Iowa · 2017

Top 100 names in Iowa, 2017, by official Social Security birth counts.

Rank	Name	Births
#1	Harper	173
#2	Emma	171
#3	Olivia	170
#4	Charlotte	163
#5	Evelyn	156
#6	Ava	142
#7	Amelia	124
#8	Nora	124
#9	Sophia	95
#10	Scarlett	90
#11	Elizabeth	89
#12	Avery	88
#13	Ella	84
#14	Stella	84
#15	Isabella	84
#16	Aria	84
#17	Grace	83
#18	Eleanor	83
#19	Mia	82
#20	Natalie	81
#21	Chloe	79
#22	Abigail	78
#23	Lillian	76
#24	Violet	74
#25	Zoey	73
#26	Cora	73
#27	Addison	72
#28	Paisley	72
#29	Hazel	72
#30	Piper	71
#31	Hannah	71
#32	Lucy	70
#33	Madison	65
#34	Ellie	63
#35	Quinn	62
#36	Mila	61
#37	Willow	59
#38	Claire	59
#39	Anna	59
#40	Layla	59
#41	Brooklyn	58
#42	Aubrey	57
#43	Everly	56
#44	Aurora	56
#45	Lydia	56
#46	Penelope	55
#47	Emily	55
#48	Hadley	55
#49	Kinsley	54
#50	Audrey	48
#51	Adeline	48
#52	Finley	48
#53	Lily	47
#54	Sadie	47
#55	Riley	47
#56	Victoria	47
#57	Sofia	46
#58	Leah	44
#59	Camila	44
#60	Ruby	44
#61	Kennedy	43
#62	Clara	43
#63	Isabelle	43
#64	Savannah	43
#65	Emery	43
#66	Luna	42
#67	Josephine	41
#68	Emersyn	41
#69	Brielle	40
#70	Rylee	40
#71	Nevaeh	39
#72	Madelyn	39
#73	Norah	39
#74	Peyton	38
#75	Alice	38
#76	Ivy	37
#77	Caroline	37
#78	Lauren	37
#79	Adalynn	37
#80	Reagan	36
#81	Elena	36
#82	Bella	36
#83	Vivian	35
#84	Autumn	35
#85	Rose	35
#86	Isla	34
#87	Kaylee	34
#88	Eva	34
#89	Nova	33
#90	Brynlee	33
#91	Jasmine	33
#92	Mya	33
#93	Gabriella	33
#94	Adalyn	33
#95	Gemma	32
#96	Eden	32
#97	Reese	31
#98	Brinley	31
#99	Maya	31
#100	Sophie	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
Hallie	20	16	3
Brinley	31	25	6
Emersyn	41	33	8
Evelynn	29	23	5
Elsie	31	25	6
Finley	48	39	11
Brynn	28	22	6
Gemma	32	26	7
Kinley	24	19	6
Brynlee	33	26	8
Alivia	29	23	8
Sawyer	30	24	8

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.