2025 · 25,601 recorded births
Oliver was the most common name given in Iowa in 2025, with 198 births. The state recorded 25,601 births across 1,285 distinct names that year.
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Names given far more often here than nationally. The multiplier is how much more common the name is in Iowa than in the country as a whole.
| Name | Births | vs national |
|---|---|---|
| Clay | 29 | 6.6× |
| Briar | 47 | 4.6× |
| Tate | 68 | 3.8× |
| Brynlee | 42 | 3.6× |
| Beckett | 77 | 3.3× |
| Collins | 38 | 3.3× |
| Navy | 26 | 2.9× |
| Emersyn | 55 | 2.8× |
| Rank | Name | Births |
|---|---|---|
| #1 | Oliver | 198 |
| #2 | Liam | 185 |
| #3 | Henry | 176 |
| #3 | Theodore | 176 |
| #5 | Charlotte | 158 |
| #6 | Cooper | 138 |
| #7 | Hudson | 124 |
| #7 | Noah | 124 |
| #9 | Bennett | 118 |
| #9 | James | 118 |
| #11 | Evelyn | 117 |
| #12 | Emma | 116 |
| #13 | Amelia | 112 |
| #14 | Eleanor | 109 |
| #15 | Olivia | 107 |
| #16 | Owen | 106 |
| #17 | Sophia | 104 |
| #18 | Elijah | 101 |
| #18 | Lainey | 101 |
| #20 | Jack | 100 |
| #21 | Rowan | 99 |
| #22 | Beau | 98 |
| #22 | Harper | 98 |
| #24 | Violet | 97 |
| #25 | William | 96 |
| #26 | Hazel | 90 |
| #26 | Waylon | 90 |
| #28 | Leo | 88 |
| #28 | Nora | 88 |
| #30 | Ava | 86 |
| #31 | Miles | 85 |
| #32 | Lucy | 84 |
| #33 | Aurora | 83 |
| #33 | Mateo | 83 |
| #35 | Weston | 82 |
| #36 | Asher | 81 |
| #36 | Grayson | 81 |
| #38 | Levi | 80 |
| #38 | Parker | 80 |
| #40 | Lincoln | 79 |
| #41 | Beckett | 77 |
| #41 | Brooks | 77 |
| #43 | Ellie | 76 |
| #43 | Lucas | 76 |
| #45 | Benjamin | 75 |
| #46 | Ivy | 74 |
| #46 | Jackson | 74 |
| #48 | Luca | 73 |
| #48 | Wesley | 73 |
| #50 | Carter | 72 |
Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. State records begin in 1910. Names given to fewer than five babies in a state in a year are withheld at source. namelegacy.org