State roster

Top names in Iowa

The names most likely to appear on 2014 Iowa birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 28,726 Iowa births in 2014 across 1,278 distinct names.

Distinctively Iowa

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

#42Kinleyoutside the national top 200
#57Brynleeoutside the national top 200
#80Beckettoutside the national top 200
#81Haydenoutside the national top 200
#84Elsieoutside the national top 200
#87Laneoutside the national top 200
#88Aliviaoutside the national top 200
#90Josieoutside the national top 200
#53Norah#163 nationally
#49Ryker#153 nationally
#99Gageoutside the national top 200
#61Emery#162 nationally

Girls

#1Emma197US #1
#2Olivia185US #2
#3Harper174US #11
#4Ava155US #5
#5Sophia153US #3
#6Charlotte143US #10
#7Evelyn133US #16
#8Avery131US #14
#9Isabella126US #4
#10Lillian114US #25
#11Ella110US #17
#12Amelia109US #15
#13Mia101US #6
#14Elizabeth99US #13
#15Grace99US #20
#16Claire97US #44
#17Nora96US #49
#18Brooklyn93US #26
#19Zoey92US #22
#20Aubrey91US #21
#21Chloe90US #18
#22Paisley90US #53
#23Abigail88US #8
#24Lydia87US #84
#25Addison85US #24
#26Cora82US #103
#27Natalie79US #23
#28Ellie77US #55
#29Stella73US #66
#30Anna72US #34
#31Lily69US #27
#32Piper69US #75
#33Alexis67US #65
#34Audrey67US #36
#35Emily67US #7
#36Lucy67US #61
#37Madison65US #9
#38Hannah64US #28
#39Hadley62US #100
#40Aria61US #31
#41Kennedy58US #54
#42Kinley56
#43Eleanor53US #78
#44Scarlett53US #30
#45Kaylee51US #52
#46Leah51US #35
#47Clara50US #108
#48Madelyn50US #60
#49Peyton50US #56
#50Quinn50US #126
#51Violet50US #67
#52Layla48US #29
#53Norah48US #163
#54Sadie47US #46
#55Aubree46US #62
#56Autumn46US #71
#57Brynlee44
#58Gabriella43US #42
#59Payton43US #135
#60Savannah43US #38
#61Emery42US #162
#62Lauren42US #94
#63Mila42US #72
#64Nevaeh42US #63
#65Adalynn41US #129
#66Isabelle41US #96
#67Kinsley41US #131
#68Ruby41US #90
#69Allison40US #39
#70Mackenzie40US #69
#71Taylor40US #77
#72Hazel39US #105
#73Sofia39US #12
#74Annabelle38US #57
#75Faith38US #79
#76Riley38US #47
#77Serenity38US #58
#78Willow38US #136
#79Caroline37US #59
#80Hailey37US #51
#81Hayden37
#82Penelope37US #43
#83Reagan37US #106
#84Elsie36
#85Eva36US #83
#86Lyla36US #141
#87Samantha36US #33
#88Alivia35
#89Bella35US #70
#90Josie34
#91Molly34US #122
#92Ariana33US #37
#93Aurora33US #116
#94Brielle33US #118
#95Gracie33US #161
#96Maya33US #74
#97Kylie32US #73
#98Lilly32US #124
#99Sydney32US #109
#100Aaliyah31US #45

Boys

#1Liam222US #2
#2William184US #5
#3Mason178US #3
#4Noah167US #1
#5Owen165US #36
#6Jackson153US #18
#7Henry149US #33
#8Oliver144US #32
#9Carter138US #27
#10Benjamin132US #12
#11Elijah132US #11
#12James132US #9
#13Wyatt130US #39
#14Alexander126US #8
#15Hunter117US #40
#16Jack116US #41
#17Logan116US #13
#18Jaxon115US #46
#19Jace114US #68
#20Lucas109US #19
#21Lincoln108US #87
#22Landon106US #43
#23Ethan105US #6
#24Gabriel105US #24
#25Parker104US #73
#26Aiden103US #14
#27Samuel100US #23
#28Jacob98US #4
#29Levi95US #45
#30Michael95US #7
#31Caleb94US #35
#32David94US #17
#33Nolan94US #81
#34Isaac93US #31
#35Charles91US #51
#36Gavin90US #61
#37Joseph90US #20
#38Andrew89US #22
#39Bentley88US #89
#40Brody86US #93
#41Jaxson86US #85
#42Brayden85US #62
#43Easton84US #83
#44Hudson84US #80
#45John83US #26
#46Eli82US #49
#47Dylan79US #29
#48Luke78US #28
#49Ryker78US #153
#50Connor77US #52
#51Grayson76US #63
#52Jase76US #105
#53Sawyer76US #110
#54Cooper75US #86
#55Daniel75US #10
#56Matthew75US #16
#57Hayden72US #140
#58Joshua72US #25
#59Braxton71US #120
#60Thomas70US #54
#61Asher68US #92
#62Colton67US #65
#63Blake66US #84
#64Anthony65US #21
#65Ryder65US #95
#66Leo64US #97
#67Austin63US #66
#68Cameron63US #53
#69Jayden62US #15
#70Brantley61US #121
#71Dominic61US #69
#72Camden60US #101
#73Emmett60US #156
#74Weston57US #136
#75Jonathan55US #44
#76Max55US #112
#77Chase54US #78
#78Nathan54US #38
#79Ryan54US #37
#80Beckett53
#81Bennett53US #166
#82Tyler53US #72
#83Carson52US #91
#84Greyson52US #133
#85Isaiah51US #48
#86Jordan50US #55
#87Lane50
#88Miles50US #108
#89Silas50US #137
#90Evan49US #58
#91Harrison49US #127
#92Maxwell49US #107
#93Christopher48US #30
#94Maddox47US #163
#95Wesley47US #130
#96Christian46US #42
#97Cole46US #116
#98Declan46US #123
#99Gage46
#100Sebastian46US #34

On the move since 2013

Rising

↑42Lucy#36
↑42Madelyn#48
↑33Cora#26
↑33Autumn#56
↑32Sawyer#53
↑30Adalynn#65
↑27Charles#35
↑26Dominic#71

Falling

↓55Evan#90
↓39Alivia#88
↓38Carson#83
↓32Serenity#77
↓32Sydney#99
↓31Hayden#81
↓27Sofia#73
↓27Cooper#54

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2013 rankings.