State roster

Top names in Iowa

The names most likely to appear on 2013 Iowa birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 28,028 Iowa births in 2013 across 1,252 distinct names.

Distinctively Iowa

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

#54Kinleyoutside the national top 200
#50Hayden#193 nationally
#49Alivia#184 nationally
#68Emery#195 nationally
#76Josieoutside the national top 200
#65Norah#188 nationally
#90Grahamoutside the national top 200
#63Emmett#173 nationally
#92Laneoutside the national top 200
#57Ryker#164 nationally
#89Bennett#194 nationally
#52Willow#155 nationally

Girls

#1Emma204US #2
#2Harper184US #16
#3Sophia171US #1
#4Olivia170US #3
#5Ava151US #5
#6Isabella141US #4
#7Avery122US #12
#8Charlotte120US #11
#9Ella118US #15
#10Zoey113US #24
#11Mia112US #6
#12Addison104US #19
#13Elizabeth98US #10
#14Amelia96US #17
#15Aubrey95US #18
#16Evelyn95US #20
#17Hannah94US #23
#18Lillian94US #26
#19Brooklyn91US #28
#20Chloe88US #14
#21Claire84US #50
#22Grace84US #22
#23Lily82US #27
#24Nora82US #83
#25Abigail79US #8
#26Natalie79US #21
#27Ellie76US #74
#28Emily75US #7
#29Stella75US #70
#30Hadley73US #110
#31Piper71US #97
#32Alexis70US #47
#33Anna70US #35
#34Lydia70US #95
#35Leah69US #32
#36Aria67US #41
#37Aubree66US #53
#38Madison66US #9
#39Peyton65US #51
#40Audrey62US #33
#41Layla60US #30
#42Quinn59US #119
#43Clara58US #131
#44Kaylee55US #40
#45Serenity54US #52
#46Sofia52US #13
#47Paisley50US #80
#48Nevaeh49US #46
#49Alivia48US #184
#50Hayden48US #193
#51Ruby48US #93
#52Willow48US #155
#53Annabelle47US #81
#54Kinley47
#55Lauren47US #92
#56Mila47US #79
#57Violet47US #69
#58Allison46US #34
#59Cora45US #127
#60Hailey45US #43
#61Kennedy45US #65
#62Payton45US #123
#63Eleanor44US #106
#64Isabelle44US #114
#65Norah44US #188
#66Scarlett44US #42
#67Sydney44US #98
#68Emery43US #195
#69Kinsley43US #161
#70Sadie43US #49
#71Samantha43US #29
#72Gabriella42US #38
#73Bailey41US #105
#74Savannah41US #36
#75Morgan40US #100
#76Josie39
#77Kendall39US #130
#78Lucy39US #66
#79Mackenzie39US #62
#80Rylee39US #109
#81Sophie39US #76
#82Brooklynn38US #142
#83Molly38US #102
#84Mya38US #116
#85Vivian38US #120
#86Arianna37US #44
#87Penelope37US #56
#88Aaliyah35US #37
#89Autumn35US #64
#90Madelyn35US #68
#91Isla34US #167
#92Reagan34US #104
#93Ivy33US #149
#94Lilly33US #122
#95Adalynn32US #173
#96Eva32US #88
#97Jocelyn32US #99
#98Josephine32US #160
#99Katelyn32US #143
#100Madeline32US #90

Boys

#1Liam220US #3
#2Mason167US #4
#3Carter164US #33
#4Noah163US #1
#5Owen160US #38
#6William160US #5
#7Jackson151US #16
#8Wyatt144US #42
#9Henry141US #37
#10Jack141US #40
#11Logan140US #18
#12Ethan135US #6
#13Landon135US #39
#14Jacob134US #2
#15Samuel121US #25
#16Aiden120US #12
#17Hunter120US #36
#18Elijah119US #11
#19Jaxon117US #45
#20Lucas114US #23
#21Isaac112US #28
#22Eli110US #43
#23James110US #13
#24Oliver110US #52
#25Benjamin106US #14
#26Jace106US #66
#27Cooper103US #84
#28Alexander102US #8
#29Andrew102US #22
#30Brayden101US #48
#31Gabriel98US #24
#32Daniel94US #10
#33Jase94US #89
#34Parker90US #74
#35Evan89US #55
#36Lincoln89US #95
#37Blake88US #75
#38John88US #27
#39Colton87US #65
#40Luke84US #34
#41Easton81US #88
#42Gavin80US #50
#43Jayden80US #9
#44Michael80US #7
#45Carson79US #90
#46Connor79US #56
#47Joseph79US #20
#48Bentley78US #81
#49David78US #17
#50Nolan78US #86
#51Levi77US #49
#52Hudson76US #87
#53Brody75US #94
#54Anthony74US #19
#55Caleb73US #32
#56Jaxson73US #92
#57Ryker73US #164
#58Thomas71US #61
#59Camden70US #99
#60Cameron69US #59
#61Braxton67US #123
#62Charles67US #57
#63Emmett66US #173
#64Tyler66US #63
#65Hayden64US #129
#66Dylan63US #29
#67Grayson62US #77
#68Joshua60US #21
#69Leo60US #112
#70Matthew60US #15
#71Austin59US #64
#72Maxwell58US #108
#73Aaron57US #51
#74Ryder57US #103
#75Ian56US #80
#76Silas55US #116
#77Isaiah54US #44
#78Ryan54US #30
#79Kaden53US #151
#80Brantley52US #119
#81Max52US #111
#82Christopher51US #26
#83Jonathan51US #41
#84Miles51US #115
#85Sawyer51US #120
#86Greyson49US #149
#87Robert49US #62
#88Ayden47US #71
#89Bennett47US #194
#90Graham47
#91Bryson46US #102
#92Lane46
#93Zachary46US #73
#94Chase45US #78
#95Christian45US #35
#96Cole45US #114
#97Dominic45US #68
#98Harrison45US #162
#99Micah44US #105
#100Nathan44US #31

On the move since 2012

Rising

↑47Sofia#46
↑40Aria#36
↑33Camden#59
↑31Jace#26
↑30Annabelle#53
↑29Alivia#49
↑28Clara#43
↑27Isabelle#64

Falling

↓46Lucy#78
↓45Chase#94
↓39Reagan#92
↓32Matthew#70
↓31Zachary#93
↓30Bentley#48
↓30Dominic#97
↓29Josie#76

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2012 rankings.