State roster

Top names in Iowa

The names most likely to appear on 2022 Iowa birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 25,515 Iowa births in 2022 across 1,284 distinct names.

Distinctively Iowa

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

#38Tateoutside the national top 200
#48Beckett#195 nationally
#59Barrettoutside the national top 200
#67Wrenleyoutside the national top 200
#68Hayesoutside the national top 200
#46Ryker#175 nationally
#80Lennonoutside the national top 200
#31Calvin#148 nationally
#37Rhett#151 nationally
#87Suttonoutside the national top 200
#73Wren#184 nationally
#91Sawyeroutside the national top 200

Girls

#1Olivia175US #1
#2Charlotte161US #3
#3Ava131US #7
#4Emma120US #2
#5Amelia119US #4
#6Evelyn115US #9
#7Harper113US #11
#8Eleanor103US #16
#9Nora93US #28
#10Hazel91US #27
#11Scarlett89US #14
#12Ellie85US #33
#13Sophia83US #5
#14Avery82US #26
#15Ivy80US #42
#16Violet80US #20
#17Isabella79US #6
#18Grace73US #35
#19Willow72US #37
#20Elizabeth70US #15
#21Aurora69US #31
#22Ella68US #25
#23Isla68US #36
#24Nova64US #32
#25Penelope64US #21
#26Everly63US #56
#27Paisley63US #53
#28Hadley62US #112
#29Lucy61US #48
#30Addison60US #54
#31Mia59US #8
#32Vivian58US #104
#33Luna57US #10
#34Layla56US #29
#35Quinn56US #73
#36Lily53US #30
#37Stella53US #40
#38Claire51US #66
#39Cora51US #75
#40Ruby51US #62
#41Kinsley49US #61
#42Lydia49US #93
#43Maeve48US #103
#44Everleigh47US #100
#45Lillian47US #50
#46Mila46US #18
#47Parker46US #115
#48Abigail45US #24
#49Delilah44US #58
#50Eloise44US #86
#51Emersyn44US #135
#52Chloe43US #19
#53Piper43US #114
#54Zoey43US #45
#55Gianna42US #22
#56Maya41US #51
#57Natalie41US #55
#58Madelyn40US #60
#59Millie40US #128
#60Madison39US #34
#61Oaklynn39US #160
#62Raelynn39US #99
#63Emily38US #17
#64Juniper38US #113
#65Oakley38US #157
#66Riley38US #39
#67Wrenley38
#68Hannah37US #47
#69Iris37US #84
#70Ember36US #158
#71Josie36US #120
#72Sofia36US #13
#73Wren36US #184
#74Aria35US #23
#75Camila35US #12
#76Clara35US #110
#77Eliana35US #41
#78Brooklyn34US #72
#79Leah33US #52
#80Lennon33
#81Sophie33US #63
#82Athena32US #78
#83Eden32US #116
#84Emery32US #82
#85Freya32US #129
#86Reagan32US #147
#87Sutton32
#88Elena31US #49
#89Elsie31US #189
#90River31US #150
#91Sawyer31
#92Alice30US #64
#93Alivia30
#94Blakely30US #167
#95Briar30
#96Emilia30US #44
#97Lainey30US #174
#98Naomi30US #46
#99Saylor30
#100Thea30

Boys

#1Oliver196US #3
#2Liam180US #1
#3Theodore161US #10
#4Henry154US #7
#5William126US #6
#6Hudson123US #27
#7James123US #4
#8Jack120US #15
#9Leo118US #22
#10Owen115US #18
#11Asher113US #20
#12Brooks113US #77
#13Wyatt108US #38
#14Elijah105US #5
#15Noah99US #2
#16Maverick97US #40
#17Bennett91US #83
#18Jackson90US #23
#19Cooper89US #53
#20Benjamin86US #9
#21Carter86US #47
#22Lincoln83US #54
#23Miles83US #56
#24Lucas81US #8
#25Walker80US #78
#26Waylon80US #66
#27Levi79US #12
#28Weston77US #82
#29Everett74US #81
#30Ezra74US #25
#31Calvin72US #148
#32Emmett72US #116
#33Grayson68US #37
#34Samuel68US #19
#35Beau67US #90
#36Isaac66US #41
#37Rhett65US #151
#38Tate65
#39Easton64US #80
#40Mateo64US #11
#41Daniel63US #14
#42Luke63US #34
#43Mason63US #24
#44Logan62US #33
#45Myles62US #112
#46Ryker61US #175
#47Wesley61US #70
#48Beckett60US #195
#49Nolan60US #65
#50Charles59US #50
#51Thomas58US #45
#52Jameson57US #85
#53David56US #31
#54Eli56US #69
#55Ezekiel55US #48
#56Sebastian54US #13
#57Alexander53US #17
#58Parker53US #94
#59Barrett52
#60Gabriel52US #36
#61Rowan52US #96
#62Aiden51US #29
#63Sawyer51US #131
#64Cameron50US #64
#65Carson50US #110
#66Graham50US #155
#67Hayden50US #162
#68Hayes50
#69Joseph50US #30
#70Michael50US #16
#71Kai49US #59
#72Theo49US #98
#73Ethan48US #21
#74Jace48US #103
#75John48US #26
#76Luca48US #28
#77Isaiah47US #58
#78Jacob47US #32
#79Matthew47US #39
#80Ryder47US #115
#81Declan46US #114
#82Silas46US #87
#83Landon45US #86
#84Micah45US #89
#85Dylan44US #42
#86Greyson44US #95
#87Harrison44US #128
#88Elias43US #43
#89Roman43US #68
#90Archer42US #126
#91Jasper42US #129
#92Jaxson41US #119
#93Nash41
#94Bentley40US #172
#95Knox40US #199
#96Nathan40US #57
#97Dawson39US #184
#98Andrew38US #61
#99Briggs38
#100Caleb38US #52

On the move since 2021

Rising

↑62Tate#38
↑47Parker#47
↑41Emersyn#51
↑37Calvin#31
↑35Ezekiel#55
↑34Kinsley#41
↑34Rhett#37
↑33Maya#56

Falling

↓46Declan#81
↓46Greyson#86
↓46Harrison#87
↓37Sofia#72
↓33Alice#92
↓33Emilia#96
↓31Silas#82
↓30Leah#79

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2021 rankings.