State roster

Top names in Iowa

The names most likely to appear on 2011 Iowa birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 27,485 Iowa births in 2011 across 1,180 distinct names.

Distinctively Iowa

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

#31Kinley#195 nationally
#49Brynn#192 nationally
#75Drakeoutside the national top 200
#82Tateoutside the national top 200
#70Hayden#187 nationally
#65Maci#180 nationally
#77Alivia#191 nationally
#88Coraoutside the national top 200
#69Hadley#178 nationally
#92Rykeroutside the national top 200
#73Lincoln#179 nationally
#96Carlyoutside the national top 200

Girls

#1Emma204US #3
#2Olivia195US #4
#3Sophia189US #1
#4Ava176US #5
#5Addison143US #13
#6Ella123US #12
#7Abigail119US #7
#8Isabella119US #2
#9Natalie118US #14
#10Chloe116US #10
#11Avery115US #18
#12Brooklyn109US #21
#13Aubrey108US #20
#14Emily101US #6
#15Grace101US #16
#16Lily99US #15
#17Elizabeth96US #11
#18Harper94US #54
#19Madison94US #8
#20Zoey92US #28
#21Lillian91US #22
#22Hannah90US #25
#23Alexis85US #26
#24Claire84US #50
#25Amelia81US #30
#26Mia79US #9
#27Charlotte71US #27
#28Evelyn71US #24
#29Kaylee71US #36
#30Lauren69US #62
#31Kinley66US #195
#32Anna65US #38
#33Nevaeh62US #33
#34Sophie62US #51
#35Piper61US #110
#36Ellie60US #97
#37Peyton60US #53
#38Samantha60US #17
#39Layla59US #35
#40Lydia59US #96
#41Hailey58US #32
#42Leah56US #29
#43Stella54US #74
#44Sydney54US #65
#45Audrey52US #43
#46Aaliyah51US #46
#47Autumn51US #69
#48Lucy51US #73
#49Brynn50US #192
#50Payton50US #95
#51Riley50US #47
#52Taylor50US #44
#53Allison49US #40
#54Aubree49US #99
#55Bailey49US #88
#56Madelyn48US #79
#57Mya48US #105
#58Alyssa46US #37
#59Faith46US #70
#60Kylie46US #57
#61Paige46US #107
#62Gabriella45US #34
#63Nora45US #137
#64Sofia44US #19
#65Maci43US #180
#66Molly43US #78
#67Khloe42US #49
#68Bella41US #60
#69Hadley41US #178
#70Hayden41US #187
#71Julia40US #58
#72Reese40US #131
#73Katelyn39US #106
#74Lilly39US #103
#75Madeline39US #85
#76Scarlett38US #80
#77Alivia37US #191
#78Annabelle37US #111
#79Brielle37US #126
#80Mackenzie37US #68
#81Rylee37US #102
#82Savannah37US #41
#83Arianna36US #52
#84Eva36US #83
#85Jocelyn36US #71
#86Serenity36US #66
#87Alexa35US #55
#88Cora35
#89Quinn35US #188
#90Sarah35US #39
#91Violet35US #101
#92Alaina34US #156
#93Kennedy34US #91
#94Ruby34US #109
#95Willow34US #199
#96Carly33
#97Lyla33US #127
#98Macy33
#99Makenna33
#100Paisley33US #194

Boys

#1Carter196US #41
#2Mason189US #2
#3Owen172US #44
#4Noah167US #5
#5Jacob164US #1
#6William160US #3
#7Jackson157US #23
#8Ethan154US #7
#9Liam149US #15
#10Logan145US #21
#11Aiden144US #9
#12Gavin144US #37
#13Benjamin140US #19
#14Landon137US #34
#15Elijah132US #13
#16Alexander128US #8
#17Samuel122US #26
#18Hayden118US #90
#19Lucas115US #29
#20Gabriel113US #24
#21Caleb111US #32
#22Levi111US #66
#23Andrew109US #16
#24Wyatt106US #48
#25James105US #17
#26Bentley104US #75
#27Cooper104US #82
#28Henry101US #57
#29Brody99US #83
#30Isaac99US #35
#31Parker97US #79
#32Hunter94US #55
#33Jack94US #45
#34Blake93US #73
#35Tyler93US #38
#36Brayden91US #36
#37Evan90US #40
#38Daniel88US #10
#39Colton85US #74
#40Michael85US #6
#41Easton84US #103
#42Jace84US #106
#43Oliver83US #78
#44Eli82US #58
#45Jayden80US #4
#46Matthew80US #12
#47Carson79US #85
#48Connor79US #54
#49Joseph78US #22
#50Ryan76US #25
#51Chase75US #69
#52Isaiah72US #43
#53Luke72US #39
#54Nathan72US #28
#55Nolan72US #92
#56Austin70US #60
#57Jonathan70US #31
#58Nicholas70US #42
#59Cole69US #94
#60Zachary69US #64
#61Anthony68US #11
#62Jaxon68US #86
#63David67US #18
#64John66US #27
#65Charles65US #61
#66Cameron63US #53
#67Kaden63US #119
#68Thomas63US #63
#69Dylan62US #33
#70Hudson62US #112
#71Jaxson61US #141
#72Christopher60US #20
#73Lincoln60US #179
#74Ryder59US #108
#75Drake57
#76Joshua57US #14
#77Miles57US #115
#78Aaron56US #51
#79Jordan56US #46
#80Grant54US #151
#81Max53US #96
#82Tate52
#83Asher51US #113
#84Alex50US #95
#85Colin49US #121
#86Grayson49US #98
#87Maxwell49US #133
#88Riley49US #111
#89Caden48US #134
#90Camden48US #160
#91Brady47US #135
#92Ryker47
#93Xavier47US #76
#94Bryson46US #97
#95Sawyer46US #172
#96Ashton45US #109
#97Adrian44US #56
#98Braxton44US #153
#99Gage43US #154
#100Ayden42US #70

On the move since 2010

Rising

↑40Kinley#31
↑39Aaliyah#46
↑34Charlotte#27
↑32Easton#41
↑25Audrey#45
↑23Hadley#69
↑22Sophie#34
↑22Levi#22

Falling

↓42Kennedy#93
↓38Joshua#76
↓37Ayden#100
↓35Rylee#81
↓34Hayden#70
↓34Dylan#69
↓31Joseph#49
↓27Anthony#61

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2010 rankings.