State roster

Top names in Iowa

The names most likely to appear on 2021 Iowa birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 25,724 Iowa births in 2021 across 1,283 distinct names.

Distinctively Iowa

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

#32Beckett#198 nationally
#56Lennonoutside the national top 200
#65Oaklynnoutside the national top 200
#69Laneoutside the national top 200
#26Ryker#153 nationally
#67Brynlee#188 nationally
#84Sayloroutside the national top 200
#61Hayden#175 nationally
#89Coltoutside the national top 200
#91Elsieoutside the national top 200
#87Barrett#193 nationally
#97Knoxoutside the national top 200

Girls

#1Charlotte173US #3
#2Olivia155US #1
#3Amelia137US #4
#4Ava126US #5
#5Emma123US #2
#6Sophia114US #6
#7Nora113US #27
#8Evelyn110US #9
#9Harper101US #10
#10Willow99US #39
#11Eleanor95US #15
#12Hazel95US #28
#13Avery87US #19
#14Scarlett80US #20
#15Paisley79US #52
#16Mia78US #8
#17Aurora73US #35
#18Everly73US #50
#19Grace73US #33
#20Isla72US #34
#21Ellie71US #30
#22Elizabeth69US #14
#23Cora68US #87
#24Violet68US #36
#25Isabella67US #7
#26Chloe63US #25
#27Lillian62US #51
#28Luna62US #11
#29Lydia59US #89
#30Ivy58US #49
#31Nova58US #32
#32Quinn58US #81
#33Ella57US #16
#34Josephine55US #72
#35Sofia55US #18
#36Stella55US #41
#37Ruby54US #62
#38Addison53US #45
#39Abigail52US #17
#40Lily51US #31
#41Lucy51US #48
#42Mila49US #26
#43Zoey49US #38
#44Claire48US #59
#45Layla48US #24
#46Hannah47US #44
#47Clara46US #102
#48Hadley46US #112
#49Leah46US #46
#50Vivian46US #101
#51Natalie44US #56
#52Piper44US #96
#53Penelope43US #23
#54Emery42US #90
#55Gianna42US #13
#56Lennon41
#57Madison40US #29
#58Sadie40US #78
#59Alice39US #65
#60Aria39US #22
#61Eliza39US #111
#62Brooklyn38US #63
#63Emilia38US #40
#64Iris38US #107
#65Oaklynn38
#66Riley38US #37
#67Brynlee37US #188
#68Emily37US #21
#69Everleigh37US #99
#70Adeline36US #94
#71Peyton36US #100
#72Raelynn36US #103
#73Athena35US #98
#74Camila35US #12
#75Kinsley35US #57
#76Anna34US #85
#77Kennedy34US #70
#78Nevaeh34US #86
#79Audrey33US #60
#80Eloise33US #109
#81Lyla33US #110
#82Naomi33US #54
#83Savannah33US #67
#84Saylor33
#85Sophie33US #76
#86River32US #149
#87Aubrey31US #64
#88Blakely31US #156
#89Maya31US #55
#90Oakley31US #193
#91Elsie30
#92Emersyn30US #147
#93Isabelle30US #117
#94Parker30US #115
#95Josie29US #130
#96Adalyn28US #143
#97Amara28US #142
#98Caroline28US #80
#99Eden28US #121
#100Eliana28US #47

Boys

#1Oliver203US #3
#2Liam175US #1
#3Henry169US #9
#4Noah141US #2
#5Asher134US #25
#6Theodore129US #10
#7Hudson123US #34
#8Owen123US #22
#9Elijah118US #4
#10Jack115US #11
#11Brooks113US #78
#12William110US #6
#13Benjamin105US #7
#14Lucas101US #8
#15Maverick101US #47
#16James97US #5
#17Jackson93US #14
#18Lincoln93US #45
#19Grayson92US #35
#20Wyatt92US #29
#21Leo85US #31
#22Samuel85US #23
#23Levi84US #12
#24Isaac83US #40
#25Carter81US #39
#26Ryker80US #153
#27Easton79US #72
#28Waylon79US #69
#29Mason77US #18
#30Bennett74US #90
#31Beau71US #94
#32Beckett70US #198
#33Emmett70US #103
#34Aiden67US #26
#35Declan66US #106
#36Cooper65US #68
#37Everett65US #83
#38Weston64US #95
#39Eli62US #64
#40Greyson62US #84
#41Harrison62US #121
#42Nolan62US #60
#43Walker62US #130
#44Miles61US #55
#45Logan60US #21
#46David59US #30
#47Ethan58US #20
#48Ezra58US #37
#49Joseph58US #28
#50Sawyer58US #114
#51Silas58US #91
#52Thomas58US #46
#53Wesley58US #85
#54Julian57US #33
#55Mateo57US #15
#56Michael57US #17
#57Jameson56US #80
#58John56US #27
#59Luke55US #32
#60Jacob54US #24
#61Hayden53US #175
#62Isaiah53US #56
#63Jaxon53US #54
#64Daniel52US #16
#65Rowan52US #105
#66Sebastian52US #19
#67Archer51US #139
#68Calvin51US #145
#69Lane51
#70Myles51US #119
#71Rhett51US #149
#72Bentley50US #150
#73Luka50US #115
#74Milo50US #127
#75Carson49US #97
#76Luca48US #42
#77Colton47US #75
#78Elias47US #48
#79Landon47US #73
#80Parker47US #93
#81Charles46US #50
#82Dylan46US #44
#83Gabriel46US #38
#84Ryder46US #111
#85Alexander45US #13
#86Hunter45US #86
#87Barrett44US #193
#88Braxton44US #146
#89Colt44
#90Ezekiel44US #53
#91Jace44US #101
#92Matthew44US #36
#93River43US #110
#94Theo43US #142
#95Arthur42US #155
#96Jaxson42US #102
#97Knox42
#98Nash41
#99Roman41US #74
#100Tate41

On the move since 2020

Rising

↑58Declan#35
↑45Josephine#34
↑45Waylon#28
↑42Weston#38
↑33Addison#38
↑33Isaiah#62
↑32Sofia#35
↑32Lennon#56

Falling

↓52Alexander#85
↓43Carson#75
↓41Isabelle#93
↓37Aubrey#87
↓33Jaxson#96
↓28Camila#74
↓28Naomi#82
↓27Mateo#55

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2020 rankings.