United States · Iowa
Baby names in Iowa
Lifetime totals from Iowa's birth registrations, 1910 to 2025.
Most registered girls' names in Iowa
| # | Name | Births since 1910 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marilyn | 11,108 |
| 2 | Lois | 9,871 |
| 3 | Connie | 8,510 |
| 4 | Marjorie | 8,347 |
| 5 | Darlene | 5,653 |
| 6 | Maxine | 4,837 |
| 7 | Marcia | 4,086 |
| 8 | Kay | 3,343 |
| 9 | Becky | 2,931 |
| 10 | Sheryl | 2,878 |
| 11 | Jodi | 2,653 |
| 12 | Karla | 2,243 |
| 13 | Dixie | 1,903 |
| 14 | Lavonne | 1,894 |
| 15 | Jody | 1,887 |
| 16 | Jolene | 1,720 |
| 17 | Marlys | 1,444 |
| 18 | Fern | 1,383 |
| 19 | Bette | 1,299 |
| 20 | Mindy | 1,199 |
| 21 | Teri | 1,153 |
| 22 | Joni | 1,094 |
| 23 | Luella | 1,062 |
| 24 | Myrna | 1,022 |
| 25 | Marla | 1,008 |
| 26 | Lorna | 932 |
| 27 | Leann | 900 |
| 28 | Luann | 868 |
| 29 | Ila | 779 |
| 30 | Madonna | 774 |
| 31 | Bernadine | 766 |
| 32 | Mavis | 638 |
| 33 | Neva | 611 |
| 34 | Jeri | 599 |
| 35 | Lucile | 599 |
| 36 | Harriett | 580 |
| 37 | Renae | 568 |
| 38 | Margery | 533 |
| 39 | Berniece | 521 |
| 40 | Deanne | 514 |
Most registered boys' names in Iowa
| # | Name | Births since 1910 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dennis | 18,920 |
| 2 | Dale | 10,754 |
| 3 | Dean | 7,385 |
| 4 | Duane | 6,095 |
| 5 | Jim | 4,600 |
| 6 | Lyle | 4,192 |
| 7 | Rick | 2,926 |
| 8 | Bob | 2,893 |
| 9 | Kent | 2,606 |
| 10 | Virgil | 2,602 |
| 11 | Merle | 2,488 |
| 12 | Loren | 2,369 |
| 13 | Kirk | 2,120 |
| 14 | Lynn | 2,056 |
| 15 | Rex | 2,013 |
| 16 | Dick | 1,920 |
| 17 | Delbert | 1,902 |
| 18 | Leland | 1,883 |
| 19 | Lowell | 1,848 |
| 20 | Daryl | 1,806 |
| 21 | Eldon | 1,789 |
| 22 | Harlan | 1,652 |
| 23 | Darwin | 1,491 |
| 24 | Laverne | 1,393 |
| 25 | Orville | 1,390 |
| 26 | Lane | 1,385 |
| 27 | Merlin | 1,331 |
| 28 | Carroll | 1,262 |
| 29 | Drake | 1,205 |
| 30 | Tate | 1,121 |
| 31 | Jerald | 978 |
| 32 | Darrel | 973 |
| 33 | Bret | 964 |
| 34 | Keaton | 897 |
| 35 | Lavern | 856 |
| 36 | Marlin | 786 |
| 37 | Doug | 722 |
| 38 | Monte | 709 |
| 39 | Galen | 682 |
| 40 | Delmar | 652 |
These are totals over 115 years, so they lean toward names that were popular when the state's population was largest.
SOURCE·US Social Security Administration, national baby-name data·Public domain. SSA lists a name only if it was given to at least 5 babies of that sex that year.·REVIEWED JUL 2026
SOURCE·US SSA (1880–2025) + NZ DIA (1900–2025) birth registrations·ranks and shares computed from the source files, see method·REVIEWED JUL 2026