State roster

Top names in Iowa

The names most likely to appear on 2015 Iowa birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 28,652 Iowa births in 2015 across 1,293 distinct names.

Distinctively Iowa

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

#72Brynleeoutside the national top 200
#26Ryker#149 nationally
#79Aliviaoutside the national top 200
#94Beckettoutside the national top 200
#48Bennett#154 nationally
#95Laneoutside the national top 200
#89Hayden#191 nationally
#58Norah#159 nationally
#100Kinleyoutside the national top 200
#100Knoxoutside the national top 200
#88Jase#182 nationally
#93Maverick#184 nationally

Girls

#1Emma200US #1
#2Olivia192US #2
#3Harper183US #10
#4Evelyn143US #15
#5Sophia137US #3
#6Ava136US #4
#7Charlotte127US #9
#8Amelia125US #12
#9Avery119US #16
#10Mia118US #6
#11Zoey111US #23
#12Nora110US #41
#13Isabella99US #5
#14Lillian95US #26
#15Grace94US #19
#16Ella91US #18
#17Elizabeth88US #13
#18Addison85US #24
#19Aubrey84US #21
#20Piper81US #67
#21Madison80US #11
#22Scarlett79US #22
#23Abigail78US #7
#24Cora78US #88
#25Claire76US #49
#26Natalie75US #27
#27Emily73US #8
#28Brooklyn72US #31
#29Hannah72US #28
#30Paisley71US #45
#31Stella71US #51
#32Eleanor70US #60
#33Aria69US #29
#34Chloe69US #17
#35Layla68US #30
#36Hazel67US #63
#37Lydia67US #80
#38Lucy64US #55
#39Quinn64US #97
#40Ellie62US #48
#41Violet61US #50
#42Hadley60US #103
#43Lily59US #25
#44Ruby59US #83
#45Lauren56US #119
#46Anna55US #44
#47Audrey52US #37
#48Penelope52US #34
#49Eva51US #76
#50Willow51US #111
#51Clara50US #98
#52Madelyn49US #59
#53Kennedy48US #58
#54Emery47US #134
#55Riley47US #35
#56Aurora45US #78
#57Everly45US #138
#58Norah45US #159
#59Ivy44US #130
#60Kinsley44US #113
#61Alexis43US #85
#62Leah43US #36
#63Serenity43US #71
#64Sofia43US #14
#65Isabelle42US #94
#66Isla42US #142
#67Nevaeh42US #70
#68Aaliyah41US #47
#69Kaylee41US #61
#70Vivian41US #95
#71Bailey40US #107
#72Brynlee40
#73Faith40US #90
#74Adalynn39US #124
#75Alice39US #87
#76Autumn39US #69
#77Peyton39US #72
#78Sadie39US #52
#79Alivia38
#80Caroline38US #62
#81Margaret38US #155
#82Naomi38US #75
#83Adalyn37US #132
#84Mya37US #146
#85Savannah37US #38
#86Victoria37US #20
#87Gabriella36US #54
#88Hailey35US #64
#89Hayden35US #191
#90Skylar35US #42
#91Taylor35US #77
#92Lyla34US #141
#93Mila34US #53
#94Reagan34US #99
#95Rylee34US #120
#96Ariana33US #46
#97Eden33US #156
#98Alexa31US #32
#99Josephine31US #131
#100Kinley31

Boys

#1Liam215US #2
#2William179US #5
#3Oliver175US #19
#4Henry173US #29
#5Owen161US #36
#6Noah159US #1
#7Mason154US #3
#8Elijah149US #11
#9Wyatt146US #34
#10Jackson143US #17
#11James140US #7
#12Lincoln138US #66
#13Carter119US #24
#14Alexander116US #8
#15Grayson114US #47
#16Ethan113US #6
#17Hudson111US #65
#18Jack111US #40
#19Benjamin110US #10
#20Hunter108US #41
#21Lucas108US #16
#22Jacob107US #4
#23Jaxon104US #44
#24Logan103US #14
#25Michael103US #9
#26Ryker102US #149
#27Aiden98US #13
#28Joseph98US #21
#29Isaac97US #31
#30Easton96US #78
#31Nolan96US #71
#32Cooper95US #77
#33Landon93US #46
#34Levi93US #42
#35Eli90US #53
#36Braxton88US #121
#37Bentley87US #92
#38Gavin87US #70
#39Sawyer85US #94
#40Carson84US #89
#41Gabriel84US #22
#42Thomas84US #51
#43David83US #18
#44Daniel82US #12
#45Parker82US #72
#46Andrew81US #30
#47Jace81US #75
#48Bennett80US #154
#49Samuel80US #23
#50Jaxson78US #84
#51Theodore78US #99
#52Emmett74US #139
#53Asher73US #82
#54Luke73US #28
#55Leo72US #91
#56Caleb71US #37
#57John71US #26
#58Christopher69US #32
#59Matthew68US #15
#60Camden64US #104
#61Charles64US #50
#62Colton64US #60
#63Isaiah63US #49
#64Brody62US #106
#65Sebastian62US #35
#66Ryan61US #39
#67Connor60US #55
#68Dylan59US #27
#69Brantley58US #122
#70Greyson58US #111
#71Jonathan57US #48
#72Miles57US #107
#73Abel56US #124
#74Anthony56US #25
#75Blake56US #96
#76Weston56US #120
#77Brayden55US #61
#78Dominic55US #68
#79Declan54US #112
#80Cameron52US #56
#81Calvin51US #171
#82Christian51US #43
#83Hayden51US #150
#84Jordan51US #59
#85Josiah51US #57
#86Roman51US #102
#87Ezra50US #93
#88Jase50US #182
#89Micah50US #105
#90Ryder50US #98
#91Harrison49US #119
#92Joshua49US #33
#93Maverick49US #184
#94Beckett48
#95Lane48
#96Maddox48US #148
#97Maxwell48US #113
#98Robert48US #63
#99Chase47US #74
#100Knox47

On the move since 2014

Rising

↑43Carson#40
↑37Aurora#56
↑36Hazel#36
↑36Eva#49
↑36Grayson#15
↑35Christopher#58
↑35Sebastian#65
↑34Penelope#48

Falling

↓58Kinley#100
↓36Jase#88
↓35Brayden#77
↓34Joshua#92
↓30Mila#93
↓29Gabriella#87
↓28Alexis#61
↓28Peyton#77

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2014 rankings.