Most popular girls’ names in Iowa, 1965

Official counts of babies given each name, ranked by NameTides (names with the same count share a rank).

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Lisa	878
2	Julie	566
3	Mary	496
4	Lori	433
5	Susan	427
6	Kimberly	408
7	Karen	340
8	Brenda	315
9	Michelle	309
10	Angela	295
11	Amy	294
12	Teresa	283
13	Laura	258
14	Linda	250
15	Tammy	240
16	Christine	238
17	Dawn	234
18	Kelly	218
19	Pamela	212
20	Denise	209
21	Debra	204
22	Jill	203
23	Barbara	202
23	Jennifer	202
25	Patricia	201

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Ann	198
27	Diane	194
28	Nancy	191
29	Rhonda	188
30	Deborah	182
31	Cynthia	181
32	Robin	179
33	Sandra	175
34	Elizabeth	171
35	Cindy	169
35	Tracy	169
37	Rebecca	166
38	Wendy	159
39	Shelly	152
40	Melissa	147
41	Carol	146
42	Connie	143
43	Janet	141
43	Kim	141
43	Michele	141
46	Tina	137
47	Kathleen	136
48	Donna	134
49	Cheryl	133
50	Theresa	131
51	Laurie	124
52	Jane	120
53	Beth	116
53	Sheila	116
53	Stephanie	116
56	Kathy	113
57	Sherry	105
58	Paula	103
59	Carla	98
60	Kristine	95
61	Penny	94
62	Debbie	93
62	Jodi	93
62	Karla	93
62	Sharon	93
66	Becky	90
67	Jacqueline	88
68	Renee	87
68	Terri	87
70	Joan	86
71	Anne	83
72	Jean	81
73	Annette	78
73	Catherine	78
75	Margaret	77
76	Diana	76
77	Judy	75
78	Peggy	74
78	Suzanne	74
80	Katherine	73
81	Deanna	72
81	Kristin	72
81	Tamara	72
84	Janice	71
84	Melinda	71
86	Heidi	69
86	Kathryn	69
86	Sarah	69
89	Kristi	67
89	Sara	67
91	Lynn	66
92	Christina	64
92	Stacey	64
92	Vicki	64
95	Carolyn	62
95	Sherri	62
97	Shelley	61
98	Andrea	60
99	Jody	59
99	Ruth	59