State roster

Top names in Iowa

The names most likely to appear on 2007 Iowa birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 30,537 Iowa births in 2007 across 1,186 distinct names.

Distinctively Iowa

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

#66Aliviaoutside the national top 200
#42Ellie#175 nationally
#72Macyoutside the national top 200
#77Drewoutside the national top 200
#79Addysonoutside the national top 200
#82Drakeoutside the national top 200
#84Cadence#199 nationally
#94Delaneyoutside the national top 200
#95Caeloutside the national top 200
#96Makennaoutside the national top 200
#97Tateoutside the national top 200
#99Malloryoutside the national top 200

Girls

#1Ava282US #4
#2Emma269US #3
#3Addison244US #11
#4Olivia215US #7
#5Grace192US #20
#6Ella169US #21
#7Abigail163US #8
#8Madison163US #5
#9Sophia161US #6
#10Emily158US #1
#11Elizabeth150US #10
#12Hannah150US #9
#13Isabella142US #2
#14Alexis133US #19
#15Chloe132US #16
#16Taylor119US #24
#17Lauren101US #28
#18Alyssa99US #14
#19Brooklyn99US #57
#20Lily99US #27
#21Avery98US #48
#22Lillian97US #33
#23Natalie95US #17
#24Hailey92US #23
#25Anna90US #25
#26Claire89US #66
#27Samantha85US #12
#28Morgan81US #43
#29Allison78US #46
#30Kylie77US #63
#31Kaylee74US #35
#32Sarah73US #18
#33Aubrey72US #69
#34Paige72US #89
#35Isabelle69US #79
#36Mia67US #15
#37Zoey67US #112
#38Gracie65US #96
#39Sydney64US #37
#40Alexa62US #40
#41Kaitlyn62US #44
#42Ellie61US #175
#43Lydia61US #124
#44Megan60US #78
#45Mya60US #102
#46Ashley59US #13
#47Audrey57US #51
#48Evelyn57US #55
#49Leah57US #67
#50Nevaeh57US #31
#51Bailey56US #84
#52Katelyn55US #75
#53Mackenzie55US #65
#54Rachel55US #59
#55Autumn54US #90
#56Kayla53US #26
#57Isabel52US #87
#58Gabriella51US #38
#59Jasmine51US #32
#60Peyton51US #123
#61Rylee51US #130
#62Brianna50US #22
#63Jenna50US #103
#64Payton50US #153
#65Riley50US #52
#66Alivia49
#67Amelia48US #77
#68Madelyn48US #104
#69Savannah47US #30
#70Brooke46US #45
#71Kennedy46US #110
#72Macy46
#73Madeline46US #61
#74Faith45US #74
#75Haley45US #76
#76Julia45US #34
#77Sophie45US #82
#78Gabrielle44US #68
#79Addyson43
#80Lilly43US #146
#81Lucy41US #135
#82Katherine40US #39
#83Reese40US #150
#84Cadence39US #199
#85Makayla39US #47
#86Maria38US #53
#87Molly38US #97
#88Destiny37US #41
#89Sara37US #80
#90Jocelyn36US #50
#91Trinity36US #72
#92Layla35US #85
#93Zoe35US #56
#94Delaney34
#95Jessica34US #42
#96Makenna34
#97Rebecca34US #105
#98Hayden33US #195
#99Mallory33
#100Maya33US #62

Boys

#1Ethan261US #3
#2Jacob237US #1
#3Logan212US #17
#4Noah201US #14
#5Jackson193US #33
#6Gavin180US #32
#7Carter179US #80
#8William179US #8
#9Alexander177US #11
#10Benjamin176US #26
#11Owen162US #56
#12Aiden157US #27
#13Andrew157US #10
#14Landon154US #49
#15Mason152US #37
#16Samuel152US #25
#17Michael145US #2
#18Tyler145US #21
#19Caleb144US #36
#20Hunter142US #57
#21Isaac141US #41
#22Evan136US #40
#23Dylan135US #29
#24Jack134US #38
#25Austin132US #48
#26Gabriel132US #28
#27Nicholas125US #20
#28Wyatt125US #69
#29Zachary125US #42
#30Matthew124US #9
#31Lucas121US #53
#32Jayden120US #18
#33Carson118US #91
#34James118US #15
#35Blake117US #88
#36Ryan117US #16
#37Anthony116US #7
#38Joseph114US #13
#39Joshua114US #4
#40Brayden112US #64
#41Nathan110US #24
#42Connor108US #55
#43Brody107US #106
#44Elijah104US #30
#45Brady103US #93
#46Cole100US #84
#47Caden97US #92
#48Colton95US #118
#49Chase94US #79
#50Kaden93US #98
#51Aidan89US #54
#52Cameron89US #50
#53Luke89US #46
#54Christian87US #22
#55Christopher86US #6
#56David86US #12
#57John84US #19
#58Daniel83US #5
#59Jonathan82US #23
#60Alex81US #72
#61Hayden80US #71
#62Cooper79US #96
#63Jordan79US #44
#64Parker78US #108
#65Adam77US #65
#66Nolan76US #133
#67Isaiah73US #43
#68Brandon71US #31
#69Thomas71US #52
#70Charles68US #62
#71Aaron64US #51
#72Ian63US #75
#73Levi63US #131
#74Riley63US #109
#75Ayden62US #102
#76Gage61US #149
#77Drew60
#78Preston60US #114
#79Tanner59US #150
#80Grant58US #161
#81Jose57US #35
#82Drake55
#83Henry55US #90
#84Peyton55US #125
#85Angel54US #34
#86Kaleb54US #113
#87Justin53US #45
#88Robert53US #47
#89Cody52US #120
#90Conner51US #159
#91Dominic51US #85
#92Bryce50US #111
#93Devin50US #100
#94Tristan50US #87
#95Cael49
#96Kyle49US #86
#97Tate49
#98Jace48US #198
#99Keegan48
#100Eli47US #129

On the move since 2006

Rising

↑35Jayden#32
↑32Ellie#42
↑27Evelyn#48
↑25Alivia#66
↑23Aubrey#33
↑23Zoey#37
↑23Leah#49
↑23Kayla#56

Falling

↓35Faith#74
↓34Jessica#95
↓30Zoe#93
↓27Delaney#94
↓26Savannah#69
↓25Haley#75
↓22Joseph#38
↓22Kyle#96

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2006 rankings.