Most popular girls’ names in Iowa, 1968

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Lisa	708
2	Michelle	559
3	Kimberly	442
4	Julie	438
5	Amy	387
6	Jennifer	386
7	Angela	384
8	Lori	326
9	Melissa	325
10	Susan	324
11	Mary	309
12	Laura	300
13	Brenda	286
14	Tammy	283
15	Kelly	265
16	Christine	248
17	Teresa	244
18	Jill	242
19	Dawn	238
20	Tina	204
21	Tracy	201
22	Karen	196
23	Stephanie	178
24	Pamela	172
25	Wendy	169

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Ann	158
27	Elizabeth	156
28	Patricia	153
29	Debra	150
30	Cynthia	145
31	Jodi	140
31	Rebecca	140
33	Deborah	136
33	Denise	136
35	Michele	134
36	Rhonda	132
37	Sandra	130
38	Barbara	129
39	Linda	127
40	Nancy	126
41	Kristin	112
42	Tamara	111
43	Robin	110
43	Theresa	110
45	Diane	108
45	Paula	108
47	Sheila	107
48	Kristine	106
49	Shelly	105
50	Christina	104
51	Sara	99
52	Cindy	97
53	Andrea	96
53	Beth	96
53	Sarah	96
56	Carol	95
57	Kathy	93
58	Jody	92
59	Stacy	87
60	Cheryl	85
60	Heidi	85
62	Kathleen	84
63	Becky	83
64	Donna	82
65	Carrie	80
66	Stacey	79
67	Sherry	78
68	Laurie	76
68	Suzanne	76
70	Gina	74
70	Sharon	74
72	Connie	73
72	Heather	73
74	Dana	72
74	Karla	72
74	Renee	72
77	Kim	69
78	Kathryn	68
79	Melinda	67
80	Leslie	66
81	Anne	65
81	Jacqueline	65
83	Terri	64
84	Janet	63
84	Shelley	63
86	Diana	62
86	Shannon	62
86	Tami	62
89	Deanna	61
90	Carla	60
90	Catherine	60
90	Sherri	60
93	Lynn	59
94	Holly	58
95	Penny	57
95	Tonya	57
97	Kristi	56
98	Jane	54
98	Peggy	54
98	Tracey	54