State roster

Top names in Iowa

The names most likely to appear on 2018 Iowa birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 26,619 Iowa births in 2018 across 1,292 distinct names.

Distinctively Iowa

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

#61Brynleeoutside the national top 200
#64Elsieoutside the national top 200
#39Brooks#161 nationally
#79Laneoutside the national top 200
#36Beau#151 nationally
#88Haydenoutside the national top 200
#68Hayden#180 nationally
#91Sawyeroutside the national top 200
#91Beckettoutside the national top 200
#94Lucilleoutside the national top 200
#81Graham#182 nationally
#93Dawson#194 nationally

Girls

#1Harper161US #9
#2Evelyn158US #10
#3Emma157US #1
#4Charlotte153US #6
#5Olivia147US #2
#6Amelia126US #8
#7Sophia123US #5
#8Ava121US #3
#9Isabella111US #4
#10Nora108US #30
#11Grace93US #24
#12Avery92US #16
#13Eleanor90US #32
#14Ella87US #15
#15Elizabeth85US #13
#16Hazel85US #42
#17Mila85US #14
#18Aria82US #19
#19Lillian81US #34
#20Ellie79US #36
#21Hadley74US #104
#22Hannah74US #33
#23Violet74US #43
#24Willow73US #60
#25Addison72US #35
#26Cora72US #73
#27Lucy72US #51
#28Paisley72US #52
#29Mia67US #7
#30Abigail64US #11
#31Claire63US #50
#32Aurora62US #44
#33Kinsley61US #63
#34Natalie61US #39
#35Scarlett61US #20
#36Lydia59US #89
#37Quinn59US #85
#38Stella57US #38
#39Zoey57US #29
#40Anna56US #54
#41Everly56US #53
#42Chloe55US #25
#43Clara55US #103
#44Luna55US #23
#45Isla54US #82
#46Vivian54US #96
#47Emily52US #12
#48Penelope52US #26
#49Kennedy51US #59
#50Piper51US #88
#51Ruby50US #74
#52Lily49US #31
#53Brooklyn48US #47
#54Madison48US #22
#55Layla47US #27
#56Nova47US #55
#57Emery46US #94
#58Ivy46US #86
#59Riley46US #28
#60Aubrey44US #37
#61Brynlee44
#62Raelynn43US #116
#63Adalynn42US #108
#64Elsie41
#65Emersyn41US #148
#66Madelyn40US #72
#67Adeline39US #78
#68Alice39US #71
#69Audrey39US #46
#70Camila39US #18
#71Josephine39US #91
#72Rylee38US #101
#73Savannah38US #45
#74Eliza36US #131
#75Emilia36US #58
#76Lauren36US #174
#77Emerson35US #143
#78Victoria35US #21
#79Caroline34US #56
#80Leah34US #41
#81Sofia34US #17
#82Norah32US #140
#83Athena31US #117
#84Elena31US #67
#85Isabelle31US #113
#86Reagan31US #107
#87Zoe31US #40
#88Hayden30
#89Lyla30US #128
#90Maya30US #62
#91Sawyer30
#92Sophie30US #98
#93Ariana29US #68
#94Lucille29
#95Aaliyah28US #65
#96Eden28US #146
#97Eloise28US #167
#98Eva28US #76
#99Finley28US #165
#100Iris28US #138

Boys

#1Oliver186US #5
#2Liam177US #1
#3Henry170US #16
#4William163US #3
#5Owen157US #25
#6Wyatt146US #27
#7Noah137US #2
#8Lincoln135US #41
#9Jackson124US #17
#10Hudson119US #55
#11Mason117US #9
#12Carter112US #24
#13James112US #4
#14Theodore111US #44
#15Elijah105US #7
#16Jack104US #28
#17Lucas103US #8
#18Leo101US #50
#19Asher96US #47
#20Grayson96US #32
#21Samuel96US #21
#22Benjamin95US #6
#23Maverick93US #73
#24Logan92US #10
#25Jaxon91US #39
#26Easton90US #66
#27Emmett86US #114
#28Bennett82US #120
#29Nolan82US #65
#30Isaac81US #34
#31Levi81US #33
#32Alexander80US #11
#33Everett77US #95
#34Aiden76US #19
#35Charles76US #53
#36Beau75US #151
#37Cooper75US #83
#38Jacob73US #13
#39Brooks71US #161
#40Sawyer71US #100
#41Connor70US #58
#42Michael70US #14
#43Jaxson69US #76
#44Joseph69US #23
#45Hunter68US #56
#46Sebastian68US #18
#47Daniel67US #15
#48Harrison67US #115
#49David66US #22
#50Gabriel66US #35
#51Ryker65US #122
#52Ethan64US #12
#53Carson63US #70
#54Eli62US #57
#55Greyson62US #77
#56Jameson62US #91
#57Landon61US #61
#58Calvin60US #144
#59Luke60US #30
#60Cameron58US #69
#61Ezra57US #59
#62Thomas57US #49
#63Weston57US #102
#64Jace54US #90
#65Parker54US #96
#66Colton53US #68
#67Miles53US #98
#68Hayden52US #180
#69Isaiah52US #51
#70Joshua52US #40
#71Mateo52US #37
#72Matthew51US #20
#73Axel50US #94
#74Bentley50US #121
#75Braxton50US #130
#76Jonathan49US #63
#77Anthony48US #38
#78John47US #26
#79Lane47
#80Andrew46US #43
#81Graham46US #182
#82Rowan45US #129
#83Adrian44US #62
#84Declan44US #101
#85Maddox44US #140
#86Roman44US #86
#87Ryan44US #46
#88Caleb43US #45
#89Jordan43US #80
#90Aaron42US #60
#91Beckett42
#92Brody42US #157
#93Dawson42US #194
#94Josiah42US #52
#95Robert42US #71
#96Dylan41US #31
#97Elliott40US #168
#98Jayden40US #29
#99Julian40US #36
#100Camden39US #152

On the move since 2017

Rising

↑48Sebastian#46
↑45Brooks#39
↑42Isla#45
↑39Vivian#46
↑38Nova#56
↑34Elsie#64
↑31Bennett#28
↑30Cameron#60

Falling

↓47Finley#99
↓42Caleb#88
↓35Andrew#80
↓31Bentley#74
↓25Scarlett#35
↓24Sofia#81
↓24John#78
↓22Stella#38

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2017 rankings.