Iowa · 2023

Top 100 names in Iowa, 2023, by official Social Security birth counts.

Rank	Name	Births
#1	Charlotte	163
#2	Olivia	132
#3	Amelia	127
#4	Evelyn	125
#5	Harper	124
#6	Emma	117
#7	Sophia	111
#8	Eleanor	108
#9	Ava	107
#10	Hazel	92
#11	Violet	89
#12	Nora	84
#13	Mia	82
#14	Willow	77
#15	Isabella	77
#16	Ivy	77
#17	Lainey	74
#18	Isla	73
#19	Nova	71
#20	Ellie	68
#21	Scarlett	67
#22	Grace	66
#23	Luna	66
#24	Aurora	65
#25	Ruby	65
#26	Vivian	64
#27	Chloe	61
#28	Ella	61
#29	Layla	60
#30	Avery	59
#31	Lily	59
#32	Stella	57
#33	Paisley	55
#34	Addison	55
#35	Everly	53
#36	Elizabeth	53
#37	Kinsley	52
#38	Eliana	51
#39	Lydia	50
#40	Josie	49
#41	Cora	49
#42	Quinn	49
#43	Mila	48
#44	Hadley	48
#45	Penelope	48
#46	Naomi	47
#47	Claire	47
#48	Clara	47
#49	Lillian	45
#50	Millie	45
#51	Blakely	44
#52	Sophie	44
#53	Lucy	43
#54	Brynlee	43
#55	Iris	43
#56	Emily	42
#57	Sofia	42
#58	Aria	42
#59	Anna	41
#60	Lyla	41
#61	Parker	41
#62	Maeve	40
#63	Piper	40
#64	Madison	40
#65	Freya	39
#66	Elsie	39
#67	Riley	39
#68	Natalie	38
#69	Wrenley	38
#70	Athena	38
#71	Margaret	37
#72	Oaklynn	37
#73	Delilah	37
#74	Emersyn	37
#75	Myla	37
#76	Camila	37
#77	Abigail	37
#78	Gianna	36
#79	Adeline	36
#80	Hannah	36
#81	Eden	36
#82	Wren	36
#83	Elena	35
#84	Madelyn	35
#85	Raelynn	34
#86	Leah	34
#87	Autumn	34
#88	Charlie	34
#89	Ada	33
#90	Thea	33
#91	Annie	32
#92	Emery	32
#93	Josephine	31
#94	Ember	31
#95	Rylee	31
#96	Alice	31
#97	Saylor	30
#98	Eloise	30
#99	Audrey	30
#100	Juniper	30

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
Maren	22	19	3
Brynlee	43	37	8
Blaire	20	17	4
Thea	33	28	6
Opal	21	18	4
Willa	20	17	4
Brynn	20	17	5
Sawyer	30	26	7
Mabel	27	23	7
Blakely	44	37	12
Wren	36	31	10
Payton	23	20	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.