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Most popular baby names in Iowa, 2025

The names given most often to babies born in Iowa in 2025, with how each one moved since 2024. 11,772 girls and 13,829 boys are in the Iowa list.

#1 for girls
Charlotte
158 babies · #2 in the US
#1 for boys
Oliver
198 babies · #3 in the US
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Top 25 girls · Iowa 2025

RankNameBabiesvs 2024
  1. #1CharlotteForm of Charles, meaning “free man”158same
  2. #2EvelynSame root as Eileen, possibly meaning “radiance, beauty”117▲ 1
  3. #3Emma“entire”116▲ 4
  4. #4Amelia“vigor, bravery”112▼ 2
  5. #5Eleanorpossibly “other”109▲ 1
  6. #6Olivia“olive; olive branch”107▼ 1
  7. #7Sophia“wisdom”104▲ 8
  8. #8LaineyEditor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #576 in 2015, #30 in 2025101▲ 4
  9. #9HarperFrom a surname for “a player of the harp”98▼ 6
  10. #10VioletFrom the word “violet”97▲ 7
  11. #11HazelFrom the word “hazel”90▼ 2
  12. #12NoraForm of Eleanor, possibly meaning “other”88▼ 4
  13. #13AvaEditor’s note Down from #4 in 2015 to #11 in 2025 in the US. About 1 in 210 US girls in the 2025 records86▼ 2
  14. #14Lucy“light”84▲ 4
  15. #15AuroraItalian, from Latin Aurōra, meaning “dawn, sunrise”83▲ 5
  16. #16EllieEditor’s note Up from #48 in 2015 to #24 in 2025 in the US. About 1 in 260 US girls in the 2025 records76▼ 6
  17. #17IvyFrom the word “ivy”74▼ 4
  18. #18Elizabeth“my God is an oath”72▲ 6
  19. #18IsabellaForm of Isabel, meaning “my God is an oath”72▲ 13
  20. #18MillieEditor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #469 in 2015, #73 in 202572▲ 25
  21. #21LilyDiminutive of Lilian, possibly meaning “lily”71▲ 1
  22. #22MiaEditor’s note Steady in the US: #6 in 2015 and #6 in 2025. About 1 in 150 US girls in the 2025 records70▼ 6
  23. #22Penelopepossibly “duck”70▲ 30
  24. #24WillowFrom the word “willow”69▼ 10
  25. #25Vivianpossibly “alive”68▲ 12

Top 25 boys · Iowa 2025

RankNameBabiesvs 2024
  1. #1OliverEditor’s note Up from #19 in 2015 to #3 in 2025 in the US. About 1 in 110 US boys in the 2025 records198same
  2. #2LiamForm of William, meaning “will + helmet”185▲ 1
  3. #3HenryEditor’s note Up from #29 in 2015 to #5 in 2025 in the US. About 1 in 140 US boys in the 2025 records176▼ 1
  4. #3TheodoreEditor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #99 in 2015, #4 in 2025176▲ 1
  5. #5CooperEditor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #77 in 2015, #27 in 2025133▲ 3
  6. #6HudsonEditor’s note Up from #65 in 2015 to #17 in 2025 in the US. About 1 in 200 US boys in the 2025 records124▲ 3
  7. #7James“May He Heel”118▲ 10
  8. #7NoahEditor’s note Steady in the US: #1 in 2015 and #2 in 2025. About 1 in 84 US boys in the 2025 records118▼ 2
  9. #9BennettForm of Benedict, meaning “blessed, well spoken of”113▲ 9
  10. #10OwenEditor’s note More popular in the US than England & Wales: #31 vs #170 in 2025106▼ 1
  11. #11Elijah“Yahweh is my god”101▼ 5
  12. #12JackShort form of John, possibly meaning “God is gracious”100▼ 5
  13. #13BeauEditor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #203 in 2015, #60 in 202598▲ 7
  14. #14William“will + helmet”96▼ 2
  15. #15WaylonEditor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #222 in 2015, #56 in 202590▲ 18
  16. #16Leo“lion”88same
  17. #17MilesEditor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #107 in 2015, #44 in 202585▲ 6
  18. #18MateoSame root as Matthew, meaning “gift of the Lord”83▲ 3
  19. #19WestonEditor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #120 in 2015, #55 in 202582▲ 9
  20. #20AsherEditor’s note More popular in the US than England & Wales: #28 vs #150 in 202581▼ 9
  21. #20Grayson“steward”81▲ 16
  22. #22LeviEditor’s note Up from #42 in 2015 to #12 in 2025 in the US. About 1 in 180 US boys in the 2025 records80same
  23. #23BeckettEditor’s note First shows up in US records in 1992, with 6 babies77▲ 19
  24. #23BrooksVariant of Brook, meaning “swamp, marsh”77▼ 8
  25. #25LucasEditor’s note Up from #16 in 2015 to #10 in 2025 in the US. About 1 in 170 US boys in the 2025 records76▲ 7
  26. #25Rowan“little red one”76▲ 10

Names that stand out in Iowa

Names in the Iowa top 100 that make up a bigger share of babies here than in the US overall. “2.0×” means the name’s share of Iowa births is twice its share of all US births.

Girls

NameIowaUSShare vs US
Brynlee#56#2434.5×
Collins#71#2414.0×
Emersyn#34#1383.6×
Presley#84#2253.4×
Oakley#53#1563.2×
Elsie#39#1233.2×
Lydia#28#923.2×
Palmer#96#2323.2×

Boys

NameIowaUSShare vs US
Tate#47#1934.0×
Beckett#23#1413.8×
Colter#55#1572.9×
Baker#92#2172.9×
Knox#76#1962.9×
Cohen#99#2252.9×
Hayden#61#1612.8×
Rhett#76#1882.7×

Counts: US Social Security Administration, state data for 2024 and 2025 (names given to 5 or more babies in Iowa). Ranks are worked out from the counts, with ties sharing a rank, so a list can run past 25 names. Shares divide by all listed babies of the same sex. Meanings, where shown, are from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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