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Most Popular Baby Names In Iowa

The 100 most-used girls' and boys' names among recorded births from Iowa, 2016–2025 — 261,194 applications in that window. Below them: the names Iowa uses far more than the rest of the country.

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Girls’ names

  1. 1Charlotte1,5881.3%
  2. 2Olivia1,5241.3%
  3. 3Emma1,3681.1%
  4. 4Evelyn1,3431.1%
  5. 5Harper1,3091.1%
  6. 6Amelia1,2431.0%
  7. 7Ava1,1891.0%
  8. 8Nora1,0140.8%
  9. 9Sophia1,0130.8%
  10. 10Eleanor9510.8%
  11. 11Hazel8760.7%
  12. 12Isabella8170.7%
  13. 13Mia7900.7%
  14. 14Violet7820.7%
  15. 15Avery7650.6%
  16. 16Ellie7500.6%
  17. 17Grace7390.6%
  18. 18Elizabeth7360.6%
  19. 19Willow7310.6%
  20. 20Scarlett7280.6%
  21. 21Ella7100.6%
  22. 22Aurora6650.6%
  23. 23Lillian6560.5%
  24. 24Paisley6530.5%
  25. 25Lucy6340.5%
  26. 26Stella6280.5%
  27. 27Cora6240.5%
  28. 28Ivy6170.5%
  29. 29Isla5810.5%
  30. 30Addison5710.5%
  31. 31Everly5690.5%
  32. 32Lily5640.5%
  33. 33Aria5620.5%
  34. 34Layla5590.5%
  35. 35Quinn5560.5%
  36. 36Abigail5530.5%
  37. 37Lydia5500.5%
  38. 38Mila5470.5%
  39. 39Penelope5460.5%
  40. 40Chloe5440.5%
  41. 41Nova5390.4%
  42. 42Claire5380.4%
  43. 43Hadley5320.4%
  44. 44Ruby5290.4%
  45. 45Luna5260.4%
  46. 46Vivian5210.4%
  47. 47Hannah5110.4%
  48. 48Natalie5000.4%
  49. 49Zoey5000.4%
  50. 50Clara4910.4%
  51. 51Piper4870.4%
  52. 52Madison4620.4%
  53. 53Brooklyn4520.4%
  54. 54Emily4460.4%
  55. 55Kinsley4390.4%
  56. 56Sofia4320.4%
  57. 57Emery4310.4%
  58. 58Riley4210.4%
  59. 59Emersyn4020.3%
  60. 60Josephine4020.3%
  61. 61Anna3980.3%
  62. 62Leah3820.3%
  63. 63Camila3800.3%
  64. 64Kennedy3780.3%
  65. 65Lainey3780.3%
  66. 66Adeline3770.3%
  67. 67Audrey3740.3%
  68. 68Brynlee3740.3%
  69. 69Elsie3730.3%
  70. 70Aubrey3680.3%
  71. 71Iris3580.3%
  72. 72Josie3550.3%
  73. 73Sadie3550.3%
  74. 74Raelynn3440.3%
  75. 75Alice3430.3%
  76. 76Millie3420.3%
  77. 77Naomi3420.3%
  78. 78Eliana3370.3%
  79. 79Madelyn3370.3%
  80. 80Delilah3360.3%
  81. 81Eloise3360.3%
  82. 82Lyla3300.3%
  83. 83Isabelle3260.3%
  84. 84Sophie3260.3%
  85. 85Gianna3240.3%
  86. 86Eden3180.3%
  87. 87Savannah3150.3%
  88. 88Elena3140.3%
  89. 89Rylee3130.3%
  90. 90Victoria3100.3%
  91. 91Athena3080.3%
  92. 92Blakely3060.3%
  93. 93Parker3000.3%
  94. 94Emilia2980.2%
  95. 95Autumn2960.2%
  96. 96Adalynn2940.2%
  97. 97Maya2880.2%
  98. 98Caroline2870.2%
  99. 99Peyton2860.2%
  100. 100Reagan2860.2%

Boys’ names

  1. 1Oliver2,0291.4%
  2. 2Liam1,7411.2%
  3. 3Henry1,7241.2%
  4. 4Theodore1,3410.9%
  5. 5William1,3400.9%
  6. 6Noah1,3270.9%
  7. 7Owen1,2980.9%
  8. 8Jack1,1760.8%
  9. 9Wyatt1,1420.8%
  10. 10Hudson1,1190.8%
  11. 11James1,1110.8%
  12. 12Elijah1,0840.8%
  13. 13Lincoln1,0650.8%
  14. 14Jackson1,0230.7%
  15. 15Benjamin1,0100.7%
  16. 16Leo9550.7%
  17. 17Asher9500.7%
  18. 18Maverick9400.7%
  19. 19Grayson8990.6%
  20. 20Carter8750.6%
  21. 21Lucas8730.6%
  22. 22Cooper8640.6%
  23. 23Bennett8470.6%
  24. 24Brooks8280.6%
  25. 25Levi8190.6%
  26. 26Samuel8150.6%
  27. 27Mason8140.6%
  28. 28Logan7250.5%
  29. 29Isaac7070.5%
  30. 30Emmett7050.5%
  31. 31Easton6940.5%
  32. 32Michael6940.5%
  33. 33Beau6930.5%
  34. 34Nolan6790.5%
  35. 35Miles6760.5%
  36. 36Alexander6670.5%
  37. 37Ezra6660.5%
  38. 38Everett6600.5%
  39. 39Ryker6530.5%
  40. 40Joseph6470.5%
  41. 41Jaxon6260.4%
  42. 42Daniel6250.4%
  43. 43Weston6230.4%
  44. 44Mateo6200.4%
  45. 45Sawyer6160.4%
  46. 46Aiden6130.4%
  47. 47Gabriel6110.4%
  48. 48Luke6090.4%
  49. 49Thomas6090.4%
  50. 50Ethan6000.4%
  51. 51Waylon5830.4%
  52. 52Eli5820.4%
  53. 53David5790.4%
  54. 54Charles5700.4%
  55. 55John5630.4%
  56. 56Harrison5570.4%
  57. 57Wesley5560.4%
  58. 58Calvin5530.4%
  59. 59Jacob5520.4%
  60. 60Jameson5460.4%
  61. 61Sebastian5330.4%
  62. 62Beckett5260.4%
  63. 63Carson5180.4%
  64. 64Rowan5170.4%
  65. 65Landon5050.4%
  66. 66Parker5050.4%
  67. 67Myles4950.4%
  68. 68Greyson4930.3%
  69. 69Silas4930.3%
  70. 70Bentley4850.3%
  71. 71Cameron4840.3%
  72. 72Elias4830.3%
  73. 73Matthew4800.3%
  74. 74Isaiah4770.3%
  75. 75Jaxson4660.3%
  76. 76Rhett4650.3%
  77. 77Hunter4640.3%
  78. 78Jace4640.3%
  79. 79Hayden4600.3%
  80. 80Roman4590.3%
  81. 81Andrew4490.3%
  82. 82Walker4490.3%
  83. 83Caleb4480.3%
  84. 84Julian4460.3%
  85. 85Braxton4420.3%
  86. 86Connor4420.3%
  87. 87Joshua4380.3%
  88. 88Theo4370.3%
  89. 89Archer4340.3%
  90. 90Axel4290.3%
  91. 91Dylan4210.3%
  92. 92Tate4210.3%
  93. 93Declan4200.3%
  94. 94Graham4190.3%
  95. 95Anthony4160.3%
  96. 96Colton4160.3%
  97. 97Lane4130.3%
  98. 98Tucker4090.3%
  99. 99Ezekiel4070.3%
  100. 100Barrett4030.3%

Iowa's signature names

Names used at least 2× as often in Iowa as across all states combined, 2016–2025. The multiple compares Iowa's share of listed births with the same share pooled across every state — the closest thing to "how Iowa does it differently" the data can support.

Girls’ names

  1. Kollyns7.4× · 61 recorded
  2. Kinzley6.5× · 67 recorded
  3. Berkley5.4× · 122 recorded
  4. Vayda4.8× · 60 recorded
  5. Lettie4.8× · 55 recorded
  6. Baylor4.4× · 93 recorded
  7. Tinley4.3× · 60 recorded
  8. Veda4.1× · 102 recorded
  9. Briar4× · 178 recorded
  10. Maren3.7× · 177 recorded
  11. Rowyn3.7× · 66 recorded
  12. Ruthie3.7× · 57 recorded
  13. Ila3.6× · 89 recorded
  14. Bexley3.5× · 75 recorded
  15. Taytum3.5× · 63 recorded
  16. Blaire3.4× · 136 recorded
  17. Oaklyn3.4× · 136 recorded
  18. Jovie3.3× · 90 recorded
  19. Luella3.3× · 70 recorded
  20. Macy3.2× · 130 recorded
  21. Kenna3.2× · 105 recorded
  22. Tenley3.2× · 55 recorded
  23. Collins3.1× · 243 recorded
  24. Bristol3.1× · 154 recorded
  25. Mara3.1× · 119 recorded

Boys’ names

  1. Carver18× · 106 recorded
  2. Brecken7.7× · 155 recorded
  3. Kolt5.5× · 55 recorded
  4. Kolter5.4× · 50 recorded
  5. Huxley5.3× · 180 recorded
  6. Cal5× · 108 recorded
  7. Maddux4.9× · 53 recorded
  8. Crue4.8× · 71 recorded
  9. Adler4.6× · 74 recorded
  10. Briggs4.2× · 266 recorded
  11. Mccoy4.1× · 69 recorded
  12. Tate4× · 421 recorded
  13. Leroy4× · 74 recorded
  14. Clay3.9× · 141 recorded
  15. Riggs3.9× · 74 recorded
  16. Krew3.8× · 104 recorded
  17. Boden3.8× · 75 recorded
  18. Merrick3.8× · 56 recorded
  19. Lyle3.6× · 51 recorded
  20. Drake3.5× · 158 recorded
  21. Lane3.4× · 413 recorded
  22. Ledger3.4× · 113 recorded
  23. Koen3.4× · 67 recorded
  24. Landry3.4× · 54 recorded
  25. Kohen3.2× · 174 recorded

All-time favorites, 1910–2025

The most-used names across everything Iowa has recorded since 1910 — a very different list, dominated by the high-birth, low-variety decades of the mid-century.

Girls’ names

  1. 1Mary61,9652.9%
  2. 2Linda24,9851.2%
  3. 3Patricia22,5791.1%
  4. 4Barbara22,3001.0%
  5. 5Jennifer20,1710.9%
  6. 6Dorothy19,8880.9%
  7. 7Betty19,8660.9%
  8. 8Susan19,4490.9%
  9. 9Margaret18,1110.9%
  10. 10Elizabeth18,0900.9%
  11. 11Karen17,0930.8%
  12. 12Nancy16,5310.8%
  13. 13Helen16,1660.8%
  14. 14Ruth15,8990.7%
  15. 15Donna15,3210.7%
  16. 16Carol15,3160.7%
  17. 17Julie14,3420.7%
  18. 18Sandra14,0840.7%
  19. 19Lisa13,7270.6%
  20. 20Shirley13,5850.6%
  21. 21Sarah13,0470.6%
  22. 22Amy12,7630.6%
  23. 23Sharon12,7430.6%
  24. 24Jessica11,9900.6%
  25. 25Janet11,7540.6%
  26. 26Debra11,7090.6%
  27. 27Michelle11,5490.5%
  28. 28Marilyn11,1080.5%
  29. 29Emily11,0190.5%
  30. 30Rebecca10,8790.5%
  31. 31Kathleen10,7990.5%
  32. 32Kimberly10,6390.5%
  33. 33Angela10,4290.5%
  34. 34Laura10,3490.5%
  35. 35Jean10,2110.5%
  36. 36Amanda10,0770.5%
  37. 37Diane9,9280.5%
  38. 38Evelyn9,8830.5%
  39. 39Lois9,8710.5%
  40. 40Pamela9,8380.5%
  41. 41Virginia9,7810.5%
  42. 42Melissa9,7750.5%
  43. 43Joyce9,7530.5%
  44. 44Kathryn9,4320.4%
  45. 45Cynthia9,4250.4%
  46. 46Beverly9,3660.4%
  47. 47Ashley9,2360.4%
  48. 48Janice9,1920.4%
  49. 49Anna9,0780.4%
  50. 50Judy8,9690.4%

Boys’ names

  1. 1Robert71,2253.1%
  2. 2John62,9962.7%
  3. 3James61,2012.7%
  4. 4Michael54,4232.4%
  5. 5David52,8322.3%
  6. 6William44,3451.9%
  7. 7Richard43,9731.9%
  8. 8Donald34,5011.5%
  9. 9Thomas30,2311.3%
  10. 10Charles27,3971.2%
  11. 11Steven25,6601.1%
  12. 12Mark24,8621.1%
  13. 13Daniel24,1381.0%
  14. 14Joseph23,2151.0%
  15. 15Matthew22,0891.0%
  16. 16Ronald21,1610.9%
  17. 17Kenneth21,1380.9%
  18. 18Paul21,1180.9%
  19. 19Gary20,4890.9%
  20. 20Larry20,4150.9%
  21. 21Dennis18,9200.8%
  22. 22Brian18,7120.8%
  23. 23Jeffrey18,2780.8%
  24. 24Christopher18,1660.8%
  25. 25Scott17,3340.8%
  26. 26Timothy16,9860.7%
  27. 27Andrew16,1900.7%
  28. 28Kevin16,0210.7%
  29. 29Jason14,6810.6%
  30. 30Joshua14,5630.6%
  31. 31Ryan14,4470.6%
  32. 32Jacob13,9880.6%
  33. 33Douglas13,8340.6%
  34. 34George13,4550.6%
  35. 35Jack13,3700.6%
  36. 36Harold12,7140.6%
  37. 37Roger12,6340.5%
  38. 38Jerry12,5180.5%
  39. 39Nicholas12,1660.5%
  40. 40Edward11,5910.5%
  41. 41Benjamin11,4640.5%
  42. 42Raymond11,1490.5%
  43. 43Eric11,0940.5%
  44. 44Dale10,7540.5%
  45. 45Anthony10,1670.4%
  46. 46Terry10,0850.4%
  47. 47Tyler9,8630.4%
  48. 48Patrick9,8480.4%
  49. 49Gerald9,7850.4%
  50. 50Nathan9,6120.4%

State data starts in 1910 (national data goes back to 1880) and is censored per state and year: a name needs 5 uses in Iowa in a year to appear at all. That censoring means state counts never sum to the national total, and it bites hardest on uncommon names in small states.

Counts are based on U.S. births and are tracked separately for girls and boys. Names used fewer than 5 times in a year aren’t published for that year, so totals here are a floor — the shortfall is largest in the sparse early years.