Most popular girls’ names in Iowa, 1969

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Michelle	609
2	Lisa	607
3	Amy	509
4	Jennifer	505
5	Julie	458
6	Kimberly	436
7	Angela	391
8	Melissa	332
9	Lori	311
10	Mary	270
11	Kelly	264
11	Tammy	264
13	Susan	257
14	Christine	254
15	Dawn	253
16	Brenda	245
17	Laura	227
18	Stephanie	220
19	Tracy	217
20	Jill	206
21	Teresa	195
22	Tina	183
23	Karen	180
24	Heather	173
25	Pamela	160

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Wendy	158
27	Ann	152
28	Denise	145
28	Jodi	145
30	Elizabeth	144
31	Rebecca	133
32	Shannon	131
33	Michele	130
34	Stacy	129
35	Cynthia	128
36	Barbara	127
37	Debra	123
38	Patricia	122
39	Linda	117
40	Kristine	115
40	Sarah	115
42	Nancy	114
42	Shelly	114
44	Kristin	107
45	Deborah	106
46	Sara	105
46	Tamara	105
48	Christina	104
49	Rhonda	102
49	Robin	102
51	Paula	101
51	Sandra	101
53	Diane	99
54	Cindy	97
55	Sheila	95
56	Renee	93
57	Kathy	92
58	Theresa	91
59	Beth	89
59	Stacey	89
61	Heidi	88
62	Andrea	87
63	Jody	82
64	Traci	81
65	Carrie	80
66	Cheryl	79
67	Dana	78
67	Donna	78
67	Janet	78
67	Kathleen	78
71	Nicole	77
71	Tricia	77
73	Rachel	75
74	Karla	72
74	Melinda	72
74	Terri	72
77	Holly	71
77	Laurie	71
79	Kelli	70
80	Carol	68
80	Kim	68
80	Tonya	68
83	Anne	67
84	Deanna	66
85	Kristi	65
85	Sherry	65
87	Gina	63
88	Sharon	62
89	Connie	61
89	Katherine	61
89	Melanie	61
92	Tami	58
93	Shelley	57
93	Valerie	57
95	Carla	55
95	Peggy	55
95	Sheri	55
98	Kathryn	54
99	Annette	53
99	Leslie	53
99	Lynn	53