67Brad89US #150
#68Ricky87US #64
#69Curtis84US #75
#70Russell84US #61
#71Sean80US #50
#72Greg76US #126
#73Tracy74US #98
#74Danny71US #62
#75Wayne71US #59
#76Jim69US #136
#77Kirk68US #154
#78Peter68US #39
#79Brett67US #118
#80Kent65US #172
#81Dan62US #174
#82Martin62US #78
#83Duane61US #140
#84Kyle60US #146
#85Raymond59US #47
#86Rick59US #162
#87George56US #37
#88Darren55US #63
#89Darin54US #134
#90Tom54US #153
#91Allen53US #97
#92Jason52US #89
#93Phillip50US #71
#94Bill48US #173
#95Darrin48US #119
#96Lee48US #106
#97Lance47US #156
#98Gerald46US #60
#99Bret42
#100Carl42US #56

On the move since 1965

Rising

↑38Andrea#60
↑24Kelly#53
↑21Tamara#62
↑21Lynn#70
↑21Sean#71
↑20Melissa#20
↑19Tina#27
↑18Kristin#64

Falling

↓37Penny#98
↓27Darin#89
↓23Carla#82
↓22Karla#87
↓18Janet#61
↓18Becky#84
↓18Tom#90
↓17Judy#94

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1965 rankings.