State roster

Top names in Iowa

The names most likely to appear on 2024 Iowa birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 25,258 Iowa births in 2024 across 1,251 distinct names.

Distinctively Iowa

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

#38Tateoutside the national top 200
#56Colteroutside the national top 200
#65Sutton#198 nationally
#43Beckett#166 nationally
#69Ada#191 nationally
#82Bowenoutside the national top 200
#83Brynleeoutside the national top 200
#83Briggsoutside the national top 200
#32Wrenley#148 nationally
#85Knoxoutside the national top 200
#41Elsie#155 nationally
#73Barrett#187 nationally

Girls

#1Charlotte140US #4
#2Amelia133US #3
#3Evelyn121US #8
#4Harper121US #12
#5Olivia119US #1
#6Eleanor110US #14
#7Emma104US #2
#8Nora99US #22
#9Hazel95US #19
#10Ellie94US #21
#11Ava93US #9
#12Lainey92US #38
#13Ivy85US #36
#14Willow82US #41
#15Mia80US #5
#16Sophia80US #6
#17Violet79US #15
#18Layla75US #37
#19Lucy75US #34
#20Aurora72US #16
#21Scarlett71US #27
#22Lily68US #24
#23Paisley66US #61
#24Elizabeth64US #17
#25Lillian63US #54
#26Nova63US #39
#27Isla61US #35
#28Ella60US #30
#29Luna60US #13
#30Gianna59US #23
#31Grace59US #40
#32Wrenley59US #148
#33Isabella58US #7
#34Eloise57US #64
#35Avery56US #31
#36Clara56US #78
#37Vivian54US #77
#38Stella53US #49
#39Delilah52US #50
#40Ruby52US #62
#41Elsie50US #155
#42Josephine50US #56
#43Chloe49US #20
#44Quinn49US #96
#45Maeve48US #75
#46Maya48US #51
#47Millie48US #87
#48Aria47US #26
#49Hadley47US #115
#50Josie47US #88
#51Cora45US #103
#52Penelope45US #28
#53Lydia44US #97
#54Adeline43US #58
#55Daisy43US #76
#56Eliana43US #18
#57Emery43US #70
#58Camila42US #11
#59Audrey41US #82
#60Emersyn41US #154
#61Everly41US #81
#62Iris41US #72
#63Kinsley41US #85
#64Mila41US #33
#65Sutton41US #198
#66Lyla40US #83
#67Riley40US #42
#68Zoey40US #59
#69Ada39US #191
#70Blakely39US #158
#71Charlie38US #140
#72Claire38US #67
#73Georgia38US #110
#74Autumn37US #79
#75Oaklynn37US #156
#76Abigail36US #32
#77Athena36US #90
#78Eliza36US #118
#79Eden35US #71
#80Emily35US #25
#81June35US #152
#82Juniper35US #111
#83Brynlee34
#84Ember34US #135
#85Freya33US #160
#86Kennedy33US #89
#87Natalie33US #73
#88Raelynn33US #113
#89Brooklyn32US #107
#90Margaret32US #119
#91Maria32US #74
#92Naomi32US #44
#93Parker32US #104
#94Sophie32US #60
#95Jade31US #84
#96Rylee31US #125
#97Sadie31US #57
#98Sofia31US #10
#99Amara30US #121
#100Anna30US #94

Boys

#1Oliver192US #3
#2Henry187US #6
#3Liam164US #1
#4Theodore140US #4
#5Noah136US #2
#6Elijah131US #8
#7Jack122US #15
#8Cooper115US #50
#9Hudson113US #22
#10Owen113US #26
#11Asher106US #20
#12Maverick103US #36
#13William103US #10
#14Wyatt103US #38
#15Brooks98US #67
#16Leo95US #24
#17James92US #5
#18Bennett90US #60
#19Beau88US #69
#20Benjamin86US #11
#21Mateo84US #7
#22Levi81US #12
#23Miles80US #37
#24Wesley79US #58
#25Ezra76US #13
#26Jackson74US #35
#27Lincoln73US #73
#28Walker69US #82
#29Weston69US #70
#30Myles68US #99
#31Samuel68US #17
#32Lucas67US #9
#33Sawyer67US #131
#34Waylon67US #65
#35Rowan66US #71
#36Grayson65US #48
#37Everett63US #85
#38Tate61
#39Carter60US #46
#40Daniel60US #16
#41Roman60US #52
#42Archer59US #115
#43Beckett59US #166
#44Luke59US #34
#45Emmett58US #119
#46Silas58US #81
#47Michael57US #18
#48August56US #88
#49Sebastian56US #14
#50Theo56US #80
#51Nolan55US #64
#52Elias54US #25
#53Isaac54US #41
#54Joseph54US #32
#55Calvin53US #140
#56Colter53
#57Easton53US #103
#58Micah53US #86
#59Thomas53US #39
#60Luca52US #23
#61Charles50US #51
#62Graham50US #129
#63Matthew50US #33
#64Alexander49US #27
#65David49US #31
#66Jett49US #161
#67Julian49US #30
#68Ethan48US #19
#69Hayes48US #160
#70Atlas47US #101
#71Arlo46US #146
#72River46US #112
#73Barrett45US #187
#74Cameron45US #66
#75Hayden45US #154
#76John45US #21
#77Logan45US #45
#78Parker44US #97
#79Ryker44US #183
#80Andrew43US #68
#81Axel43US #78
#82Bowen43
#83Briggs43
#84Jacob43US #40
#85Knox43
#86Mason43US #42
#87Milo43US #120
#88Angel42US #63
#89Enzo42US #74
#90Aiden41US #47
#91Beckham41US #168
#92Caleb40US #49
#93Dylan40US #28
#94Anthony39US #44
#95Arthur39US #105
#96Charlie39US #176
#97Dawson39US #139
#98Gabriel39US #43
#99Jameson38US #118
#100Jaxon38US #96

On the move since 2023

Rising

↑64Eloise#34
↑53Josephine#42
↑49Gianna#30
↑48Roman#41
↑39Sawyer#33
↑38Audrey#59
↑37Wrenley#32
↑36Lucy#19

Falling

↓61Gabriel#98
↓44Naomi#92
↓42Sophie#94
↓41Anna#100
↓41Jameson#99
↓40Sofia#98
↓32Parker#93
↓30Brynlee#83

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2023 rankings.