Iowa · 2015

Top 100 names in Iowa, 2015, by official Social Security birth counts.

Rank	Name	Births
#1	Emma	200
#2	Olivia	192
#3	Harper	183
#4	Evelyn	143
#5	Sophia	137
#6	Ava	136
#7	Charlotte	127
#8	Amelia	125
#9	Avery	119
#10	Mia	118
#11	Zoey	111
#12	Nora	110
#13	Isabella	99
#14	Lillian	95
#15	Grace	94
#16	Ella	91
#17	Elizabeth	88
#18	Addison	85
#19	Aubrey	84
#20	Piper	81
#21	Madison	80
#22	Scarlett	79
#23	Cora	78
#24	Abigail	78
#25	Claire	76
#26	Natalie	75
#27	Emily	73
#28	Hannah	72
#29	Brooklyn	72
#30	Stella	71
#31	Paisley	71
#32	Eleanor	70
#33	Chloe	69
#34	Aria	69
#35	Layla	68
#36	Lydia	67
#37	Hazel	67
#38	Lucy	64
#39	Quinn	64
#40	Ellie	62
#41	Violet	61
#42	Hadley	60
#43	Lily	59
#44	Ruby	59
#45	Lauren	56
#46	Anna	55
#47	Penelope	52
#48	Audrey	52
#49	Willow	51
#50	Eva	51
#51	Clara	50
#52	Madelyn	49
#53	Kennedy	48
#54	Emery	47
#55	Riley	47
#56	Everly	45
#57	Norah	45
#58	Aurora	45
#59	Kinsley	44
#60	Ivy	44
#61	Serenity	43
#62	Leah	43
#63	Alexis	43
#64	Nevaeh	43
#65	Sofia	43
#66	Isabelle	42
#67	Isla	42
#68	Aaliyah	41
#69	Vivian	41
#70	Kaylee	41
#71	Faith	40
#72	Bailey	40
#73	Brynlee	40
#74	Adalynn	39
#75	Peyton	39
#76	Sadie	39
#77	Alice	39
#78	Autumn	39
#79	Caroline	38
#80	Alivia	38
#81	Margaret	38
#82	Naomi	38
#83	Adalyn	37
#84	Mya	37
#85	Savannah	37
#86	Victoria	37
#87	Gabriella	36
#88	Hailey	35
#89	Hayden	35
#90	Taylor	35
#91	Skylar	35
#92	Lyla	34
#93	Mila	34
#94	Reagan	34
#95	Rylee	34
#96	Eden	33
#97	Ariana	33
#98	Kylie	31
#99	Kinley	31
#100	Madeline	31

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
Emersyn	30	23	5
Lennon	20	16	3
Myla	30	23	5
Elsie	26	20	5
Brynlee	40	31	7
Macy	23	18	4
Brinley	23	18	4
Thea	20	16	4
Lucille	31	24	6
Maci	31	24	7
Aspen	22	17	5
Alivia	38	29	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.