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Popular names in Iowa

Every name given in Iowa, ranked by its births since 1910, added up. Ranks are within the state, and ties share a rank. SSA only publishes a name in a state in years at least 5 babies there got it, so a small state's lists are shorter. Pick any name to see its whole story, or pick another state →

Top 10 girls' names in Iowa

  1. #1Mary61,965
  2. #2Linda24,985
  3. #3Patricia22,579
  4. #4Barbara22,300
  5. #5Jennifer20,171
  6. #6Dorothy19,888
  7. #7Betty19,866
  8. #8Susan19,449
  9. #9Margaret18,111
  10. #10Elizabeth18,090

Top 10 boys' names in Iowa

  1. #1Robert71,225
  2. #2John62,996
  3. #3James61,201
  4. #4Michael54,423
  5. #5David52,832
  6. #6William44,345
  7. #7Richard43,973
  8. #8Donald34,501
  9. #9Thomas30,231
  10. #10Charles27,397