Iowa · 2000

Top 100 names in Iowa, 2000, by official Social Security birth counts.

Rank	Name	Births
#1	Madison	296
#2	Hannah	293
#3	Emily	293
#4	Emma	277
#5	Alexis	245
#6	Elizabeth	204
#7	Taylor	201
#8	Grace	188
#9	Olivia	187
#10	Sydney	187
#11	Anna	186
#12	Samantha	177
#13	Megan	177
#14	Abigail	174
#15	Morgan	171
#16	Ashley	161
#17	Lauren	148
#18	Alyssa	137
#19	Sarah	134
#20	Haley	131
#21	Jessica	124
#22	Hailey	120
#23	Rachel	119
#24	Kaitlyn	115
#25	Katelyn	113
#26	Mackenzie	109
#27	Allison	109
#28	Brianna	100
#29	Bailey	100
#30	Chloe	96
#31	Jenna	92
#32	Paige	92
#33	Natalie	90
#34	Kayla	87
#35	Sophia	82
#36	Brooke	80
#37	Madeline	79
#38	Nicole	79
#39	Victoria	79
#40	Shelby	78
#41	Katherine	75
#42	Gabrielle	73
#43	Amber	72
#44	Courtney	71
#45	Kaylee	69
#46	Jordan	69
#47	Sierra	68
#48	Makayla	67
#49	Erin	65
#50	Claire	64
#51	Rebecca	64
#52	Danielle	62
#53	Faith	60
#54	Cassidy	59
#55	Jennifer	59
#56	Amanda	58
#57	Kylie	58
#58	Breanna	56
#59	Katie	55
#60	Autumn	55
#61	Jasmine	55
#62	Destiny	54
#63	Mary	54
#64	Marissa	54
#65	Alexandra	53
#66	Kathryn	51
#67	Molly	51
#68	Julia	50
#69	Maria	49
#70	Sara	48
#71	Payton	48
#72	Andrea	47
#73	Alexa	47
#74	Alexandria	46
#75	Mckenna	46
#76	Kelsey	46
#77	Riley	45
#78	Isabella	45
#79	Leah	45
#80	Madelyn	45
#81	Kennedy	45
#82	Trinity	45
#83	Savannah	44
#84	Brittany	42
#85	Peyton	42
#86	Isabelle	41
#87	Caitlin	41
#88	Cheyenne	41
#89	Brooklyn	40
#90	Laura	39
#91	Miranda	38
#92	Jade	38
#93	Mckenzie	38
#94	Lydia	38
#95	Mariah	38
#96	Hope	37
#97	Kylee	37
#98	Erica	37
#99	Josie	36
#100	Lily	36

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
Josie	36	25	5
Ellie	25	18	5
Jaden	22	16	4
Sadie	36	25	7
Mckenna	46	32	9
Mercedes	30	21	6
Macy	36	25	8
Whitney	31	22	7
Makenna	28	20	6
Sidney	29	20	7
Payton	48	34	11
Kylee	37	26	9

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.