State roster

Top names in Iowa

The names most likely to appear on 2009 Iowa birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 29,040 Iowa births in 2009 across 1,216 distinct names.

Distinctively Iowa

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

#69Drakeoutside the national top 200
#84Malloryoutside the national top 200
#59Harper#173 nationally
#87Josieoutside the national top 200
#87Laneoutside the national top 200
#88Tateoutside the national top 200
#86Nora#198 nationally
#90Mckennaoutside the national top 200
#91Tyoutside the national top 200
#70Alivia#178 nationally
#94Makennaoutside the national top 200
#99Sawyeroutside the national top 200

Girls

#1Ava215US #5
#2Olivia211US #3
#3Emma208US #2
#4Isabella185US #1
#5Addison170US #12
#6Ella167US #15
#7Sophia155US #4
#8Chloe135US #9
#9Abigail131US #8
#10Grace131US #17
#11Natalie130US #16
#12Emily128US #6
#13Madison125US #7
#14Avery109US #32
#15Lillian109US #27
#16Alexis107US #13
#17Elizabeth104US #11
#18Brooklyn103US #37
#19Taylor102US #22
#20Lily98US #18
#21Hailey92US #25
#22Claire91US #53
#23Hannah88US #23
#24Anna84US #28
#25Kaylee83US #26
#26Leah83US #29
#27Peyton81US #42
#28Mia75US #10
#29Aubrey74US #41
#30Samantha72US #14
#31Evelyn71US #40
#32Sydney68US #48
#33Payton66US #84
#34Brianna63US #24
#35Lydia63US #117
#36Nevaeh62US #34
#37Riley61US #38
#38Hayden60US #131
#39Layla59US #45
#40Kylie58US #62
#41Morgan58US #57
#42Zoey58US #75
#43Allison56US #30
#44Lauren56US #46
#45Madelyn55US #59
#46Bailey54US #85
#47Ellie53US #145
#48Paige53US #98
#49Bella52US #58
#50Alyssa51US #19
#51Madeline51US #64
#52Mya51US #97
#53Gracie50US #114
#54Isabelle50US #100
#55Rylee50US #118
#56Charlotte48US #68
#57Ashley47US #20
#58Audrey47US #49
#59Harper47US #173
#60Kennedy47US #115
#61Autumn46US #81
#62Gabriella46US #33
#63Jenna46US #121
#64Lucy46US #101
#65Piper45US #147
#66Amelia44US #55
#67Mackenzie44US #77
#68Makayla44US #44
#69Sarah44US #21
#70Alivia43US #178
#71Sophie43US #65
#72Lilly41US #116
#73Alexa40US #43
#74Faith40US #79
#75Zoe40US #47
#76Kaitlyn39US #67
#77Maya39US #61
#78Reese39US #144
#79Katelyn38US #90
#80Brooke37US #54
#81Ashlyn36US #146
#82Katherine36US #60
#83Khloe36US #95
#84Mallory36
#85Maria36US #70
#86Nora36US #198
#87Josie35
#88Jasmine34US #51
#89Kylee34US #148
#90Mckenna34
#91Sadie34US #111
#92Savannah34US #39
#93Haley33US #123
#94Makenna33
#95Molly33US #92
#96Shelby33US #169
#97Aaliyah32US #63
#98Eva32US #99
#99Jillian32US #157
#100Kate32US #159

Boys

#1Jacob208US #1
#2Ethan204US #2
#3Carter198US #50
#4Noah194US #9
#5William179US #5
#6Jackson174US #27
#7Owen174US #51
#8Gavin167US #33
#9Logan167US #17
#10Mason166US #34
#11Aiden153US #12
#12Alexander150US #4
#13Landon149US #36
#14Wyatt148US #60
#15Benjamin141US #19
#16Caleb138US #31
#17Jack131US #42
#18Andrew125US #16
#19Brayden125US #48
#20Evan123US #35
#21Hunter122US #56
#22Samuel118US #24
#23Joseph117US #15
#24Tyler116US #28
#25Jayden114US #8
#26Michael113US #3
#27Brody108US #77
#28Cooper108US #84
#29Gabriel108US #22
#30Elijah107US #21
#31Hayden106US #91
#32Zachary106US #53
#33Chase104US #61
#34Isaac102US #40
#35Dylan101US #30
#36Ryan101US #20
#37Joshua100US #6
#38Henry99US #71
#39Parker99US #96
#40James98US #18
#41Connor95US #52
#42Lucas93US #39
#43Matthew92US #13
#44Daniel91US #7
#45Anthony90US #11
#46Blake90US #89
#47Carson89US #88
#48Austin87US #63
#49Levi83US #85
#50Liam83US #49
#51David82US #14
#52Jonathan82US #29
#53Nathan80US #25
#54Colton79US #93
#55Luke77US #47
#56Charles74US #64
#57Cole74US #82
#58Isaiah74US #41
#59Kaden74US #102
#60Nolan74US #122
#61Christopher72US #10
#62John71US #26
#63Aaron70US #54
#64Cameron70US #58
#65Brady68US #110
#66Gage68US #141
#67Eli65US #90
#68Christian63US #23
#69Drake63
#70Caden62US #103
#71Max61US #104
#72Thomas61US #57
#73Ian59US #73
#74Ayden58US #87
#75Nicholas58US #32
#76Aidan56US #72
#77Alex55US #83
#78Jordan55US #45
#79Xavier55US #68
#80Dominic52US #81
#81Jaxon52US #124
#82Kaleb51US #108
#83Oliver51US #98
#84Tristan51US #80
#85Jace50US #167
#86Jeremiah50US #65
#87Lane49
#88Tate49
#89Braxton48US #174
#90Ryder48US #146
#91Ty48
#92Adam47US #74
#93Justin47US #46
#94Maxwell47US #132
#95Trevor46US #149
#96Grant45US #145
#97Jose45US #43
#98Kayden45US #138
#99Sawyer45
#100Brandon44US #38

On the move since 2008

Rising

↑37Layla#39
↑26Max#71
↑25Kennedy#60
↑25Charles#56
↑24Levi#49
↑23Riley#37
↑23Lucy#64
↑22Brianna#34

Falling

↓42Savannah#92
↓30Kaitlyn#76
↓30Haley#93
↓27Caden#70
↓25Alivia#70
↓25Nicholas#75
↓24Lauren#44
↓24Brandon#100

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2008 rankings.