Iowa · 2018

Top 100 names in Iowa, 2018, by official Social Security birth counts.

Rank	Name	Births
#1	Harper	161
#2	Evelyn	158
#3	Emma	157
#4	Charlotte	153
#5	Olivia	147
#6	Amelia	126
#7	Sophia	123
#8	Ava	121
#9	Isabella	111
#10	Nora	108
#11	Grace	93
#12	Avery	92
#13	Eleanor	90
#14	Ella	87
#15	Hazel	85
#16	Mila	85
#17	Elizabeth	85
#18	Aria	82
#19	Lillian	81
#20	Ellie	79
#21	Hadley	74
#22	Hannah	74
#23	Violet	74
#24	Willow	73
#25	Paisley	72
#26	Addison	72
#27	Cora	72
#28	Lucy	72
#29	Mia	67
#30	Abigail	64
#31	Claire	63
#32	Aurora	62
#33	Kinsley	61
#34	Scarlett	61
#35	Natalie	61
#36	Lydia	59
#37	Quinn	59
#38	Zoey	57
#39	Stella	57
#40	Anna	56
#41	Everly	56
#42	Clara	55
#43	Chloe	55
#44	Luna	55
#45	Isla	54
#46	Vivian	54
#47	Emily	52
#48	Penelope	52
#49	Piper	51
#50	Kennedy	51
#51	Ruby	50
#52	Lily	49
#53	Brooklyn	48
#54	Madison	48
#55	Layla	47
#56	Nova	47
#57	Ivy	46
#58	Riley	46
#59	Emery	46
#60	Brynlee	44
#61	Aubrey	44
#62	Raelynn	43
#63	Adalynn	42
#64	Elsie	41
#65	Emersyn	41
#66	Madelyn	40
#67	Alice	39
#68	Adeline	39
#69	Josephine	39
#70	Audrey	39
#71	Camila	39
#72	Savannah	38
#73	Rylee	38
#74	Eliza	36
#75	Emilia	36
#76	Lauren	36
#77	Victoria	35
#78	Emerson	35
#79	Sofia	34
#80	Caroline	34
#81	Leah	34
#82	Norah	32
#83	Isabelle	31
#84	Reagan	31
#85	Elena	31
#86	Athena	31
#87	Zoe	31
#88	Sawyer	30
#89	Hayden	30
#90	Sophie	30
#91	Lyla	30
#92	Maya	30
#93	Lucille	29
#94	Ariana	29
#95	Eloise	28
#96	Eden	28
#97	Finley	28
#98	Iris	28
#99	Josie	28
#100	Aaliyah	28

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
Elsie	41	33	7
Oaklyn	21	17	4
Brynlee	44	36	9
Makenna	27	22	6
Gracelynn	25	20	6
Evelynn	25	20	6
Lucille	29	24	7
Hadley	74	60	17
Hayden	30	24	7
Brynn	24	20	6
Emersyn	41	33	11
Myla	25	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.