Iowa — girls' name

What the Data Says About Iowa

The Social Security Administration has registered 79 babies named Iowa between 1890 and 1921, spanning 32 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Iowa currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1921. The name reached its historical peak in 1899, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Iowa performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 37 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Iowa shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Iowa in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 79 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.