The most popular baby names in Iowa

Iowa’s most given names in 2025 were Oliver (198 boys) and Charlotte (158 girls), of the 25,588 babies SSA’s Iowa file lists for 2025. Over 2016-2025, Iowa gave Briggs to boys 3.4 times as often as its national share predicts, more than any other name, and Collins to girls 2.3 times as often.

Babies SSA recorded in Iowa each year since 1910

Births under names given to 5 or more babies of one sex in the state that year.

Iowa: SSA state baby-name file, 1910-2025, published May 8, 2026 (names given to 5 or more babies of one sex in the state that year). SSA’s state data.

The top names in Iowa, 2025

Girls, 2025
#	Name	Births 2025	U.S. rank
1	1 Charlotte	158	#2
2	2 Evelyn	117	#8
3	3 Emma	116	#3
4	4 Amelia	112	#4
5	5 Eleanor	109	#12
6	6 Olivia	107	#1
7	7 Sophia	104	#5
8	8 Lainey	101	#30
9	9 Harper	98	#16
10	10 Violet	97	#13
11	11 Hazel	90	#21
12	12 Nora	88	#20
13	13 Ava	86	#11
14	14 Lucy	84	#25
15	15 Aurora	83	#15
16	16 Ellie	76	#24
17	17 Ivy	74	#39
18	18 Elizabeth	72	#17
19	19 Isabella	72	#7
20	20 Millie	72	#73
21	21 Lily	71	#18
22	22 Mia	70	#6
23	23 Penelope	70	#22
24	24 Willow	69	#44
25	25 Vivian	68	#72

Girls: #26 to #100

#	Name	Births 2025
26	26 Eliana	67
27	27 Isla	66
28	28 Lydia	63
29	29 Ella	61
30	30 Nova	58
31	31 Paisley	58
32	32 Scarlett	58
33	33 Sofia	56
34	34 Emersyn	55
35	35 Iris	55
36	36 Ruby	55
37	37 Clara	54
38	38 Lillian	54
39	39 Avery	53
40	40 Elsie	53
41	41 Eloise	52
42	42 Sadie	52
43	43 Claire	51
44	44 Layla	49
45	45 Luna	49
46	46 Ailany	48
47	47 Aria	48
48	48 Grace	48
49	49 Josephine	48
50	50 Stella	48
51	51 Delilah	47
52	52 Parker	47
53	53 Oakley	46
54	54 Chloe	45
55	55 Cora	44
56	56 Brynlee	42
57	57 Josie	42
58	58 Juniper	42
59	59 Madison	42
60	60 Wrenley	42
61	61 Camila	41
62	62 Emery	41
63	63 Hallie	41
64	64 Lyla	41
65	65 Margaret	41
66	66 Raelynn	41
67	67 Kinsley	40
68	68 Sophie	40
69	69 Daisy	39
70	70 Elena	39
71	71 Collins	38
72	72 Maeve	38
73	73 Scottie	38
74	74 Addison	37
75	75 Adeline	37
76	76 Blair	37
77	77 Oaklynn	37
78	78 Abigail	36
79	79 Blakely	36
80	80 Everly	36
81	81 Hannah	36
82	82 Genevieve	35
83	83 Gianna	35
84	84 Mila	34
85	85 Presley	34
86	86 Vera	34
87	87 Eden	33
88	88 Emerson	33
89	89 Zoey	33
90	90 Alice	32
91	91 Athena	32
92	92 Hadley	32
93	93 Madelyn	32
94	94 Naomi	32
95	95 Sutton	32
96	96 Brooklyn	31
97	97 Emily	31
98	98 Kennedy	31
99	99 Lennon	31
100	100 Mabel	31

Girls: #101 to #679

#	Name	Births 2025
101	101 Palmer	31
102	102 Quinn	31
103	103 Ruth	31
104	104 Saylor	31
105	105 Ember	30
106	106 Briar	29
107	107 Genesis	29
108	108 Lila	29
109	109 Piper	29
110	110 Valentina	29
111	111 Charlie	28
112	112 Freya	28
113	113 Leah	28
114	114 Remi	28
115	115 Riley	28
116	116 Zoe	28
117	117 Ada	27
118	118 Ayla	27
119	119 Caroline	27
120	120 Emilia	27
121	121 Georgia	27
122	122 Autumn	26
123	123 Liliana	26
124	124 Navy	26
125	125 Victoria	26
126	126 Cecilia	25
127	127 Elaine	25
128	128 Everleigh	25
129	129 Haven	25
130	130 Sloane	25
131	131 Elowyn	24
132	132 Leilani	24
133	133 Magnolia	24
134	134 Myla	24
135	135 Octavia	24
136	136 Stevie	24
137	137 Valerie	24
138	138 Audrey	23
139	139 Blaire	23
140	140 Hattie	23
141	141 Isabelle	23
142	142 Molly	23
143	143 Natalie	23
144	144 Ophelia	23
145	145 Reese	23
146	146 Rowan	23
147	147 Callie	22
148	148 Gracie	22
149	149 Nevaeh	22
150	150 Rylee	22
151	151 Sarah	22
152	152 Tatum	22
153	153 Vivienne	22
154	154 Aaliyah	21
155	155 Esther	21
156	156 Margot	21
157	157 Rory	21
158	158 Sylvie	21
159	159 Amara	20
160	160 Eliza	20
161	161 Eva	20
162	162 Ivory	20
163	163 Lucille	20
164	164 Madeline	20
165	165 Annie	19
166	166 Bella	19
167	167 Julia	19
168	168 June	19
169	169 Lilah	19
170	170 Maren	19
171	171 Melody	19
172	172 Rosalie	19
173	173 Adalynn	18
174	174 Alaina	18
175	175 Ariella	18
176	176 Aspen	18
177	177 Daphne	18
178	178 Loretta	18
179	179 Maggie	18
180	180 Maria	18
181	181 Noelle	18
182	182 Reagan	18
183	183 Serenity	18
184	184 Wren	18
185	185 Wrenlee	18
186	186 Allison	17
187	187 Amira	17
188	188 Berkley	17
189	189 Elliana	17
190	190 Harlow	17
191	191 Jovie	17
192	192 Kollyns	17
193	193 Nellie	17
194	194 Raven	17
195	195 Rose	17
196	196 Sawyer	17
197	197 Taytum	17
198	198 Willa	17
199	199 Adalyn	16
200	200 Adelaide	16
201	201 Anna	16
202	202 Ashley	16
203	203 Aubrey	16
204	204 Dahlia	16
205	205 Elaina	16
206	206 Evangeline	16
207	207 Evelynn	16
208	208 Finley	16
209	209 Jade	16
210	210 Lena	16
211	211 Lottie	16
212	212 Maisie	16
213	213 Mary	16
214	214 Maya	16
215	215 Miley	16
216	216 Morgan	16
217	217 Murphy	16
218	218 Mya	16
219	219 Noa	16
220	220 Olive	16
221	221 Opal	16
222	222 Phoebe	16
223	223 River	16
224	224 Sage	16
225	225 Skylar	16
226	226 Alora	15
227	227 Amora	15
228	228 Annabelle	15
229	229 Azalea	15
230	230 Brianna	15
231	231 Brielle	15
232	232 Delaney	15
233	233 Della	15
234	234 Elodie	15
235	235 Felicity	15
236	236 Gabriella	15
237	237 Gemma	15
238	238 Halle	15
239	239 Jane	15
240	240 Kaia	15
241	241 Lenora	15
242	242 Lilly	15
243	243 Marley	15
244	244 Peyton	15
245	245 Rosie	15
246	246 Sienna	15
247	247 Thea	15
248	248 Amaya	14
249	249 Baylor	14
250	250 Celeste	14
251	251 Elise	14
252	252 Faith	14
253	253 Kenna	14
254	254 Kiara	14
255	255 Mackenzie	14
256	256 Norah	14
257	257 Savannah	14
258	258 Andrea	13
259	259 Bailey	13
260	260 Bristol	13
261	261 Catalina	13
262	262 Cecelia	13
263	263 Charlee	13
264	264 Ila	13
265	265 Kate	13
266	266 Leighton	13
267	267 Logan	13
268	268 Mara	13
269	269 Marlee	13
270	270 Meadow	13
271	271 Oaklyn	13
272	272 Rosemary	13
273	273 Summer	13
274	274 Vienna	13
275	275 Arabella	12
276	276 Ariana	12
277	277 Arya	12
278	278 Bonnie	12
279	279 Brinley	12
280	280 Brynn	12
281	281 Carmen	12
282	282 Emberly	12
283	283 Everlee	12
284	284 Evie	12
285	285 Gracelynn	12
286	286 Hayden	12
287	287 Jordyn	12
288	288 Juliette	12
289	289 Kora	12
290	290 Kylie	12
291	291 Leona	12
292	292 Lettie	12
293	293 Lorelai	12
294	294 Lorelei	12
295	295 Meredith	12
296	296 Natalia	12
297	297 Rowyn	12
298	298 Teagan	12
299	299 Vanessa	12
300	300 Winnie	12
301	301 Aitana	11
302	302 Amy	11
303	303 Ariyah	11
304	304 Aurelia	11
305	305 Drew	11
306	306 Esme	11
307	307 Frances	11
308	308 Gabriela	11
309	309 Holland	11
310	310 Isabel	11
311	311 Leia	11
312	312 Lia	11
313	313 Margo	11
314	314 Melanie	11
315	315 Melany	11
316	316 Miller	11
317	317 Payton	11
318	318 Rachel	11
319	319 Raya	11
320	320 Samantha	11
321	321 Sunny	11
322	322 Valeria	11
323	323 Adaline	10
324	324 Alayna	10
325	325 Andi	10
326	326 Camilla	10
327	327 Camryn	10
328	328 Carter	10
329	329 Dakota	10
330	330 Dorothy	10
331	331 Elianna	10
332	332 Estella	10
333	333 Gracelyn	10
334	334 Indie	10
335	335 Jayla	10
336	336 Joanna	10
337	337 Kalani	10
338	338 Kaylee	10
339	339 Kehlani	10
340	340 Kendall	10
341	341 Kira	10
342	342 Laura	10
343	343 Lauren	10
344	344 Lilith	10
345	345 Lola	10
346	346 Lucia	10
347	347 Macie	10
348	348 Macy	10
349	349 Mae	10
350	350 Paige	10
351	351 Samara	10
352	352 Sara	10
353	353 Sylvia	10
354	354 Alaia	9
355	355 Alayah	9
356	356 Anastasia	9
357	357 Arleth	9
358	358 Briella	9
359	359 Chandler	9
360	360 Diana	9
361	361 Emmie	9
362	362 Florence	9
363	363 Gwendolyn	9
364	364 Hope	9
365	365 Katherine	9
366	366 Kinley	9
367	367 Kyla	9
368	368 Luella	9
369	369 Madelynn	9
370	370 Malia	9
371	371 Marlowe	9
372	372 Matilda	9
373	373 Mckenna	9
374	374 Mckinley	9
375	375 Miriam	9
376	376 Nadia	9
377	377 Poppy	9
378	378 Raegan	9
379	379 Rebecca	9
380	380 Ruthie	9
381	381 Rynlee	9
382	382 Sabrina	9
383	383 Selah	9
384	384 Seraphina	9
385	385 Talia	9
386	386 Veda	9
387	387 Viola	9
388	388 Virginia	9
389	389 Zariah	9
390	390 Abby	8
391	391 Adelina	8
392	392 Ailani	8
393	393 Alaya	8
394	394 Alicia	8
395	395 Analeia	8
396	396 Arlette	8
397	397 Astrid	8
398	398 Blake	8
399	399 Bridget	8
400	400 Cameron	8
401	401 Catherine	8
402	402 Charli	8
403	403 Colette	8
404	404 Danna	8
405	405 Emmy	8
406	406 Greta	8
407	407 Hadassah	8
408	408 Ivanna	8
409	409 Jasmine	8
410	410 Jordan	8
411	411 Kamryn	8
412	412 Kataleya	8
413	413 Katie	8
414	414 Lakelynn	8
415	415 Lorraine	8
416	416 Lyra	8
417	417 Lyric	8
418	418 Magdalena	8
419	419 Marie	8
420	420 Marigold	8
421	421 Marlie	8
422	422 Maryam	8
423	423 Mavis	8
424	424 Milani	8
425	425 Nina	8
426	426 Oaklee	8
427	427 Oakleigh	8
428	428 Paislee	8
429	429 Regina	8
430	430 Romina	8
431	431 Salem	8
432	432 Selena	8
433	433 Serena	8
434	434 Sloan	8
435	435 Tate	8
436	436 Zara	8
437	437 Adalee	7
438	438 Alana	7
439	439 Alina	7
440	440 Alivia	7
441	441 Aliyah	7
442	442 Anaya	7
443	443 Angel	7
444	444 Angela	7
445	445 Annalise	7
446	446 Azaria	7
447	447 Brooke	7
448	448 Calliope	7
449	449 Clover	7
450	450 Colbie	7
451	451 Danielle	7
452	452 Elle	7
453	453 Elora	7
454	454 Emerie	7
455	455 Estrella	7
456	456 Everley	7
457	457 Fallon	7
458	458 Francesca	7
459	459 Frankie	7
460	460 Haley	7
461	461 Heidi	7
462	462 Jaycee	7
463	463 Karsyn	7
464	464 Khloe	7
465	465 Kingsley	7
466	466 Kyomi	7
467	467 Lakyn	7
468	468 Laney	7
469	469 Laramie	7
470	470 Laynie	7
471	471 Madilyn	7
472	472 Makenna	7
473	473 Mallory	7
474	474 Mattie	7
475	475 Mercy	7
476	476 Merritt	7
477	477 Monroe	7
478	478 Myra	7
479	479 Rayna	7
480	480 Remington	7
481	481 Rori	7
482	482 Saige	7
483	483 Scarlet	7
484	484 Shiloh	7
485	485 Sierra	7
486	486 Tessa	7
487	487 Tillie	7
488	488 Vivianna	7
489	489 Winter	7
490	490 Ximena	7
491	491 Yaretzi	7
492	492 Adelyn	6
493	493 Adelynn	6
494	494 Agnes	6
495	495 Ainsley	6
496	496 Alanna	6
497	497 Alison	6
498	498 Alma	6
499	499 Amaia	6
500	500 Amani	6
501	501 Andie	6
502	502 Annelise	6
503	503 Antonella	6
504	504 Ari	6
505	505 Aubree	6
506	506 Auriella	6
507	507 Averie	6
508	508 Avianna	6
509	509 Barbara	6
510	510 Billie	6
511	511 Blessing	6
512	512 Braelynn	6
513	513 Brynnlee	6
514	514 Callahan	6
515	515 Cordelia	6
516	516 Corinne	6
517	517 Daleyza	6
518	518 Eleanora	6
519	519 Elouise	6
520	520 Emberlynn	6
521	521 Faye	6
522	522 Freyja	6
523	523 Haddie	6
524	524 Ida	6
525	525 Indy	6
526	526 Irene	6
527	527 Iyla	6
528	528 Jada	6
529	529 Jocelyn	6
530	530 Journee	6
531	531 Joy	6
532	532 Juliana	6
533	533 Juliet	6
534	534 Kailany	6
535	535 Kali	6
536	536 Kelsey	6
537	537 Kinzley	6
538	538 Landry	6
539	539 Layken	6
540	540 Leila	6
541	541 Lexi	6
542	542 Lilliana	6
543	543 London	6
544	544 Louella	6
545	545 Lowen	6
546	546 Luciana	6
547	547 Marisol	6
548	548 Marjorie	6
549	549 Marnie	6
550	550 Martha	6
551	551 Mazie	6
552	552 Melina	6
553	553 Melissa	6
554	554 Mira	6
555	555 Noah	6
556	556 Nyla	6
557	557 Raelyn	6
558	558 Rylan	6
559	559 Vayda	6
560	560 Westlynn	6
561	561 Whitney	6
562	562 Wyatt	6
563	563 Zaylee	6
564	564 Zuri	6
565	565 Adriana	5
566	566 Allie	5
567	567 Amalia	5
568	568 Amanda	5
569	569 Amari	5
570	570 Amirah	5
571	571 Amiyah	5
572	572 Ana	5
573	573 Anne	5
574	574 Ariya	5
575	575 Aylin	5
576	576 Bennett	5
577	577 Bethany	5
578	578 Beverly	5
579	579 Bexley	5
580	580 Bianca	5
581	581 Birdie	5
582	582 Bree	5
583	583 Brynleigh	5
584	584 Brynley	5
585	585 Camille	5
586	586 Cassidy	5
587	587 Catarina	5
588	588 Clare	5
589	589 Cleo	5
590	590 Collyns	5
591	591 Cooper	5
592	592 Coraline	5
593	593 Dallas	5
594	594 Deborah	5
595	595 Dorcas	5
596	596 Ellery	5
597	597 Ellis	5
598	598 Ensley	5
599	599 Esmeralda	5
600	600 Eve	5
601	601 Fern	5
602	602 Furaha	5
603	603 Georgina	5
604	604 Gia	5
605	605 Giselle	5
606	606 Halston	5
607	607 Hana	5
608	608 Hanna	5
609	609 Harley	5
610	610 Harmony	5
611	611 Havyn	5
612	612 Helena	5
613	613 Holly	5
614	614 Itzel	5
615	615 Izabella	5
616	616 Johanna	5
617	617 Jolene	5
618	618 Journey	5
619	619 Joyce	5
620	620 Kaeli	5
621	621 Kaitlyn	5
622	622 Karter	5
623	623 Kathryn	5
624	624 Kayce	5
625	625 Kayla	5
626	626 Kaylani	5
627	627 Keilani	5
628	628 Kit	5
629	629 Kylee	5
630	630 Laila	5
631	631 Lainee	5
632	632 Lana	5
633	633 Lavender	5
634	634 Legacy	5
635	635 Leni	5
636	636 Lennyn	5
637	637 Liana	5
638	638 Lillie	5
639	639 Lincoln	5
640	640 Londyn	5
641	641 Louise	5
642	642 Lylah	5
643	643 Maddie	5
644	644 Madilynn	5
645	645 Madisson	5
646	646 Maia	5
647	647 Maizy	5
648	648 Makayla	5
649	649 Maliyah	5
650	650 Mariella	5
651	651 Memphis	5
652	652 Micah	5
653	653 Mina	5
654	654 Nalani	5
655	655 Paisleigh	5
656	656 Princess	5
657	657 Quincy	5
658	658 Ramona	5
659	659 Rayla	5
660	660 Reign	5
661	661 Renlee	5
662	662 Roxanne	5
663	663 Sarai	5
664	664 Scout	5
665	665 Skye	5
666	666 Sterling	5
667	667 Sunnie	5
668	668 Susan	5
669	669 Susie	5
670	670 Tabitha	5
671	671 Taylor	5
672	672 Teresa	5
673	673 Tilly	5
674	674 Veronica	5
675	675 Whitley	5
676	676 Winifred	5
677	677 Winona	5
678	678 Wrenleigh	5
679	679 Yareli	5

Boys, 2025
#	Name	Births 2025	U.S. rank
1	1 Oliver	198	#3
2	2 Liam	185	#1
3	3 Henry	176	#5
4	4 Theodore	176	#4
5	5 Cooper	133	#27
6	6 Hudson	124	#17
7	7 James	118	#6
8	8 Noah	118	#2
9	9 Bennett	113	#40
10	10 Owen	106	#31
11	11 Elijah	101	#7
12	12 Jack	100	#15
13	13 Beau	98	#60
14	14 William	96	#9
15	15 Waylon	90	#56
16	16 Leo	88	#19
17	17 Miles	85	#44
18	18 Mateo	83	#8
19	19 Weston	82	#55
20	20 Asher	81	#28
21	21 Grayson	81	#51
22	22 Levi	80	#12
23	23 Beckett	77	#141
24	24 Brooks	77	#64
25	25 Lucas	76	#10

Boys: #26 to #100

#	Name	Births 2025
26	26 Rowan	76
27	27 Benjamin	75
28	28 Jackson	74
29	29 Lincoln	74
30	30 Luca	73
31	31 Wesley	73
32	32 Ezra	72
33	33 Maverick	72
34	34 Samuel	70
35	35 Walker	69
36	36 Gabriel	67
37	37 Luke	67
38	38 Wyatt	66
39	39 Everett	65
40	40 Thomas	65
41	41 John	64
42	42 Elias	63
43	43 Michael	63
44	44 Carter	62
45	45 Archer	61
46	46 Roman	61
47	47 Myles	60
48	48 Santiago	60
49	49 Tate	60
50	50 Silas	59
51	51 Atlas	58
52	52 Daniel	58
53	53 Mason	58
54	54 Joseph	57
55	55 Colter	56
56	56 Emmett	56
57	57 Alexander	55
58	58 Isaac	55
59	59 Theo	55
60	60 Sawyer	54
61	61 Callum	51
62	62 Hayden	51
63	63 Nolan	49
64	64 Stetson	49
65	65 Vincent	49
66	66 Dawson	48
67	67 Graham	48
68	68 River	47
69	69 Arlo	46
70	70 Ezekiel	46
71	71 Arthur	45
72	72 Cameron	45
73	73 Charles	45
74	74 David	45
75	75 Dylan	45
76	76 Calvin	43
77	77 Ian	43
78	78 Knox	43
79	79 Logan	43
80	80 Rhett	43
81	81 Ryker	43
82	82 Axel	42
83	83 Barrett	42
84	84 Harrison	42
85	85 Julian	42
86	86 Thiago	42
87	87 August	41
88	88 Hayes	41
89	89 Jace	41
90	90 Matthew	40
91	91 Micah	40
92	92 Baker	39
93	93 Callan	39
94	94 Eli	39
95	95 Jasper	39
96	96 Milo	39
97	97 Luka	38
98	98 Tucker	38
99	99 Beckham	37
100	100 Caleb	37

Boys: #101 to #660

#	Name	Births 2025
101	101 Cohen	37
102	102 Jaxon	37
103	103 Jeremiah	37
104	104 Jett	37
105	105 Josiah	37
106	106 Easton	36
107	107 Ethan	36
108	108 Braxton	35
109	109 Charlie	35
110	110 Dean	35
111	111 Enzo	35
112	112 Sebastian	35
113	113 Jacob	34
114	114 Jameson	34
115	115 Jaxson	34
116	116 Lane	34
117	117 Nash	34
118	118 Robert	34
119	119 Bentley	33
120	120 Callahan	33
121	121 George	33
122	122 Joshua	33
123	123 Nathan	33
124	124 Parker	33
125	125 Walter	33
126	126 Warren	33
127	127 Aiden	32
128	128 Camden	32
129	129 Greyson	32
130	130 Kai	32
131	131 Ryder	32
132	132 Angel	31
133	133 Christopher	31
134	134 Isaiah	31
135	135 Aaron	30
136	136 Bryson	30
137	137 Colt	30
138	138 Harvey	30
139	139 Jayden	30
140	140 Jensen	30
141	141 Landon	30
142	142 Simon	30
143	143 Anthony	29
144	144 Banks	29
145	145 Carson	29
146	146 Clay	29
147	147 Declan	29
148	148 Jonathan	29
149	149 Bowen	28
150	150 Crew	28
151	151 Jonah	28
152	152 Kayden	28
153	153 Kohen	28
154	154 Lennox	28
155	155 Ryan	28
156	156 Eithan	27
157	157 Finn	27
158	158 Griffin	27
159	159 Leonardo	27
160	160 Lorenzo	27
161	161 Sullivan	27
162	162 Ace	26
163	163 Bodie	26
164	164 Colton	26
165	165 Holden	26
166	166 Maddox	26
167	167 Adrian	25
168	168 Austin	25
169	169 Bodhi	25
170	170 Elliot	25
171	171 Elliott	25
172	172 Ellis	25
173	173 Gael	25
174	174 Rory	25
175	175 Jason	24
176	176 Judah	24
177	177 Jude	24
178	178 Maxwell	24
179	179 Xavier	24
180	180 Adam	23
181	181 Andrew	23
182	182 Connor	23
183	183 Malachi	23
184	184 Malcolm	23
185	185 Otto	23
186	186 Peter	23
187	187 Benson	22
188	188 Jose	22
189	189 Matteo	22
190	190 Zion	22
191	191 Adriel	21
192	192 Cade	21
193	193 Cal	21
194	194 Christian	21
195	195 Cole	21
196	196 Emiliano	21
197	197 Emilio	21
198	198 Jax	21
199	199 Joel	21
200	200 Cash	20
201	201 Edward	20
202	202 Ivan	20
203	203 Kade	20
204	204 Tatum	20
205	205 Timothy	20
206	206 Aziel	19
207	207 Boone	19
208	208 Briggs	19
209	209 Clayton	19
210	210 Crue	19
211	211 Grant	19
212	212 Kolter	19
213	213 Krew	19
214	214 Ledger	19
215	215 Leon	19
216	216 Paxton	19
217	217 Russell	19
218	218 Wilder	19
219	219 Briar	18
220	220 Caden	18
221	221 Callen	18
222	222 Chase	18
223	223 Colson	18
224	224 Dominic	18
225	225 Drake	18
226	226 Kevin	18
227	227 Kyler	18
228	228 Malakai	18
229	229 Sutton	18
230	230 Wells	18
231	231 Winston	18
232	232 Dallas	17
233	233 Evan	17
234	234 Gavin	17
235	235 Gideon	17
236	236 Hank	17
237	237 Jesse	17
238	238 Jordan	17
239	239 Kayson	17
240	240 Marshall	17
241	241 Nico	17
242	242 Shepherd	17
243	243 Titus	17
244	244 Tyler	17
245	245 Wade	17
246	246 Abel	16
247	247 Amari	16
248	248 Archie	16
249	249 Emerson	16
250	250 Felix	16
251	251 Forrest	16
252	252 Giovanni	16
253	253 Louis	16
254	254 Max	16
255	255 Patrick	16
256	256 Royce	16
257	257 Antonio	15
258	258 Atticus	15
259	259 Blake	15
260	260 Brody	15
261	261 Carver	15
262	262 Conrad	15
263	263 Daxton	15
264	264 Emmanuel	15
265	265 Franklin	15
266	266 Hendrix	15
267	267 Javier	15
268	268 Kash	15
269	269 Kayce	15
270	270 Kaysen	15
271	271 Kingston	15
272	272 Lawrence	15
273	273 Mack	15
274	274 Oscar	15
275	275 Sterling	15
276	276 Alejandro	14
277	277 Anderson	14
278	278 Ashton	14
279	279 Bridger	14
280	280 Cruz	14
281	281 Damian	14
282	282 Jay	14
283	283 Kaden	14
284	284 Kenneth	14
285	285 Lee	14
286	286 Luis	14
287	287 Nicholas	14
288	288 Ronan	14
289	289 Sonny	14
290	290 Spencer	14
291	291 Tobias	14
292	292 Tripp	14
293	293 Amir	13
294	294 Augustus	13
295	295 Baylor	13
296	296 Bo	13
297	297 Brecken	13
298	298 Francisco	13
299	299 Lewis	13
300	300 Matias	13
301	301 Miguel	13
302	302 Phoenix	13
303	303 Raymond	13
304	304 Reed	13
305	305 Richard	13
306	306 Riley	13
307	307 Truett	13
308	308 Victor	13
309	309 Zayden	13
310	310 Alan	12
311	311 Andres	12
312	312 Angelo	12
313	313 Boston	12
314	314 Brayden	12
315	315 Cyrus	12
316	316 Denver	12
317	317 Finley	12
318	318 Grady	12
319	319 Hunter	12
320	320 Jaziel	12
321	321 Kane	12
322	322 Madden	12
323	323 Martin	12
324	324 Miller	12
325	325 Nathaniel	12
326	326 Nicolas	12
327	327 Reid	12
328	328 Ridge	12
329	329 Sage	12
330	330 Tyson	12
331	331 Boden	11
332	332 Brady	11
333	333 Bryer	11
334	334 Colsen	11
335	335 Creed	11
336	336 Edwin	11
337	337 Elian	11
338	338 Fletcher	11
339	339 Jesus	11
340	340 Kasen	11
341	341 Koen	11
342	342 Louie	11
343	343 Mark	11
344	344 Paul	11
345	345 Zyaire	11
346	346 Abram	10
347	347 Alex	10
348	348 Apollo	10
349	349 Carlos	10
350	350 Casey	10
351	351 Clark	10
352	352 Desmond	10
353	353 Diego	10
354	354 Eric	10
355	355 Ford	10
356	356 Harlan	10
357	357 Juan	10
358	358 Keegan	10
359	359 Kyson	10
360	360 Leland	10
361	361 Lennon	10
362	362 Maximiliano	10
363	363 Mccoy	10
364	364 Morgan	10
365	365 Moses	10
366	366 Orion	10
367	367 Preston	10
368	368 Prince	10
369	369 Remington	10
370	370 Rome	10
371	371 Rowen	10
372	372 Rylan	10
373	373 Shiloh	10
374	374 Soren	10
375	375 Stephen	10
376	376 Ty	10
377	377 Westyn	10
378	378 Zachary	10
379	379 Abraham	9
380	380 Cassius	9
381	381 Deacon	9
382	382 Jayce	9
383	383 Kaleb	9
384	384 Koa	9
385	385 Layne	9
386	386 Leandro	9
387	387 Legend	9
388	388 Mac	9
389	389 Marcus	9
390	390 Matthias	9
391	391 Messiah	9
392	392 Oakley	9
393	393 Onyx	9
394	394 Ozzy	9
395	395 Steven	9
396	396 Wylder	9
397	397 Xander	9
398	398 Zander	9
399	399 Adonis	8
400	400 Atreus	8
401	401 Azariah	8
402	402 Brewer	8
403	403 Brock	8
404	404 Bryce	8
405	405 Clyde	8
406	406 Cody	8
407	407 Colby	8
408	408 Colin	8
409	409 Dariel	8
410	410 Dax	8
411	411 Duke	8
412	412 Everest	8
413	413 Finnegan	8
414	414 Francis	8
415	415 Frederick	8
416	416 Gunner	8
417	417 Jaden	8
418	418 Jagger	8
419	419 Jeffrey	8
420	420 Kaiden	8
421	421 Kamari	8
422	422 Karter	8
423	423 Keaton	8
424	424 Kendrick	8
425	425 Kreed	8
426	426 Lance	8
427	427 Lian	8
428	428 Lukas	8
429	429 Mohamed	8
430	430 Odin	8
431	431 Pedro	8
432	432 Quincy	8
433	433 Quinn	8
434	434 Reece	8
435	435 Reese	8
436	436 Remy	8
437	437 Rhys	8
438	438 Riggs	8
439	439 Romeo	8
440	440 Roy	8
441	441 Rudy	8
442	442 Saint	8
443	443 Solomon	8
444	444 Sylas	8
445	445 Westin	8
446	446 Zane	8
447	447 Akari	7
448	448 Alden	7
449	449 Ali	7
450	450 Anakin	7
451	451 Augustine	7
452	452 Bode	7
453	453 Bradley	7
454	454 Calum	7
455	455 Cayden	7
456	456 Cristian	7
457	457 Crosby	7
458	458 Dalton	7
459	459 Dutton	7
460	460 Eliel	7
461	461 Finnley	7
462	462 Gunnar	7
463	463 Hezekiah	7
464	464 Israel	7
465	465 Jared	7
466	466 Jasai	7
467	467 Justin	7
468	468 Killian	7
469	469 Koda	7
470	470 Kooper	7
471	471 Krue	7
472	472 Kyro	7
473	473 Lawson	7
474	474 Layton	7
475	475 Leonel	7
476	476 Leroy	7
477	477 Lyle	7
478	478 Mario	7
479	479 Mathias	7
480	480 Milan	7
481	481 Murphy	7
482	482 Niko	7
483	483 Philip	7
484	484 Raiden	7
485	485 Raphael	7
486	486 Reuben	7
487	487 Rhodes	7
488	488 Rocco	7
489	489 Seth	7
490	490 Watson	7
491	491 Wes	7
492	492 Adler	6
493	493 Andre	6
494	494 Ari	6
495	495 Armani	6
496	496 Aurelio	6
497	497 Bailey	6
498	498 Beck	6
499	499 Bellamy	6
500	500 Benaiah	6
501	501 Benedict	6
502	502 Blaine	6
503	503 Brandon	6
504	504 Brian	6
505	505 Bronx	6
506	506 Cannon	6
507	507 Casen	6
508	508 Cedric	6
509	509 Cesar	6
510	510 Chance	6
511	511 Chandler	6
512	512 Chris	6
513	513 Coleson	6
514	514 Damon	6
515	515 Darwin	6
516	516 Dennis	6
517	517 Dexter	6
518	518 Donald	6
519	519 Eden	6
520	520 Emanuel	6
521	521 Erik	6
522	522 Ervin	6
523	523 Fernando	6
524	524 Forest	6
525	525 Garrett	6
526	526 Hector	6
527	527 Hugh	6
528	528 Ibrahim	6
529	529 Isaias	6
530	530 Jake	6
531	531 Jaxton	6
532	532 Jeremy	6
533	533 Johan	6
534	534 Johnathan	6
535	535 Johnny	6
536	536 Josue	6
537	537 Kaison	6
538	538 Kaizen	6
539	539 Karson	6
540	540 Kasai	6
541	541 Kashton	6
542	542 Kellan	6
543	543 Kian	6
544	544 Kieran	6
545	545 Kipton	6
546	546 Koe	6
547	547 Kyle	6
548	548 Kylo	6
549	549 Maddux	6
550	550 Malcom	6
551	551 Malik	6
552	552 Maximus	6
553	553 Memphis	6
554	554 Nile	6
555	555 Omar	6
556	556 Perry	6
557	557 Rafael	6
558	558 Ronnie	6
559	559 Royal	6
560	560 Ryatt	6
561	561 Samson	6
562	562 Scottie	6
563	563 Sergio	6
564	564 Teddy	6
565	565 Trace	6
566	566 Will	6
567	567 Zachariah	6
568	568 Zayn	6
569	569 Zeke	6
570	570 Ahmed	5
571	571 Alijah	5
572	572 Allen	5
573	573 Alonzo	5
574	574 Alvin	5
575	575 Ambrose	5
576	576 Amos	5
577	577 Aries	5
578	578 Arlow	5
579	579 Ash	5
580	580 Avery	5
581	581 Azaiah	5
582	582 Bauer	5
583	583 Bodin	5
584	584 Bohdi	5
585	585 Brantley	5
586	586 Brennan	5
587	587 Bruce	5
588	588 Cael	5
589	589 Cairo	5
590	590 Case	5
591	591 Caspian	5
592	592 Clifford	5
593	593 Collin	5
594	594 Coy	5
595	595 Dakota	5
596	596 Damien	5
597	597 Dane	5
598	598 Davis	5
599	599 Derek	5
600	600 Devin	5
601	601 Devon	5
602	602 Dorian	5
603	603 Elio	5
604	604 Eugene	5
605	605 Finneas	5
606	606 Fisher	5
607	607 Flynn	5
608	608 Foster	5
609	609 Gus	5
610	610 Hamza	5
611	611 Hassan	5
612	612 Howard	5
613	613 Huxley	5
614	614 Ismael	5
615	615 Jamari	5
616	616 Jamison	5
617	617 Jase	5
618	618 Jaylen	5
619	619 Jayson	5
620	620 Jerry	5
621	621 Jettson	5
622	622 Jonas	5
623	623 Kacey	5
624	624 Kairo	5
625	625 Kaiser	5
626	626 Kamden	5
627	627 Kameron	5
628	628 Keanu	5
629	629 Khalil	5
630	630 Kobe	5
631	631 Kole	5
632	632 Kolson	5
633	633 Kyren	5
634	634 Kyrie	5
635	635 Landyn	5
636	636 Lou	5
637	637 Lucius	5
638	638 Lux	5
639	639 Macklin	5
640	640 Magnus	5
641	641 Marcelo	5
642	642 Muhammad	5
643	643 Palmer	5
644	644 Pierce	5
645	645 Quinton	5
646	646 Rayan	5
647	647 Ronin	5
648	648 Scout	5
649	649 Sean	5
650	650 Shane	5
651	651 Tadeo	5
652	652 Thaddeus	5
653	653 Tommy	5
654	654 Travis	5
655	655 Tristan	5
656	656 Uriel	5
657	657 Valentin	5
658	658 Wesson	5
659	659 Westley	5
660	660 Zain	5

U.S. rank: the same name’s rank in the 2025 national file. The state list holds every name given to 5 or more babies of one sex in the state.

Which names does Iowa give more often than the nation today?

Each name’s births in the state over 2016-2025 against the births its national share, year by year, would predict there; names given to at least 200 babies in the state in those years. Both charts share one scale.

Girls, 2016-2025

Collins2.3×

Brynlee2.3×

Elsie2.3×

Lennon2.1×

Brynn2.0×

Hayden2.0×

Emersyn2.0×

Evelynn2.0×

Sawyer1.9×

Oaklynn1.9×

Bars start at 1× (as often as the national share predicts).

Boys, 2016-2025

Briggs3.4×

Tate3.3×

Lane2.9×

Beckett2.5×

Bowen2.5×

Ryker2.4×

Sullivan2.3×

Nash2.2×

Kyler2.2×

Knox2.1×

Bars start at 1× (as often as the national share predicts).

Ratios: observed births in the state over the births predicted from each year’s national share and the state’s births that year.

Which names has Iowa given more often than the nation since 1910?

The same measure over every year since 1910; names given to at least 500 babies in the state. Both charts share one scale.

Girls, since 1910

Marlys8.5×

Lavonne6.3×

Madonna4.7×

Luann3.5×

Jolene3.3×

Berniece2.8×

Renae2.8×

Leann2.6×

Dixie2.5×

Joni2.5×

Bars start at 1× (as often as the national share predicts).

Boys, since 1910

Cael13.9×

Merlyn8.2×

Laverne5.3×

Merlin4.8×

Lavern4.4×

Merle4.3×

Lyle4.0×

Keaton3.8×

Harlan3.7×

Tate3.7×

Bars start at 1× (as often as the national share predicts).

Ratios: observed births in the state over the births predicted from each year’s national share and the state’s births that year.

Iowa’s number one names over time

Year	Girls’ #1	Boys’ #1
2025	Charlotte	Oliver
2020	Olivia	Oliver
2015	Emma	Liam
2010	Ava	Noah
2005	Emma	Ethan
2000	Madison	Jacob
1995	Emily	Jacob
1990	Ashley	Michael
1985	Ashley	Matthew
1980	Jennifer	Joshua
1975	Jennifer	Jason
1970	Jennifer	Michael
1965	Lisa	Michael
1960	Mary	David
1955	Debra	David
1950	Linda	David
1945	Mary	James
1940	Mary	Robert
1935	Shirley	Robert
1930	Mary	Robert
1925	Mary	Robert
1920	Mary	Robert
1915	Mary	John
1910	Helen	John

Decade by decade

1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s

Number ones: the most given name per sex in each year’s state file.

Every state’s top names