State roster

Top names in Iowa

The names most likely to appear on 2003 Iowa birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 29,988 Iowa births in 2003 across 1,047 distinct names.

Distinctively Iowa

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

#46Ellie#187 nationally
#72Josieoutside the national top 200
#81Brodyoutside the national top 200
#84Zoeyoutside the national top 200
#79Addison#191 nationally
#83Mckenna#193 nationally
#91Macyoutside the national top 200
#94Brockoutside the national top 200
#96Cadeoutside the national top 200
#69Rylee#167 nationally
#68Abby#164 nationally
#51Brady#142 nationally

Girls

#1Emma384US #2
#2Emily239US #1
#3Madison238US #3
#4Olivia234US #5
#5Grace224US #13
#6Hannah212US #4
#7Abigail210US #6
#8Alexis182US #7
#9Elizabeth170US #9
#10Lauren142US #15
#11Morgan140US #29
#12Sydney135US #25
#13Chloe134US #24
#14Megan133US #30
#15Taylor124US #19
#16Anna123US #21
#17Ella123US #44
#18Isabella114US #12
#19Samantha111US #10
#20Hailey108US #26
#21Kylie106US #52
#22Paige104US #47
#23Alyssa102US #14
#24Allison98US #46
#25Natalie97US #23
#26Haley96US #34
#27Ashley94US #8
#28Sarah93US #11
#29Ava91US #39
#30Jenna91US #55
#31Kaitlyn91US #32
#32Rachel91US #28
#33Jessica85US #18
#34Katelyn83US #58
#35Sophia81US #20
#36Mackenzie79US #45
#37Brianna77US #17
#38Kayla77US #16
#39Brooke76US #43
#40Kaylee76US #53
#41Madeline76US #61
#42Bailey74US #98
#43Faith71US #50
#44Brooklyn65US #118
#45Avery62US #89
#46Ellie62US #187
#47Lily61US #69
#48Isabelle60US #110
#49Makayla59US #51
#50Riley58US #72
#51Molly57US #99
#52Gabrielle55US #66
#53Katherine55US #35
#54Lillian54US #76
#55Zoe54US #57
#56Jasmine53US #27
#57Kennedy53US #122
#58Mia53US #36
#59Trinity53US #56
#60Autumn52US #75
#61Claire52US #92
#62Gracie52US #126
#63Maria52US #42
#64Victoria52US #22
#65Erin51US #80
#66Jordan51US #48
#67Leah50US #81
#68Abby49US #164
#69Rylee48US #167
#70Sierra48US #73
#71Isabel47US #83
#72Josie47
#73Julia47US #33
#74Shelby47US #94
#75Kylee46US #154
#76Savannah46US #41
#77Madelyn44US #115
#78Rebecca44US #63
#79Addison42US #191
#80Audrey42US #78
#81Jade42US #101
#82Destiny41US #37
#83Mckenna41US #193
#84Zoey41
#85Alexandra40US #38
#86Delaney40US #175
#87Katie40US #107
#88Marissa40US #95
#89Jennifer39US #31
#90Jordyn39US #155
#91Macy39
#92Kelsey38US #130
#93Nicole38US #40
#94Alexa37US #67
#95Amanda37US #54
#96Courtney37US #103
#97Sara37US #65
#98Hope36US #172
#99Ashlyn35US #139
#100Cassidy35US #150

Boys

#1Jacob334US #1
#2Ethan296US #7
#3Tyler237US #15
#4Andrew215US #5
#5Logan214US #28
#6Samuel204US #23
#7Hunter191US #41
#8Alexander187US #16
#9Austin184US #33
#10Nicholas184US #12
#11Zachary184US #20
#12Carter183US #102
#13Dylan181US #19
#14Michael178US #2
#15Joseph172US #6
#16Joshua172US #3
#17Nathan170US #26
#18William164US #11
#19Benjamin160US #24
#20Matthew158US #4
#21Noah158US #31
#22Caleb153US #34
#23Ryan146US #13
#24Gabriel140US #29
#25Gavin139US #51
#26Carson138US #89
#27Mason137US #54
#28Jackson134US #52
#29Cole127US #69
#30Isaac127US #48
#31Luke121US #46
#32Brandon120US #21
#33Daniel119US #8
#34Connor118US #43
#35James109US #18
#36Chase107US #87
#37Lucas105US #71
#38Evan104US #44
#39Jack104US #45
#40Aidan103US #39
#41Anthony100US #10
#42Blake100US #79
#43Elijah99US #37
#44Jonathan99US #22
#45Kaden98US #121
#46David97US #14
#47Thomas97US #36
#48Christian94US #25
#49Jordan92US #38
#50Owen92US #72
#51Brady91US #142
#52John90US #17
#53Alex89US #62
#54Caden88US #113
#55Cameron87US #40
#56Kyle87US #53
#57Wyatt82US #109
#58Christopher81US #9
#59Brayden80US #110
#60Gage80US #136
#61Aaron79US #50
#62Adam79US #58
#63Seth76US #80
#64Tanner76US #120
#65Isaiah74US #49
#66Justin74US #27
#67Aiden73US #73
#68Ashton73US #101
#69Grant73US #137
#70Bryce71US #103
#71Cody71US #78
#72Devin71US #74
#73Dakota69US #126
#74Ian68US #65
#75Robert68US #35
#76Levi66US #166
#77Colton65US #135
#78Garrett65US #106
#79Kaleb65US #118
#80Parker65US #125
#81Brody63
#82Colin62US #88
#83Dalton62US #143
#84Charles61US #57
#85Riley61US #104
#86Trevor61US #99
#87Landon60US #97
#88Jason53US #42
#89Nolan53US #175
#90Jesse52US #94
#91Maxwell52US #132
#92Collin51US #133
#93Jayden51US #75
#94Brock50
#95Jared50US #107
#96Cade49
#97Conner49US #153
#98Hayden49US #84
#99Jose49US #30
#100Spencer49US #139

On the move since 2002

Rising

↑54Ava#29
↑45Avery#45
↑41Aidan#40
↑36Isabelle#48
↑33Brooklyn#44
↑29Gavin#25
↑29Carson#26
↑28Ella#17

Falling

↓41Alexa#94
↓39Trevor#86
↓36Nicole#93
↓32Jordan#66
↓26Claire#61
↓26Amanda#95
↓25Spencer#100
↓24Rebecca#78

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2002 rankings.