State roster

Top names in Iowa

The names most likely to appear on 2012 Iowa birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 27,642 Iowa births in 2012 across 1,230 distinct names.

Distinctively Iowa

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

#47Josieoutside the national top 200
#39Kinley#180 nationally
#61Norahoutside the national top 200
#67Hayden#197 nationally
#74Rykeroutside the national top 200
#77Tateoutside the national top 200
#59Kinsley#179 nationally
#81Macioutside the national top 200
#36Cora#155 nationally
#86Drakeoutside the national top 200
#91Laneoutside the national top 200
#78Alivia#187 nationally

Girls

#1Emma246US #2
#2Sophia224US #1
#3Olivia187US #4
#4Harper159US #24
#5Ava156US #5
#6Ella137US #12
#7Addison123US #14
#8Avery123US #13
#9Emily114US #6
#10Isabella112US #3
#11Elizabeth111US #10
#12Lillian110US #25
#13Chloe101US #11
#14Brooklyn99US #29
#15Charlotte99US #19
#16Grace98US #21
#17Aubrey94US #15
#18Natalie94US #17
#19Zoey94US #20
#20Madison93US #9
#21Lily92US #16
#22Amelia91US #23
#23Mia91US #8
#24Evelyn89US #27
#25Claire87US #45
#26Abigail84US #7
#27Nora80US #108
#28Lauren75US #72
#29Hannah72US #22
#30Piper71US #98
#31Ellie70US #85
#32Lucy70US #66
#33Lydia69US #95
#34Stella65US #62
#35Layla64US #31
#36Cora63US #155
#37Paisley61US #104
#38Hadley57US #131
#39Kinley54US #180
#40Alexis53US #40
#41Payton53US #103
#42Allison52US #38
#43Leah52US #33
#44Anna51US #34
#45Hailey49US #32
#46Audrey48US #41
#47Josie47
#48Riley46US #47
#49Samantha46US #26
#50Quinn45US #153
#51Zoe45US #30
#52Peyton44US #53
#53Reagan44US #97
#54Rylee44US #109
#55Sophie44US #52
#56Kaylee43US #35
#57Nevaeh43US #39
#58Aubree42US #60
#59Kinsley42US #179
#60Mya42US #124
#61Norah42
#62Paige42US #106
#63Ruby42US #105
#64Scarlett42US #61
#65Taylor42US #46
#66Autumn41US #68
#67Hayden41US #197
#68Kylie41US #59
#69Reese41US #128
#70Violet41US #89
#71Clara40US #136
#72Sydney40US #78
#73Bailey39US #81
#74Kennedy39US #84
#75Maya39US #63
#76Aria38US #92
#77Bella38US #54
#78Alivia37US #187
#79Kendall37US #116
#80Aaliyah36US #36
#81Maci36
#82Alice35US #127
#83Annabelle35US #99
#84Brooklynn35US #138
#85Khloe35US #55
#86Morgan35US #82
#87Savannah35US #43
#88Alexa34US #57
#89Brynn34US #189
#90Gabriella34US #37
#91Isabelle34US #126
#92Madelyn34US #67
#93Sofia34US #18
#94Eden33US #161
#95Faith33US #75
#96Lilly33US #110
#97Vivian33US #141
#98Ashlyn32
#99Katelyn32US #132
#100Makayla32US #70

Boys

#1Liam200US #6
#2Mason198US #2
#3Carter176US #36
#4William166US #5
#5Owen161US #38
#6Noah151US #4
#7Jacob143US #1
#8Henry140US #44
#9Logan136US #22
#10Jackson133US #21
#11Wyatt131US #41
#12Benjamin129US #16
#13Ethan127US #3
#14Alexander126US #9
#15Aiden121US #10
#16Elijah121US #13
#17Landon119US #35
#18Bentley117US #75
#19Samuel116US #25
#20James114US #14
#21Cooper110US #83
#22Jack109US #46
#23Brayden108US #39
#24Gabriel106US #24
#25Hunter106US #45
#26Blake105US #71
#27Gavin105US #40
#28Levi104US #55
#29Eli103US #43
#30Jaxon103US #66
#31Lucas103US #27
#32Caleb102US #32
#33Parker102US #81
#34Isaac101US #30
#35Andrew98US #18
#36Michael95US #7
#37Joseph89US #19
#38Matthew89US #12
#39Brody88US #91
#40Oliver85US #73
#41Carson83US #87
#42Jayden81US #8
#43Daniel80US #11
#44Easton80US #96
#45Evan80US #47
#46Hudson78US #93
#47Jaxson78US #106
#48Nolan78US #89
#49Chase77US #77
#50Connor76US #59
#51Charles75US #62
#52Hayden73US #109
#53Luke72US #37
#54Tyler72US #50
#55Lincoln71US #132
#56Ryan71US #26
#57Jace70US #85
#58Anthony69US #15
#59John67US #28
#60Joshua67US #17
#61Colton64US #65
#62Zachary64US #67
#63Braxton63US #125
#64Isaiah63US #42
#65Dylan61US #31
#66Ryder61US #100
#67Dominic60US #70
#68Cameron58US #54
#69David57US #20
#70Thomas57US #63
#71Asher56US #108
#72Ayden55US #68
#73Jordan55US #48
#74Ryker55
#75Miles54US #111
#76Nathan54US #29
#77Tate53
#78Austin52US #58
#79Grant52US #163
#80Jonathan51US #34
#81Max51US #105
#82Aaron50US #51
#83Maxwell50US #114
#84Sawyer50US #147
#85Cole49US #102
#86Drake49
#87Brady48US #136
#88Christian48US #33
#89Grayson46US #86
#90Ian46US #78
#91Lane46
#92Camden45US #156
#93Christopher45US #23
#94Bennett44
#95Julian43US #53
#96Adrian42US #61
#97Nicholas42US #49
#98Robert42US #60
#99Micah41US #103
#100Tucker41US #185

On the move since 2011

Rising

↑63Paisley#37
↑52Cora#36
↑39Quinn#50
↑36Nora#27
↑35Braxton#63
↑32Jaxon#30
↑31Hadley#38
↑31Ruby#63

Falling

↓40Brynn#89
↓39Nicholas#97
↓36Madelyn#92
↓36Faith#95
↓34Aaliyah#80
↓34Hayden#52
↓29Sofia#93
↓28Sydney#72

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2011 rankings.