Iowa · 1998

Top 100 names in Iowa, 1998, by official Social Security birth counts.

Rang	Name	Geburten
#1	Emily	318
#2	Hannah	310
#3	Taylor	263
#4	Madison	260
#5	Alexis	258
#6	Megan	220
#7	Samantha	211
#8	Elizabeth	204
#9	Emma	178
#10	Morgan	176
#11	Ashley	176
#12	Sydney	174
#13	Sarah	164
#14	Abigail	161
#15	Rachel	158
#16	Lauren	157
#17	Olivia	153
#18	Jessica	152
#19	Alyssa	135
#20	Anna	131
#21	Allison	127
#22	Kayla	127
#23	Bailey	123
#24	Paige	113
#25	Kaitlyn	111
#26	Haley	110
#27	Courtney	110
#28	Kelsey	108
#29	Nicole	107
#30	Jenna	104
#31	Brittany	103
#32	Brianna	103
#33	Natalie	102
#34	Mackenzie	99
#35	Madeline	94
#36	Brooke	94
#37	Katelyn	88
#38	Rebecca	85
#39	Jordan	84
#40	Shelby	80
#41	Alexandra	75
#42	Amanda	74
#43	Grace	74
#44	Claire	73
#45	Sara	72
#46	Amber	68
#47	Kaylee	68
#48	Miranda	67
#49	Danielle	67
#50	Erin	67
#51	Mariah	67
#52	Victoria	66
#53	Sierra	65
#54	Katherine	64
#55	Molly	63
#56	Hailey	63
#57	Gabrielle	62
#58	Jennifer	61
#59	Marissa	60
#60	Breanna	59
#61	Katie	58
#62	Maria	58
#63	Stephanie	58
#64	Autumn	57
#65	Chloe	56
#66	Makayla	56
#67	Alexandria	55
#68	Cassandra	54
#69	Mary	54
#70	Julia	51
#71	Cassidy	50
#72	Andrea	49
#73	Riley	47
#74	Tiffany	46
#75	Leah	45
#76	Cheyenne	45
#77	Laura	45
#78	Mikayla	45
#79	Jade	44
#80	Lindsey	44
#81	Jasmine	43
#82	Caitlin	43
#83	Michaela	42
#84	Abby	42
#85	Sabrina	41
#86	Destiny	41
#87	Faith	41
#88	Kylie	41
#89	Caitlyn	40
#90	Kathryn	40
#91	Jamie	40
#92	Carly	39
#93	Savannah	38
#94	Mckenzie	38
#95	Margaret	37
#96	Allyson	37
#97	Mallory	35
#98	Alexa	35
#99	Madelyn	35
#100	Melissa	35

Uniquely popular in Iowa

Names whose share of births in this state is far above the national share (per 10,000 births).

Name	Geburten	Per 10k in state	Per 10k nationwide
Josie	33	23	5
Shyanne	20	14	3
Rylee	27	19	4
Abby	42	30	9
Riley	47	33	11
Sidney	28	20	6
Dakota	30	21	7
Bailey	123	87	29
Payton	32	23	8
Mallory	35	25	9
Paige	113	80	28
Maggie	28	20	7

Figures are from the U.S. Social Security Administration Popular Baby Names dataset (public domain). Names with fewer than 5 recorded births in a year or state are suppressed by the source.