Top names by state ★ Iowa
Top baby names in Iowa
In 2025, Iowa's most popular names were Charlotte (158 girls) and Oliver (198 boys). The full top 100 for both, from official Social Security records. State data omits names with fewer than five babies in a year.
Girls · 2025
| # | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Charlotte | 158 |
| 2 | Evelyn | 117 |
| 3 | Emma | 116 |
| 4 | Amelia | 112 |
| 5 | Eleanor | 109 |
| 6 | Olivia | 107 |
| 7 | Sophia | 104 |
| 8 | Lainey | 101 |
| 9 | Harper | 98 |
| 10 | Violet | 97 |
| 11 | Hazel | 90 |
| 12 | Nora | 88 |
| 13 | Ava | 86 |
| 14 | Lucy | 84 |
| 15 | Aurora | 83 |
| 16 | Ellie | 76 |
| 17 | Ivy | 74 |
| 18 | Elizabeth | 72 |
| 18 | Isabella | 72 |
| 18 | Millie | 72 |
| 21 | Lily | 71 |
| 22 | Mia | 70 |
| 22 | Penelope | 70 |
| 24 | Willow | 69 |
| 25 | Vivian | 68 |
| 26 | Eliana | 67 |
| 27 | Isla | 66 |
| 28 | Lydia | 63 |
| 29 | Ella | 61 |
| 30 | Nova | 58 |
| 30 | Paisley | 58 |
| 30 | Scarlett | 58 |
| 33 | Sofia | 56 |
| 34 | Emersyn | 55 |
| 34 | Iris | 55 |
| 34 | Ruby | 55 |
| 37 | Clara | 54 |
| 37 | Lillian | 54 |
| 39 | Avery | 53 |
| 39 | Elsie | 53 |
| 41 | Eloise | 52 |
| 41 | Sadie | 52 |
| 43 | Claire | 51 |
| 44 | Layla | 49 |
| 44 | Luna | 49 |
| 46 | Ailany | 48 |
| 46 | Aria | 48 |
| 46 | Grace | 48 |
| 46 | Josephine | 48 |
| 46 | Stella | 48 |
| 51 | Delilah | 47 |
| 51 | Parker | 47 |
| 53 | Oakley | 46 |
| 54 | Chloe | 45 |
| 55 | Cora | 44 |
| 56 | Brynlee | 42 |
| 56 | Josie | 42 |
| 56 | Juniper | 42 |
| 56 | Madison | 42 |
| 56 | Wrenley | 42 |
| 61 | Camila | 41 |
| 61 | Emery | 41 |
| 61 | Hallie | 41 |
| 61 | Lyla | 41 |
| 61 | Margaret | 41 |
| 61 | Raelynn | 41 |
| 67 | Kinsley | 40 |
| 67 | Sophie | 40 |
| 69 | Daisy | 39 |
| 69 | Elena | 39 |
| 71 | Collins | 38 |
| 71 | Maeve | 38 |
| 71 | Scottie | 38 |
| 74 | Addison | 37 |
| 74 | Adeline | 37 |
| 74 | Blair | 37 |
| 74 | Oaklynn | 37 |
| 78 | Abigail | 36 |
| 78 | Blakely | 36 |
| 78 | Everly | 36 |
| 78 | Hannah | 36 |
| 82 | Genevieve | 35 |
| 82 | Gianna | 35 |
| 84 | Mila | 34 |
| 84 | Presley | 34 |
| 84 | Vera | 34 |
| 87 | Eden | 33 |
| 87 | Emerson | 33 |
| 87 | Zoey | 33 |
| 90 | Alice | 32 |
| 90 | Athena | 32 |
| 90 | Hadley | 32 |
| 90 | Madelyn | 32 |
| 90 | Naomi | 32 |
| 90 | Sutton | 32 |
| 96 | Brooklyn | 31 |
| 96 | Emily | 31 |
| 96 | Kennedy | 31 |
| 96 | Lennon | 31 |
| 96 | Mabel | 31 |
Boys · 2025
| # | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oliver | 198 |
| 2 | Liam | 185 |
| 3 | Henry | 176 |
| 3 | Theodore | 176 |
| 5 | Cooper | 133 |
| 6 | Hudson | 124 |
| 7 | James | 118 |
| 7 | Noah | 118 |
| 9 | Bennett | 113 |
| 10 | Owen | 106 |
| 11 | Elijah | 101 |
| 12 | Jack | 100 |
| 13 | Beau | 98 |
| 14 | William | 96 |
| 15 | Waylon | 90 |
| 16 | Leo | 88 |
| 17 | Miles | 85 |
| 18 | Mateo | 83 |
| 19 | Weston | 82 |
| 20 | Asher | 81 |
| 20 | Grayson | 81 |
| 22 | Levi | 80 |
| 23 | Beckett | 77 |
| 23 | Brooks | 77 |
| 25 | Lucas | 76 |
| 25 | Rowan | 76 |
| 27 | Benjamin | 75 |
| 28 | Jackson | 74 |
| 28 | Lincoln | 74 |
| 30 | Luca | 73 |
| 30 | Wesley | 73 |
| 32 | Ezra | 72 |
| 32 | Maverick | 72 |
| 34 | Samuel | 70 |
| 35 | Walker | 69 |
| 36 | Gabriel | 67 |
| 36 | Luke | 67 |
| 38 | Wyatt | 66 |
| 39 | Everett | 65 |
| 39 | Thomas | 65 |
| 41 | John | 64 |
| 42 | Elias | 63 |
| 42 | Michael | 63 |
| 44 | Carter | 62 |
| 45 | Archer | 61 |
| 45 | Roman | 61 |
| 47 | Myles | 60 |
| 47 | Santiago | 60 |
| 47 | Tate | 60 |
| 50 | Silas | 59 |
| 51 | Atlas | 58 |
| 51 | Daniel | 58 |
| 51 | Mason | 58 |
| 54 | Joseph | 57 |
| 55 | Colter | 56 |
| 55 | Emmett | 56 |
| 57 | Alexander | 55 |
| 57 | Isaac | 55 |
| 57 | Theo | 55 |
| 60 | Sawyer | 54 |
| 61 | Callum | 51 |
| 61 | Hayden | 51 |
| 63 | Nolan | 49 |
| 63 | Stetson | 49 |
| 63 | Vincent | 49 |
| 66 | Dawson | 48 |
| 66 | Graham | 48 |
| 68 | River | 47 |
| 69 | Arlo | 46 |
| 69 | Ezekiel | 46 |
| 71 | Arthur | 45 |
| 71 | Cameron | 45 |
| 71 | Charles | 45 |
| 71 | David | 45 |
| 71 | Dylan | 45 |
| 76 | Calvin | 43 |
| 76 | Ian | 43 |
| 76 | Knox | 43 |
| 76 | Logan | 43 |
| 76 | Rhett | 43 |
| 76 | Ryker | 43 |
| 82 | Axel | 42 |
| 82 | Barrett | 42 |
| 82 | Harrison | 42 |
| 82 | Julian | 42 |
| 82 | Thiago | 42 |
| 87 | August | 41 |
| 87 | Hayes | 41 |
| 87 | Jace | 41 |
| 90 | Matthew | 40 |
| 90 | Micah | 40 |
| 92 | Baker | 39 |
| 92 | Callan | 39 |
| 92 | Eli | 39 |
| 92 | Jasper | 39 |
| 92 | Milo | 39 |
| 97 | Luka | 38 |
| 97 | Tucker | 38 |
| 99 | Beckham | 37 |
| 99 | Caleb | 37 |
Iowa's #1 names, year by year
Every year since 1910. Click a year for that year's full state top 100.
| Year | #1 girls' name | #1 boys' name |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Charlotte | Oliver |
| 2024 | Charlotte | Oliver |
| 2023 | Charlotte | Oliver |
| 2022 | Olivia | Oliver |
| 2021 | Charlotte | Oliver |
| 2020 | Olivia | Oliver |
| 2019 | Charlotte | Oliver |
| 2018 | Harper | Oliver |
| 2017 | Harper | Oliver |
| 2016 | Olivia | Oliver |
| 2015 | Emma | Liam |
| 2014 | Emma | Liam |
| 2013 | Emma | Liam |
| 2012 | Emma | Liam |
| 2011 | Emma | Carter |
| 2010 | Ava | Noah |
| 2009 | Ava | Jacob |
| 2008 | Emma | Ethan |
| 2007 | Ava | Ethan |
| 2006 | Emma | Ethan |
| 2005 | Emma | Ethan |
| 2004 | Emma | Jacob |
| 2003 | Emma | Jacob |
| 2002 | Emma | Jacob |
| 2001 | Madison | Jacob |
| 2000 | Madison | Jacob |
| 1999 | Emily | Jacob |
| 1998 | Emily | Jacob |
| 1997 | Emily | Jacob |
| 1996 | Emily | Jacob |
| 1995 | Emily | Jacob |
| 1994 | Emily | Jacob |
| 1993 | Ashley | Jacob |
| 1992 | Ashley | Jacob |
| 1991 | Ashley | Jacob |
| 1990 | Ashley | Michael |
| 1989 | Ashley | Michael |
| 1988 | Ashley | Matthew |
| 1987 | Ashley | Michael |
| 1986 | Ashley | Matthew |
| 1985 | Ashley | Matthew |
| 1984 | Ashley | Matthew |
| 1983 | Jennifer | Matthew |
| 1982 | Jennifer | Matthew |
| 1981 | Jennifer | Matthew |
| 1980 | Jennifer | Joshua |
| 1979 | Jennifer | Matthew |
| 1978 | Jennifer | Jason |
| 1977 | Jennifer | Jason |
| 1976 | Jennifer | Jason |
| 1975 | Jennifer | Jason |
| 1974 | Jennifer | Jason |
| 1973 | Jennifer | Jason |
| 1972 | Jennifer | Jason |
| 1971 | Jennifer | Michael |
| 1970 | Jennifer | Michael |
| 1969 | Michelle | Michael |
| 1968 | Lisa | Michael |
| 1967 | Lisa | Michael |
| 1966 | Lisa | Michael |
| 1965 | Lisa | Michael |
| 1964 | Lisa | David |
| 1963 | Lisa | David |
| 1962 | Lisa | David |
| 1961 | Lori | David |
| 1960 | Mary | David |
| 1959 | Mary | David |
| 1958 | Mary | David |
| 1957 | Mary | David |
| 1956 | Debra | David |
| 1955 | Debra | David |
| 1954 | Mary | David |
| 1953 | Mary | David |
| 1952 | Mary | Michael |
| 1951 | Mary | Michael |
| 1950 | Linda | David |
| 1949 | Linda | James |
| 1948 | Linda | James |
| 1947 | Linda | James |
| 1946 | Mary | James |
| 1945 | Mary | James |
| 1944 | Mary | Robert |
| 1943 | Mary | Robert |
| 1942 | Mary | Robert |
| 1941 | Mary | Robert |
| 1940 | Mary | Robert |
| 1939 | Mary | Robert |
| 1938 | Mary | Robert |
| 1937 | Mary | Robert |
| 1936 | Mary | Robert |
| 1935 | Shirley | Robert |
| 1934 | Mary | Robert |
| 1933 | Mary | Robert |
| 1932 | Mary | Robert |
| 1931 | Mary | Robert |
| 1930 | Mary | Robert |
| 1929 | Mary | Robert |
| 1928 | Mary | Robert |
| 1927 | Mary | Robert |
| 1926 | Betty | Robert |
| 1925 | Mary | Robert |
| 1924 | Mary | Robert |
| 1923 | Mary | Robert |
| 1922 | Mary | Robert |
| 1921 | Mary | Robert |
| 1920 | Mary | Robert |
| 1919 | Mary | Robert |
| 1918 | Mary | Robert |
| 1917 | Mary | Robert |
| 1916 | Mary | Robert |
| 1915 | Mary | John |
| 1914 | Mary | John |
| 1913 | Mary | John |
| 1912 | Mary | John |
| 1911 | Helen | John |
| 1910 | Helen | John |