State roster

Top names in Iowa

The names most likely to appear on 2020 Iowa birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 25,067 Iowa births in 2020 across 1,268 distinct names.

Distinctively Iowa

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

#58Laneoutside the national top 200
#54Tucker#191 nationally
#64Beckettoutside the national top 200
#70Elsieoutside the national top 200
#53Freya#178 nationally
#78Haydenoutside the national top 200
#69Brynlee#191 nationally
#86Gracieoutside the national top 200
#88Lennonoutside the national top 200
#81Barrett#193 nationally
#89Dawson#197 nationally
#94Finleyoutside the national top 200

Girls

#1Olivia169US #1
#2Charlotte146US #5
#3Evelyn138US #9
#4Emma118US #2
#5Amelia116US #6
#6Ava111US #3
#7Harper110US #10
#8Sophia102US #4
#9Hazel97US #31
#10Eleanor94US #22
#11Mia92US #8
#12Nora85US #30
#13Isabella82US #7
#14Elizabeth74US #16
#15Stella74US #42
#16Ella73US #15
#17Avery69US #19
#18Cora68US #88
#19Mila68US #20
#20Willow68US #48
#21Abigail66US #12
#22Lillian66US #46
#23Aurora65US #36
#24Grace64US #28
#25Lucy64US #50
#26Scarlett62US #21
#27Isla61US #44
#28Ellie60US #29
#29Violet60US #37
#30Hadley58US #111
#31Nova57US #38
#32Everly56US #43
#33Piper56US #91
#34Aria55US #27
#35Ivy55US #57
#36Layla55US #24
#37Luna55US #14
#38Penelope54US #26
#39Quinn54US #84
#40Hannah53US #39
#41Clara51US #103
#42Lydia51US #95
#43Natalie51US #51
#44Paisley51US #49
#45Claire48US #58
#46Camila47US #11
#47Chloe47US #25
#48Lily46US #35
#49Madison44US #23
#50Aubrey42US #56
#51Emery42US #89
#52Isabelle42US #121
#53Freya41US #178
#54Naomi41US #52
#55Brooklyn39US #54
#56Madelyn39US #66
#57Vivian39US #101
#58Alice38US #76
#59Audrey38US #60
#60Emilia38US #41
#61Gianna38US #13
#62Iris38US #127
#63Leah38US #45
#64Ruby38US #74
#65Adalynn37US #116
#66Everleigh37US #94
#67Sofia37US #17
#68Zoey37US #32
#69Brynlee36US #191
#70Elsie36
#71Addison35US #47
#72Anna35US #68
#73Emersyn35US #164
#74Emily35US #18
#75Kinsley35US #59
#76Remi35US #125
#77Riley35US #33
#78Hayden34
#79Josephine34US #87
#80Adeline33US #99
#81Norah33US #152
#82Reagan33US #114
#83Peyton32US #98
#84Eden31US #129
#85Elena31US #55
#86Gracie31
#87Josie31US #135
#88Lennon31
#89Athena30US #107
#90Blakely30US #167
#91Charlie30US #122
#92Delilah30US #70
#93Eliana30US #53
#94Finley30
#95Kennedy30US #72
#96Savannah30US #67
#97Victoria30US #34
#98Emerson29US #155
#99Jade29US #97
#100Lyla29US #118

Boys

#1Oliver213US #3
#2Liam183US #1
#3Theodore164US #23
#4Henry163US #9
#5William149US #5
#6Noah130US #2
#7Jack121US #21
#8Owen120US #22
#9Maverick117US #50
#10Lincoln110US #40
#11Wyatt108US #29
#12Elijah107US #4
#13Jackson105US #17
#14James105US #6
#15Hudson104US #43
#16Asher98US #32
#17Benjamin95US #7
#18Leo91US #36
#19Mason88US #11
#20Brooks87US #92
#21Cooper87US #75
#22Carter84US #33
#23Bennett83US #101
#24Grayson82US #35
#25Beau81US #109
#26Levi80US #18
#27Samuel79US #25
#28Mateo76US #20
#29Lucas75US #8
#30Nolan73US #61
#31Miles71US #59
#32Carson70US #84
#33Alexander68US #10
#34Jameson68US #79
#35Logan68US #16
#36Michael68US #12
#37Easton65US #73
#38Ezra65US #44
#39Luke62US #31
#40Isaac61US #39
#41Jaxon60US #48
#42David59US #28
#43Thomas59US #45
#44Aiden58US #24
#45Emmett58US #107
#46Everett58US #90
#47Ryker58US #148
#48Calvin57US #144
#49Joseph57US #26
#50Sawyer57US #116
#51Harrison55US #114
#52John54US #27
#53Sebastian54US #19
#54Tucker54US #191
#55Myles53US #124
#56Colton52US #66
#57Greyson51US #81
#58Lane51
#59Julian50US #34
#60Landon50US #69
#61Axel49US #72
#62Daniel49US #14
#63Jaxson49US #85
#64Beckett48
#65Cameron48US #65
#66Connor48US #78
#67Eli48US #60
#68Ethan48US #13
#69Gabriel48US #38
#70Jace48US #96
#71Milo48US #134
#72Roman48US #77
#73Waylon48US #103
#74Andrew47US #52
#75Charles47US #46
#76Wesley47US #98
#77Rhett46US #159
#78Braxton45US #131
#79Hayden45US #177
#80Weston45US #104
#81Barrett44US #193
#82Elias44US #54
#83Elliott44US #158
#84Ezekiel44US #64
#85Rowan44US #113
#86Anthony43US #41
#87Bentley43US #141
#88Camden43US #167
#89Dawson43US #197
#90River43US #129
#91Caleb42US #56
#92Josiah42US #49
#93Declan41US #102
#94Hunter41US #68
#95Isaiah41US #51
#96Joshua40US #53
#97Knox40
#98Gavin39US #142
#99Archer38US #160
#100Christopher38US #47

On the move since 2019

Rising

↑56Mateo#28
↑48David#42
↑39Colton#56
↑37Camila#46
↑33Naomi#54
↑30Madelyn#56
↑28Hadley#30
↑26Carson#32

Falling

↓37Savannah#96
↓35Addison#71
↓34Charles#75
↓33Hunter#94
↓32Kennedy#95
↓31Ruby#64
↓30Emily#74
↓30Ethan#68

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2019 rankings.