State roster

Top names in Iowa

The names most likely to appear on 2008 Iowa birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 29,997 Iowa births in 2008 across 1,202 distinct names.

Distinctively Iowa

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

#57Maggieoutside the national top 200
#45Alivia#181 nationally
#74Makennaoutside the national top 200
#75Drakeoutside the national top 200
#78Delaneyoutside the national top 200
#86Mckennaoutside the national top 200
#91Emersonoutside the national top 200
#92Keeganoutside the national top 200
#64Piper#172 nationally
#96Eliseoutside the national top 200
#96Lincolnoutside the national top 200
#94Carly#197 nationally

Girls

#1Emma250US #1
#2Ava219US #5
#3Olivia219US #4
#4Addison209US #12
#5Abigail173US #8
#6Ella164US #19
#7Emily152US #3
#8Grace152US #21
#9Madison152US #6
#10Isabella146US #2
#11Chloe143US #10
#12Sophia139US #7
#13Elizabeth126US #9
#14Lillian119US #29
#15Alexis116US #15
#16Avery116US #38
#17Hannah114US #17
#18Natalie111US #13
#19Taylor110US #22
#20Lauren106US #30
#21Hailey104US #25
#22Lily103US #24
#23Aubrey94US #42
#24Brooklyn91US #48
#25Kaylee89US #31
#26Anna84US #26
#27Samantha84US #11
#28Claire82US #62
#29Payton78US #91
#30Peyton77US #60
#31Morgan76US #46
#32Paige68US #89
#33Zoey67US #98
#34Allison65US #32
#35Isabelle65US #93
#36Kylie65US #51
#37Mia65US #14
#38Alyssa64US #16
#39Lydia64US #120
#40Sydney62US #49
#41Leah60US #40
#42Mya59US #103
#43Gracie58US #99
#44Madelyn58US #64
#45Alivia57US #181
#46Kaitlyn57US #53
#47Audrey56US #44
#48Madeline56US #56
#49Rylee56US #116
#50Savannah56US #33
#51Evelyn55US #54
#52Hayden54US #127
#53Mackenzie54US #65
#54Sophie54US #75
#55Bailey51US #82
#56Brianna51US #23
#57Maggie51
#58Nevaeh51US #34
#59Ashley49US #18
#60Riley49US #39
#61Brooke48US #52
#62Amelia47US #68
#63Haley47US #102
#64Piper47US #172
#65Ellie46US #167
#66Katelyn45US #80
#67Faith44US #90
#68Jenna44US #108
#69Lilly44US #125
#70Sarah43US #20
#71Alexa42US #50
#72Gabriella42US #35
#73Kayla42US #28
#74Makenna42
#75Isabel41US #97
#76Layla40US #55
#77Miley40US #129
#78Delaney38
#79Gabrielle38US #79
#80Makayla38US #37
#81Rachel38US #74
#82Ruby38US #113
#83Ashlyn37US #152
#84Jocelyn37US #67
#85Kennedy37US #115
#86Mckenna37
#87Lucy36US #112
#88Maria36US #63
#89Naomi36US #119
#90Trinity36US #70
#91Emerson35
#92Katherine35US #45
#93Reagan35US #143
#94Carly34US #197
#95Jayden34US #176
#96Elise33
#97Julia33US #41
#98Molly33US #104
#99Brooklynn32US #183
#100Megan32US #100

Boys

#1Ethan237US #3
#2William221US #8
#3Carter203US #65
#4Jackson195US #32
#5Logan192US #19
#6Jacob181US #1
#7Noah181US #15
#8Gavin179US #30
#9Benjamin160US #25
#10Landon160US #45
#11Alexander159US #6
#12Mason156US #35
#13Owen146US #58
#14Andrew145US #12
#15Isaac145US #37
#16Samuel143US #27
#17Aiden142US #16
#18Wyatt138US #62
#19Joseph134US #13
#20Caleb133US #34
#21Jack131US #39
#22Brody129US #70
#23Evan129US #38
#24Brayden126US #51
#25Gabriel123US #24
#26Elijah122US #22
#27Hunter121US #54
#28Matthew120US #10
#29Anthony118US #7
#30Dylan118US #31
#31Lucas118US #46
#32Nathan116US #21
#33Jayden115US #11
#34Ryan113US #18
#35Tyler111US #28
#36Joshua106US #4
#37Michael106US #2
#38Cooper105US #92
#39Zachary102US #47
#40Daniel101US #5
#41Hayden99US #76
#42Connor97US #57
#43Caden95US #96
#44Luke94US #43
#45Carson91US #89
#46Parker91US #103
#47Isaiah88US #42
#48James87US #17
#49John87US #20
#50Nicholas87US #29
#51Christopher86US #9
#52Austin85US #55
#53Blake85US #90
#54Cole84US #85
#55Chase83US #67
#56Cameron82US #53
#57Colton81US #98
#58Henry81US #78
#59Jonathan80US #26
#60Brady79US #94
#61Eli78US #99
#62Kaden78US #100
#63Christian75US #23
#64Ian75US #80
#65Liam72US #75
#66Aidan71US #59
#67David71US #14
#68Gage71US #146
#69Nolan69US #131
#70Thomas69US #52
#71Jordan68US #48
#72Aaron66US #50
#73Levi65US #116
#74Riley64US #106
#75Drake63
#76Brandon62US #33
#77Tristan62US #81
#78Grant57US #143
#79Justin57US #44
#80Kaleb56US #115
#81Charles55US #63
#82Colin54US #114
#83Jaxon54US #153
#84Kyle54US #97
#85Alex53US #84
#86Ashton52US #122
#87Bryce52US #117
#88Tanner52US #163
#89Jace51US #180
#90Ayden50US #91
#91Cody50US #123
#92Keegan50
#93Maxwell50US #134
#94Jose49US #40
#95Collin48US #141
#96Lincoln48
#97Max48US #126
#98Preston48US #124
#99Adrian47US #56
#100Kayden47US #152

On the move since 2007

Rising

↑46Hayden#52
↑39Eli#61
↑35Payton#29
↑30Peyton#30
↑25Madeline#48
↑25Henry#58
↑24Madelyn#44
↑24Cooper#38

Falling

↓56Megan#100
↓38Sarah#70
↓31Alexa#71
↓27Rachel#81
↓27Austin#52
↓25Alex#85
↓23Ellie#65
↓23Nicholas#50

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2007 rankings.