State roster

Top names in Iowa

The names most likely to appear on 2019 Iowa birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 26,507 Iowa births in 2019 across 1,281 distinct names.

Distinctively Iowa

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

#69Laneoutside the national top 200
#72Beckettoutside the national top 200
#77Millieoutside the national top 200
#74Ember#195 nationally
#82Kyleroutside the national top 200
#66Blakely#183 nationally
#78Theo#195 nationally
#71Brynlee#187 nationally
#85Gemma#198 nationally
#89Barrettoutside the national top 200
#90Evelynnoutside the national top 200
#91Myaoutside the national top 200

Girls

#1Charlotte180US #6
#2Emma169US #2
#3Evelyn151US #10
#4Harper151US #9
#5Olivia142US #1
#6Amelia126US #7
#7Ava122US #3
#8Avery99US #18
#9Hazel97US #33
#10Nora97US #29
#11Violet93US #36
#12Mia92US #8
#13Sophia90US #4
#14Isabella89US #5
#15Eleanor85US #27
#16Grace83US #28
#17Ella82US #13
#18Cora80US #71
#19Everly80US #42
#20Willow75US #45
#21Ellie72US #35
#22Elizabeth71US #14
#23Mila69US #19
#24Lillian68US #37
#25Ivy67US #67
#26Scarlett67US #21
#27Paisley66US #53
#28Stella66US #40
#29Aria63US #20
#30Lily63US #34
#31Abigail62US #11
#32Isla61US #57
#33Ruby61US #66
#34Penelope60US #22
#35Lucy58US #48
#36Addison57US #47
#37Piper57US #84
#38Layla56US #23
#39Aurora55US #39
#40Brooklyn55US #52
#41Hannah55US #32
#42Quinn55US #83
#43Vivian55US #96
#44Emily54US #12
#45Natalie54US #41
#46Nova54US #51
#47Zoey53US #31
#48Clara52US #95
#49Luna51US #16
#50Emery50US #93
#51Leah50US #43
#52Riley49US #30
#53Audrey48US #49
#54Lydia48US #94
#55Madison48US #26
#56Aubrey47US #46
#57Reagan47US #102
#58Hadley46US #112
#59Savannah46US #54
#60Claire45US #55
#61Josephine45US #90
#62Emersyn44US #148
#63Kennedy44US #68
#64Chloe43US #24
#65Anna42US #63
#66Blakely41US #183
#67Emilia40US #44
#68Sofia40US #17
#69Alice39US #73
#70Autumn39US #82
#71Brynlee38US #187
#72Everleigh38US #108
#73Isabelle38US #117
#74Ember37US #195
#75Josie37US #155
#76Kinsley37US #74
#77Millie37
#78Raelynn36US #113
#79Adeline35US #91
#80Brielle35US #101
#81Caroline35US #61
#82Finley35US #188
#83Camila34US #15
#84Elliana34US #146
#85Gemma34US #198
#86Madelyn34US #72
#87Naomi34US #59
#88Serenity34US #77
#89Arya33US #92
#90Evelynn33
#91Mya33
#92Remi33US #154
#93Sadie33US #87
#94Sloane33US #193
#95Sophie33US #85
#96Victoria32US #25
#97Eden31US #145
#98Emerson30US #152
#99Mary30US #126
#100Sawyer30

Boys

#1Oliver234US #3
#2Liam194US #1
#3Henry179US #13
#4William156US #4
#5Noah142US #2
#6Lincoln140US #41
#7Owen135US #21
#8Jack125US #19
#9Jackson125US #17
#10Theodore123US #36
#11Maverick117US #58
#12Hudson114US #50
#13Grayson110US #33
#14James110US #6
#15Wyatt107US #29
#16Benjamin104US #7
#17Leo104US #40
#18Elijah103US #5
#19Levi103US #25
#20Carter97US #30
#21Bennett96US #108
#22Jaxon92US #42
#23Lucas92US #8
#24Alexander88US #10
#25Logan87US #16
#26Mason86US #9
#27Ryker85US #135
#28Asher84US #43
#29Brooks84US #110
#30Samuel84US #22
#31Emmett82US #107
#32Michael78US #14
#33Aiden77US #20
#34John74US #28
#35Joseph74US #24
#36Cooper70US #80
#37Easton70US #74
#38Ethan70US #11
#39Everett70US #94
#40Jacob70US #12
#41Charles69US #52
#42Gabriel68US #37
#43Luke67US #32
#44Daniel66US #15
#45Nolan66US #65
#46Beau64US #132
#47Harrison64US #111
#48Eli63US #62
#49Ezra63US #49
#50Isaac63US #34
#51Miles63US #75
#52Sawyer63US #106
#53Wesley63US #99
#54Jameson62US #77
#55Rowan62US #118
#56Sebastian61US #18
#57Bentley60US #130
#58Carson60US #82
#59Calvin59US #145
#60Thomas57US #47
#61Hunter56US #66
#62Parker56US #98
#63Rhett55US #166
#64Braxton54US #126
#65Landon53US #63
#66Axel51US #84
#67Matthew51US #23
#68Declan50US #95
#69Lane50
#70Jace49US #93
#71Silas49US #105
#72Beckett48
#73Greyson48US #79
#74Anthony47US #38
#75Christopher47US #44
#76Connor47US #68
#77Julian47US #31
#78Theo47US #195
#79Weston47US #104
#80Caleb46US #51
#81Isaiah46US #53
#82Kyler46
#83Waylon46US #113
#84Mateo45US #26
#85Roman45US #72
#86Abel44US #158
#87Andrew44US #46
#88Jaxson44US #83
#89Barrett43
#90David43US #27
#91Elias43US #60
#92Joshua43US #48
#93Nash43
#94Archer42
#95Colton41US #59
#96Brody40US #172
#97Camden40US #159
#98George40US #120
#99Jonathan40US #64
#100Maxwell40US #147

On the move since 2018

Rising

↑44John#34
↑33Ivy#25
↑29Leah#51
↑29Reagan#57
↑27Rowan#55
↑24Ryker#27
↑22Everly#19
↑22Lily#30

Falling

↓45Jaxson#88
↓43Kinsley#76
↓41David#90
↓37Hadley#58
↓35Connor#76
↓29Claire#60
↓29Colton#95
↓25Anna#65

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2018 rankings.