State roster

Top names in Iowa

The names most likely to appear on 2023 Iowa birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 25,047 Iowa births in 2023 across 1,279 distinct names.

Distinctively Iowa

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

#53Brynleeoutside the national top 200
#59Tate#197 nationally
#60Beckett#196 nationally
#50Ryker#184 nationally
#70Beckham#199 nationally
#82Jettoutside the national top 200
#81Wren#195 nationally
#88Barrettoutside the national top 200
#90Theaoutside the national top 200
#91Annieoutside the national top 200
#93Cohenoutside the national top 200
#50Blakely#156 nationally

Girls

#1Charlotte163US #3
#2Olivia131US #1
#3Amelia127US #4
#4Evelyn124US #9
#5Harper124US #11
#6Emma117US #2
#7Sophia111US #5
#8Eleanor108US #14
#9Ava107US #8
#10Hazel92US #18
#11Violet88US #16
#12Nora84US #24
#13Mia82US #6
#14Ivy77US #38
#15Willow77US #41
#16Isabella76US #7
#17Isla73US #33
#18Lainey73US #54
#19Nova70US #35
#20Ellie68US #27
#21Scarlett67US #17
#22Grace66US #39
#23Luna66US #10
#24Aurora65US #22
#25Ruby65US #65
#26Vivian64US #87
#27Chloe61US #26
#28Ella61US #32
#29Layla60US #30
#30Avery59US #29
#31Lily59US #20
#32Stella56US #46
#33Addison55US #62
#34Paisley55US #56
#35Elizabeth53US #15
#36Everly53US #69
#37Eliana51US #34
#38Kinsley51US #67
#39Lydia50US #94
#40Cora49US #93
#41Josie49US #108
#42Quinn49US #86
#43Hadley48US #119
#44Mila48US #28
#45Penelope48US #23
#46Claire47US #68
#47Clara47US #98
#48Naomi47US #44
#49Lillian45US #55
#50Blakely44US #156
#51Millie44US #105
#52Sophie44US #60
#53Brynlee43
#54Iris43US #78
#55Lucy43US #40
#56Aria42US #25
#57Emily42US #19
#58Sofia42US #12
#59Anna41US #79
#60Lyla41US #99
#61Parker41US #122
#62Madison40US #37
#63Maeve40US #73
#64Piper40US #135
#65Elsie39US #163
#66Freya39US #136
#67Riley39US #43
#68Natalie38US #63
#69Wrenley38US #175
#70Abigail37US #31
#71Athena37US #76
#72Camila37US #13
#73Delilah37US #52
#74Emersyn37US #147
#75Margaret37US #132
#76Myla37US #181
#77Oaklynn37US #157
#78Eden36US #77
#79Gianna36US #21
#80Hannah36US #48
#81Wren36US #195
#82Adeline35US #71
#83Elena35US #47
#84Madelyn35US #58
#85Autumn34US #75
#86Charlie34US #125
#87Leah34US #53
#88Raelynn34US #112
#89Ada33US #179
#90Thea33
#91Annie32
#92Emery32US #70
#93Alice31US #66
#94Ember31US #169
#95Josephine31US #64
#96Rylee31US #118
#97Audrey30US #74
#98Eloise30US #81
#99Georgia30US #128
#100Juniper30US #113

Boys

#1Oliver195US #3
#2Henry178US #8
#3Theodore158US #7
#4Liam146US #1
#5Noah138US #2
#6Jack137US #14
#7Hudson118US #21
#8William112US #10
#9James108US #4
#10Owen105US #20
#11Maverick100US #37
#12Brooks97US #73
#13Cooper96US #52
#14Leo96US #18
#15Waylon90US #63
#16Benjamin89US #11
#17Wyatt89US #47
#18Asher85US #23
#19Lucas83US #9
#20Bennett82US #74
#21Jackson82US #28
#22Elijah81US #5
#23Lincoln81US #64
#24Miles80US #43
#25Ezra79US #15
#26Grayson79US #44
#27Mateo78US #6
#28Michael78US #16
#29Levi75US #12
#30Samuel73US #19
#31Emmett72US #117
#32Weston71US #75
#33Beau70US #81
#34Elias70US #36
#35Nolan67US #57
#36Carter66US #48
#37Gabriel65US #38
#38Wesley65US #70
#39Everett64US #89
#40Eli61US #79
#41Thomas61US #41
#42Luke60US #31
#43Silas60US #80
#44Theo60US #78
#45Ethan59US #24
#46Isaac58US #42
#47Joseph58US #29
#48Sebastian58US #13
#49Rowan56US #76
#50Ryker56US #184
#51Walker56US #85
#52Easton54US #98
#53Myles54US #107
#54Daniel53US #17
#55Archer52US #129
#56David52US #27
#57Harrison52US #119
#58Jameson52US #102
#59Tate52US #197
#60Beckett51US #196
#61Calvin50US #152
#62John50US #26
#63Luca50US #25
#64Logan49US #39
#65Luka49US #95
#66Isaiah48US #56
#67Mason48US #30
#68Parker48US #91
#69Jayden47US #49
#70Beckham46US #199
#71Hayden46US #162
#72Sawyer46US #127
#73Aiden45US #40
#74Anthony44US #46
#75Charles44US #54
#76Elliott44US #168
#77Alexander43US #22
#78Axel43US #71
#79Dawson43US #149
#80Dylan43US #34
#81Graham43US #141
#82Jett43
#83Julian42US #33
#84Rhett42US #165
#85Caleb40US #51
#86Cameron40US #58
#87Andrew39US #65
#88Barrett39
#89Roman39US #66
#90Jacob37US #35
#91Santiago37US #45
#92Adrian36US #67
#93Cohen36
#94Colton36US #94
#95Dean36US #159
#96Hayes36
#97Landon36US #97
#98Hunter35US #115
#99Joshua35US #60
#100Lane35

On the move since 2022

Rising

↑79Lainey#18
↑54Elias#34
↑50Naomi#48
↑44Blakely#50
↑42Michael#28
↑40Eliana#37
↑39Silas#43
↑35Archer#55

Falling

↓48Eloise#98
↓47Rhett#84
↓36Juniper#100
↓30Calvin#61
↓29Barrett#88
↓28Hayes#96
↓26Lucy#55
↓26Madelyn#84

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2022 rankings.