The most distinctive Iowa baby names.
In 2025 the most distinctive Iowa names were Dorcas and Carver. Across the whole record it is Janaan and Kinnick.
| # | Girl | Births | vs national | Boy | Births | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dorcas | 5 | 14× | Carver | 15 | 15× |
| 2 | Furaha | 5 | 14× | Arlow | 5 | 13× |
| 3 | Layken | 6 | 7× | Kipton | 6 | 8× |
| 4 | Marnie | 6 | 6× | Bennet | 8 | 7× |
| 5 | Havyn | 5 | 6× | Bauer | 5 | 7× |
| 6 | Kingsley | 7 | 4× | Bodin | 5 | 7× |
| 7 | Kinzley | 6 | 4× | Malcom | 6 | 6× |
| 8 | Haddie | 6 | 4× | Brecken | 13 | 5× |
| 9 | Bree | 5 | 4× | Crue | 19 | 4× |
| 10 | Berkley | 17 | 4× | Clay | 29 | 4× |
| 11 | Auriella | 6 | 4× | Drake | 18 | 4× |
| 12 | Kollyns | 17 | 4× | Nile | 6 | 4× |
| 13 | Westlynn | 6 | 4× | Briar | 18 | 3× |
| 14 | Marlie | 8 | 3× | Koe | 6 | 3× |
| 15 | Taytum | 17 | 3× | Tate | 60 | 3× |
| 16 | Lincoln | 5 | 3× | Beckett | 77 | 3× |
| 17 | Tate | 8 | 3× | Cael | 5 | 3× |
| 18 | Briar | 29 | 3× | Krew | 19 | 2× |
| 19 | Kayce | 5 | 3× | Kolter | 19 | 2× |
| 20 | Brynlee | 42 | 3× | Cal | 21 | 2× |
| 21 | Lowen | 6 | 2× | Maddux | 6 | 2× |
| 22 | Kenna | 14 | 2× | Lee | 14 | 2× |
| 23 | Callahan | 6 | 2× | Ledger | 19 | 2× |
| 24 | Loretta | 18 | 2× | Bridger | 14 | 2× |
| 25 | Collins | 38 | 2× | Callen | 18 | 2× |
The most distinctive name of each decade.
| Decade | Girl | Births | vs national | Boy | Births | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | Neola | 12 | 22× | Daryl | 41 | 24× |
| 1920s | Mardella | 10 | 20× | Arie | 12 | 22× |
| 1930s | Darlys | 25 | 26× | Loras | 26 | 32× |
| 1940s | Joleen | 78 | 19× | Loras | 76 | 45× |
| 1950s | Karilyn | 12 | 28× | Loras | 55 | 47× |
| 1960s | Jaci | 11 | 15× | Loras | 18 | 38× |
| 1970s | Ranae | 21 | 10× | Bradly | 92 | 5× |
| 1980s | Ranae | 6 | 8× | Cale | 65 | 5× |
| 1990s | Mallary | 5 | 7× | Treyton | 22 | 15× |
| 2000s | Ajla | 18 | 9× | Kinnick | 96 | 87× |
| 2010s | Kinnick | 5 | 14× | Kinnick | 240 | 93× |
| 2020s | Maize | 5 | 14× | Kinnick | 25 | 66× |
| # | Girl | Births | vs national | Boy | Births | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Janaan | 26 | 46× | Kinnick | 361 | 66× |
| 2 | Darlys | 43 | 42× | Loras | 191 | 64× |
| 3 | Verlee | 18 | 40× | Verle | 254 | 36× |
| 4 | Janann | 10 | 28× | Harm | 13 | 34× |
| 5 | Chloris | 10 | 28× | Cornie | 11 | 31× |
| 6 | Neola | 26 | 25× | Eldo | 29 | 28× |
| 7 | Lavaun | 12 | 23× | Veryl | 34 | 24× |
| 8 | Ivanelle | 13 | 22× | Delaine | 8 | 23× |
| 9 | Ivadell | 11 | 21× | Verlyn | 166 | 23× |
| 10 | Marcene | 43 | 20× | Karver | 18 | 22× |
| 11 | Jone | 7 | 19× | Burdette | 198 | 22× |
| 12 | Berdena | 7 | 19× | Merlyn | 552 | 22× |
| 13 | Mardella | 10 | 19× | Claire | 220 | 20× |
| 14 | Karilyn | 12 | 18× | Gaylen | 125 | 20× |
| 15 | Lavone | 23 | 18× | Marlyn | 296 | 19× |
| 16 | Mardelle | 54 | 17× | Gerrit | 225 | 18× |
| 17 | Garnita | 6 | 15× | Orlo | 40 | 16× |
| 18 | Berdina | 6 | 15× | Cael | 552 | 16× |
| 19 | Verle | 6 | 15× | Beryl | 128 | 15× |
| 20 | Virgene | 11 | 15× | Dorance | 6 | 15× |
| 21 | Cleone | 56 | 14× | Ival | 6 | 15× |
| 22 | Marlys | 1,444 | 14× | Carver | 241 | 15× |
| 23 | Merna | 112 | 13× | Kreg | 17 | 14× |
| 24 | Marvel | 409 | 12× | Luverne | 154 | 13× |
| 25 | Luetta | 74 | 11× | Nile | 178 | 12× |
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Multipliers compare each name’s share of Iowa births with its national share, and report the conservative low end, so a name carried by a handful of births cannot outrank one carried by hundreds.
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