Most popular baby names in Iowa

In 2023, the top baby names in Iowa were Oliver for boys (195 babies) and Charlotte for girls (162 babies). The next most popular were Henry, Theodore and Liam for boys and Olivia, Amelia and Harper for girls.

Top 25 boy names in Iowa, 2023
Rank	Name	Babies
1	Oliver	195
2	Henry	174
3	Theodore	158
4	Liam	146
5	Noah	138
6	Jack	137
7	Hudson	118
8	William	111
9	James	107
10	Owen	105
11	Maverick	100
12	Brooks	97
13	Cooper	96
14	Leo	96
15	Waylon	90
16	Wyatt	89
17	Benjamin	88
18	Asher	85
19	Lucas	83
20	Bennett	82
21	Jackson	82
22	Elijah	81
23	Lincoln	80
24	Miles	80
25	Ezra	79

Top 25 girl names in Iowa, 2023
Rank	Name	Babies
1	Charlotte	162
2	Olivia	130
3	Amelia	127
4	Harper	124
5	Evelyn	123
6	Emma	116
7	Sophia	111
8	Eleanor	108
9	Ava	104
10	Hazel	92
11	Violet	88
12	Nora	84
13	Mia	82
14	Ivy	77
15	Willow	77
16	Isabella	76
17	Lainey	73
18	Isla	72
19	Nova	70
20	Ellie	67
21	Scarlett	67
22	Grace	66
23	Aurora	65
24	Ruby	65
25	Luna	64

Names more common in Iowa than nationally

The share of Iowa babies given each name, divided by its share across the US in 2023. A value of 3× means the name was three times as common here. Only names with at least 30 babies in the state are counted.

Boys

Briggs4.2× · 32 babies
Colter3.7× · 30 babies
Ryker3.6× · 56 babies
Tate3.6× · 52 babies
Beckett3.5× · 51 babies
Cohen3.3× · 36 babies
Lane3.3× · 35 babies
Beckham3.1× · 45 babies
Jett3.1× · 43 babies
Emmett3× · 72 babies
Brooks2.8× · 97 babies
Barrett2.8× · 39 babies

Girls

Brynlee4.9× · 43 babies
Thea4.7× · 33 babies
Sawyer3.7× · 30 babies
Blakely3.3× · 44 babies
Wrenley3.2× · 38 babies
Wren3.2× · 36 babies
Vivian3.1× · 63 babies
Elsie3.1× · 39 babies
Myla3.1× · 37 babies
Annie3× · 32 babies
Saylor3× · 30 babies
Hadley2.9× · 48 babies

All states

Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, state data 2023. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.