Iowa · 1994

Top 100 names in Iowa, 1994, by official Social Security birth counts.

Rank	Name	Births
#1	Emily	372
#2	Ashley	335
#3	Taylor	292
#4	Megan	274
#5	Jessica	267
#6	Samantha	246
#7	Hannah	228
#8	Sarah	215
#9	Kelsey	198
#10	Elizabeth	190
#11	Rachel	183
#12	Morgan	178
#13	Brittany	176
#14	Nicole	176
#15	Amanda	164
#16	Kayla	157
#17	Shelby	155
#18	Courtney	145
#19	Lauren	133
#20	Allison	131
#21	Danielle	131
#22	Haley	128
#23	Katelyn	126
#24	Alexis	122
#25	Madison	118
#26	Stephanie	117
#27	Amber	116
#28	Abigail	116
#29	Jennifer	113
#30	Brooke	109
#31	Anna	108
#32	Jordan	107
#33	Paige	106
#34	Alyssa	101
#35	Brianna	99
#36	Alexandra	98
#37	Rebecca	97
#38	Katherine	91
#39	Emma	91
#40	Mackenzie	91
#41	Kaitlyn	90
#42	Erin	87
#43	Miranda	82
#44	Jenna	81
#45	Lindsey	81
#46	Sara	81
#47	Cassandra	78
#48	Marissa	77
#49	Mariah	77
#50	Katie	76
#51	Sydney	75
#52	Jasmine	75
#53	Chelsea	74
#54	Sierra	73
#55	Tiffany	73
#56	Bailey	73
#57	Michelle	66
#58	Victoria	65
#59	Kathryn	65
#60	Kimberly	64
#61	Heather	63
#62	Molly	62
#63	Laura	62
#64	Andrea	61
#65	Olivia	58
#66	Natalie	58
#67	Caitlin	58
#68	Melissa	58
#69	Madeline	57
#70	Breanna	56
#71	Erica	56
#72	Cheyenne	54
#73	Mary	53
#74	Abby	53
#75	Kylie	52
#76	Michaela	52
#77	Kaitlin	52
#78	Gabrielle	50
#79	Hailey	50
#80	Alexandria	49
#81	Brittney	48
#82	Leah	48
#83	Cassidy	46
#84	Shannon	45
#85	Kaylee	44
#86	Kendra	44
#87	Amy	44
#88	Grace	43
#89	Kara	43
#90	Holly	42
#91	Christina	42
#92	Whitney	40
#93	Alexa	40
#94	Alicia	39
#95	Brandi	39
#96	Makayla	39
#97	Mallory	38
#98	Angela	37
#99	Kristen	37
#100	Caitlyn	35

Uniquely popular in Iowa

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

Name	Births	Per 10k in state	Per 10k nationwide
Abby	53	37	8
Bailey	73	51	13
Shayla	25	18	5
Mackenzie	91	64	18
Kelli	28	20	6
Makayla	39	27	8
Ellen	34	24	7
Kylie	52	36	11
Carissa	23	16	5
Mallory	38	27	9
Maggie	28	20	7
Tessa	26	18	6

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.