BABY NAMES BY STATE

By state

Most popular baby names in Iowa

The most popular baby names in Iowa in 2025, ranked from real Social Security Administration birth records. Iowa has recorded 4,430,195 births with a first name since 1910.

Top girls’ names

Girls in Iowa

  1. #1Charlotte158 in 2025
  2. #2Evelyn117 in 2025
  3. #3Emma116 in 2025
  4. #4Amelia112 in 2025
  5. #5Eleanor109 in 2025
  6. #6Olivia107 in 2025
  7. #7Sophia104 in 2025
  8. #9Harper98 in 2025
  9. #10Violet97 in 2025
  10. #11Hazel90 in 2025
  11. #12Nora88 in 2025
  12. #13Ava86 in 2025
  13. #18Elizabeth72 in 2025
  14. #19Isabella72 in 2025
  15. #22Mia70 in 2025
  16. #25Vivian68 in 2025
  17. #28Lydia63 in 2025
  18. #29Ella61 in 2025
  19. #36Ruby55 in 2025
  20. #37Clara54 in 2025
  21. #38Lillian54 in 2025
  22. #39Avery53 in 2025
  23. #40Elsie53 in 2025
  24. #43Claire51 in 2025
  25. #48Grace48 in 2025

Top boys’ names

Boys in Iowa

  1. #1Oliver198 in 2025
  2. #2Liam185 in 2025
  3. #3Henry176 in 2025
  4. #4Theodore176 in 2025
  5. #5Cooper133 in 2025
  6. #7James118 in 2025
  7. #8Noah118 in 2025
  8. #10Owen106 in 2025
  9. #11Elijah101 in 2025
  10. #12Jack100 in 2025
  11. #14William96 in 2025
  12. #16Leo88 in 2025
  13. #22Levi80 in 2025
  14. #25Lucas76 in 2025
  15. #27Benjamin75 in 2025
  16. #28Jackson74 in 2025
  17. #31Wesley73 in 2025
  18. #34Samuel70 in 2025
  19. #36Gabriel67 in 2025
  20. #37Luke67 in 2025
  21. #38Wyatt66 in 2025
  22. #39Everett65 in 2025
  23. #40Thomas65 in 2025
  24. #41John64 in 2025
  25. #43Michael63 in 2025

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, names by state of birth (public domain). Rank is by birth count within Iowa for each year.