State roster

Top names in Iowa

The names most likely to appear on 2016 Iowa birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 28,219 Iowa births in 2016 across 1,311 distinct names.

Distinctively Iowa

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

#64Brynleeoutside the national top 200
#75Brynnoutside the national top 200
#82Haydenoutside the national top 200
#83Elsieoutside the national top 200
#76Finley#191 nationally
#87Emersynoutside the national top 200
#42Ryker#148 nationally
#96Knoxoutside the national top 200
#35Emmett#136 nationally
#43Bennett#140 nationally
#41Emery#130 nationally
#67Norah#154 nationally

Girls

#1Olivia207US #2
#2Emma173US #1
#3Harper155US #11
#4Evelyn152US #12
#5Ava150US #3
#6Charlotte150US #7
#7Nora123US #36
#8Amelia122US #10
#9Sophia109US #4
#10Addison101US #29
#11Isabella97US #5
#12Grace96US #19
#13Lillian93US #28
#14Brooklyn91US #34
#15Claire88US #40
#16Elizabeth88US #13
#17Mia88US #6
#18Zoey88US #26
#19Quinn83US #79
#20Scarlett83US #18
#21Ellie82US #43
#22Stella81US #45
#23Avery80US #16
#24Ella77US #17
#25Hannah77US #33
#26Abigail76US #8
#27Eleanor74US #41
#28Natalie73US #31
#29Cora72US #87
#30Lydia71US #80
#31Paisley69US #46
#32Violet68US #47
#33Aria66US #23
#34Emily66US #9
#35Madison66US #15
#36Piper65US #67
#37Anna63US #49
#38Aurora63US #66
#39Hadley61US #108
#40Aubrey60US #25
#41Emery60US #130
#42Hazel60US #52
#43Riley60US #22
#44Ruby59US #71
#45Chloe58US #20
#46Lily56US #24
#47Lucy56US #55
#48Willow56US #96
#49Kennedy55US #59
#50Penelope55US #27
#51Sofia55US #14
#52Audrey54US #39
#53Everly54US #107
#54Layla54US #30
#55Clara52US #100
#56Isabelle52US #102
#57Leah52US #37
#58Allison47US #50
#59Sadie47US #60
#60Vivian47US #95
#61Mila46US #48
#62Adeline43US #63
#63Aaliyah42US #53
#64Brynlee42
#65Rylee42US #105
#66Eva41US #74
#67Norah41US #154
#68Savannah41US #38
#69Aubree40US #84
#70Naomi40US #75
#71Serenity40US #70
#72Hailey39US #68
#73Alice38US #76
#74Autumn38US #65
#75Brynn38
#76Finley38US #191
#77Ivy38US #112
#78Lauren38US #134
#79Lyla38US #138
#80Annabelle37US #104
#81Brielle37US #121
#82Hayden36
#83Elsie35
#84Kinsley35US #86
#85Reagan35US #98
#86Adalynn34US #124
#87Emersyn34
#88Nova34US #136
#89Peyton34US #81
#90Skylar34US #42
#91Kylie33US #83
#92Nevaeh33US #73
#93Ariana32US #54
#94Eden32US #148
#95Elise32US #168
#96Faith32US #99
#97Gabriella32US #61
#98Kaylee32US #72
#99Madeline32US #90
#100Maya32US #64

Boys

#1Oliver201US #12
#2Owen180US #24
#3William175US #3
#4Henry167US #22
#5Wyatt166US #33
#6Benjamin154US #6
#7Liam153US #2
#8Noah149US #1
#9Jackson136US #17
#10Grayson126US #37
#11Jack124US #38
#12Elijah119US #9
#13Lincoln115US #51
#14Mason115US #4
#15James113US #5
#16Carter112US #26
#17Jaxon105US #41
#18Alexander100US #11
#19Logan99US #18
#20Lucas99US #14
#21Samuel99US #21
#22Easton98US #66
#23Joseph96US #20
#24Isaac93US #31
#25Jacob93US #7
#26Michael92US #8
#27Ethan90US #10
#28Hunter90US #45
#29Theodore88US #83
#30Landon87US #53
#31Hudson85US #61
#32Eli83US #50
#33Levi82US #42
#34David81US #19
#35Emmett81US #136
#36Jaxson81US #82
#37Nolan81US #67
#38Aiden80US #16
#39Gabriel80US #25
#40Bentley79US #100
#41Leo77US #74
#42Ryker77US #148
#43Bennett75US #140
#44Cameron75US #57
#45Connor75US #54
#46Cooper74US #79
#47Daniel74US #13
#48Thomas74US #48
#49Harrison73US #107
#50Matthew72US #15
#51Asher71US #71
#52Carson71US #81
#53Ezra69US #85
#54Parker66US #87
#55Jace65US #76
#56Braxton63US #125
#57Isaiah63US #47
#58Andrew62US #34
#59John60US #28
#60Caleb59US #44
#61Joshua59US #35
#62Everett58US #114
#63Luke58US #29
#64Sawyer58US #97
#65Camden56US #124
#66Maddox56US #143
#67Elias55US #93
#68Evan55US #69
#69Abel54US #137
#70Austin54US #73
#71Colton54US #68
#72Jameson54US #128
#73Gavin53US #80
#74Jonathan52US #56
#75Maverick52US #139
#76Ryder52US #102
#77Calvin51US #149
#78Maxwell51US #111
#79Ryan51US #40
#80Weston51US #121
#81Charles50US #52
#82Josiah50US #55
#83Greyson49US #95
#84Hayden49US #168
#85Miles49US #105
#86Sebastian49US #23
#87Anthony48US #30
#88Dylan48US #32
#89Jayden48US #27
#90Jordan48US #65
#91Tucker48US #173
#92Vincent48US #104
#93Brayden47US #64
#94Declan47US #109
#95Adrian46US #60
#96Knox46
#97Nathan46US #43
#98Silas46US #119
#99Cole45US #110
#100Blake44US #127

On the move since 2015

Rising

↑42Harrison#49
↑36Cameron#44
↑34Ezra#53
↑32Mila#61
↑31Joshua#61
↑30Rylee#65
↑30Maddox#66
↑28Samuel#21

Falling

↓35Gavin#73
↓33Lauren#78
↓29Kaylee#98
↓25Nevaeh#92
↓25Sawyer#64
↓25Blake#100
↓24Kinsley#84
↓23Faith#96

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2015 rankings.