State roster

Top names in Iowa

The names most likely to appear on 2017 Iowa birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 27,292 Iowa births in 2017 across 1,291 distinct names.

Distinctively Iowa

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

#67Emersynoutside the national top 200
#55Tucker#179 nationally
#73Dawson#196 nationally
#84Brooksoutside the national top 200
#90Brynleeoutside the national top 200
#92Knoxoutside the national top 200
#52Finley#159 nationally
#96Gemmaoutside the national top 200
#97Brinleyoutside the national top 200
#98Elsieoutside the national top 200
#31Ryker#131 nationally
#82Rhett#180 nationally

Girls

#1Harper173US #11
#2Emma171US #1
#3Olivia170US #2
#4Charlotte163US #7
#5Evelyn156US #9
#6Ava142US #3
#7Amelia124US #8
#8Nora124US #29
#9Sophia95US #5
#10Scarlett90US #18
#11Elizabeth89US #13
#12Avery88US #14
#13Aria84US #20
#14Ella84US #16
#15Isabella84US #4
#16Stella84US #42
#17Eleanor83US #36
#18Grace83US #21
#19Mia82US #6
#20Natalie81US #35
#21Chloe79US #22
#22Abigail78US #10
#23Lillian76US #27
#24Violet74US #47
#25Cora73US #83
#26Zoey73US #28
#27Addison72US #34
#28Hazel72US #43
#29Paisley72US #45
#30Hannah71US #32
#31Piper71US #81
#32Lucy70US #52
#33Madison65US #17
#34Ellie63US #44
#35Quinn62US #76
#36Mila61US #30
#37Anna59US #53
#38Claire59US #49
#39Layla59US #26
#40Willow59US #80
#41Brooklyn58US #39
#42Aubrey57US #31
#43Aurora56US #51
#44Everly56US #82
#45Lydia56US #85
#46Emily55US #12
#47Hadley55US #112
#48Penelope55US #24
#49Kinsley54US #59
#50Adeline48US #64
#51Audrey48US #46
#52Finley48US #159
#53Lily47US #33
#54Riley47US #25
#55Sadie47US #71
#56Victoria47US #19
#57Sofia46US #15
#58Camila44US #23
#59Leah44US #40
#60Ruby44US #79
#61Clara43US #95
#62Emery43US #115
#63Isabelle43US #92
#64Kennedy43US #58
#65Savannah43US #38
#66Luna42US #37
#67Emersyn41
#68Josephine41US #107
#69Brielle40US #101
#70Rylee40US #104
#71Madelyn39US #63
#72Nevaeh39US #74
#73Norah39US #137
#74Alice38US #70
#75Peyton38US #89
#76Adalynn37US #116
#77Caroline37US #55
#78Ivy37US #108
#79Lauren37US #148
#80Bella36US #50
#81Elena36US #68
#82Reagan36US #98
#83Autumn35US #75
#84Rose35US #141
#85Vivian35US #97
#86Eva34US #73
#87Isla34US #103
#88Kaylee34US #84
#89Adalyn33US #134
#90Brynlee33
#91Gabriella33US #65
#92Jasmine33US #130
#93Mya33US #172
#94Nova33US #94
#95Eden32US #139
#96Gemma32
#97Brinley31
#98Elsie31
#99Maya31US #60
#100Reese31US #171

Boys

#1Oliver211US #10
#2Liam181US #1
#3Henry180US #19
#4Lincoln160US #41
#5Wyatt156US #25
#6William150US #3
#7Owen144US #28
#8Noah134US #2
#9James133US #4
#10Logan120US #5
#11Jackson119US #20
#12Benjamin118US #6
#13Mason116US #7
#14Carter115US #24
#15Elijah110US #8
#16Jack107US #36
#17Grayson100US #34
#18Leo100US #62
#19Hudson96US #64
#20Lucas94US #11
#21Samuel91US #21
#22Sawyer91US #95
#23Isaac90US #32
#24Theodore89US #61
#25Maverick88US #84
#26Aiden86US #17
#27Alexander86US #13
#28Easton85US #66
#29Nolan84US #67
#30Charles83US #48
#31Ryker83US #131
#32Asher82US #59
#33Jaxon82US #43
#34Daniel81US #15
#35Michael80US #12
#36Ethan79US #14
#37Gabriel79US #31
#38Greyson78US #80
#39Eli75US #54
#40Connor74US #56
#41Joseph74US #18
#42Levi72US #35
#43Bentley71US #101
#44Emmett70US #124
#45Andrew69US #40
#46Caleb69US #50
#47David69US #22
#48Parker69US #90
#49Jacob68US #9
#50Joshua67US #38
#51Thomas66US #49
#52Everett65US #106
#53Harrison64US #113
#54John64US #27
#55Tucker64US #179
#56Hunter63US #53
#57Jameson63US #100
#58Landon63US #57
#59Bennett61US #123
#60Carson60US #83
#61Isaiah60US #46
#62Weston60US #109
#63Cooper59US #88
#64Jace59US #87
#65Maddox59US #136
#66Matthew59US #16
#67Luke58US #30
#68Calvin56US #146
#69Jaxson56US #79
#70Colton54US #70
#71Jonathan54US #55
#72Braxton53US #118
#73Dawson53US #196
#74Ezra52US #69
#75Vincent52US #108
#76Dominic51US #74
#77Evan51US #85
#78Ian51US #76
#79Julian51US #37
#80Gavin50US #96
#81Miles50US #110
#82Rhett50US #180
#83Anthony49US #33
#84Brooks49
#85Nathan49US #45
#86Adrian47US #58
#87Brayden47US #72
#88Ezekiel47US #82
#89Roman47US #91
#90Cameron46US #60
#91Dylan46US #29
#92Knox46
#93Maxwell46US #133
#94Sebastian46US #23
#95Declan45US #115
#96Jeremiah45US #63
#97Robert44US #65
#98Silas44US #120
#99Camden43US #148
#100Blake42US #149

On the move since 2016

Rising

↑51Charles#30
↑50Maverick#25
↑45Greyson#38
↑42Sawyer#22
↑36Tucker#55
↑35Kinsley#49
↑25Mila#36
↑24Chloe#21

Falling

↓46Cameron#90
↓34Camden#99
↓33Jaxson#69
↓28Hunter#56
↓28Landon#58
↓27Brooklyn#41
↓26Brynlee#90
↓25Vivian#85

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2016 rankings.