100 Most Popular Baby Boy Names in Iowa (Updated for 2022)

In this section of the site we have data on the most popular baby names since records began in 1910 to the most recent data in 2022. These names are taken directly from the Social Security card applications for births that occurred in the United States.

The table below shows the top 100 most popular baby boy names for the latest year, 2022, with a total count for the number of births registered with that given name.

You might be wondering why we don't have data for the current year, 2024. This is because the Social Security Administration who collect the data have to first verify it and safeguard privacy. Data from the previous year is released around May each year.

Rank	Name	Count
1	Oliver	194
2	Liam	179
3	Theodore	161
4	Henry	154
5	William	126
6	Hudson	123
7	Jack	120
8	James	120
9	Leo	118
10	Owen	115
11	Brooks	113
12	Asher	111
13	Wyatt	108
14	Elijah	104
15	Noah	99
16	Maverick	97
17	Bennett	91
18	Cooper	89
19	Jackson	88
20	Benjamin	86
21	Carter	86
22	Miles	83
23	Lincoln	81
24	Lucas	81
25	Walker	80
26	Waylon	80
27	Levi	79
28	Weston	77
29	Ezra	74
30	Calvin	72
31	Emmett	72
32	Everett	72
33	Grayson	68
34	Beau	67
35	Isaac	66
36	Samuel	66
37	Rhett	65
38	Tate	65
39	Easton	64
40	Mateo	64
41	Daniel	63
42	Logan	62
43	Luke	62
44	Mason	62
45	Myles	61
46	Ryker	61
47	Wesley	61
48	Beckett	60
49	Nolan	60
50	Charles	59
51	Thomas	58
52	Jameson	57
53	Eli	56
54	David	55
55	Ezekiel	54
56	Alexander	53
57	Parker	53
58	Sebastian	53
59	Gabriel	52
60	Rowan	52
61	Aiden	51
62	Barrett	51
63	Sawyer	51
64	Cameron	50
65	Carson	50
66	Graham	50
67	Hayden	50
68	Hayes	50
69	Joseph	50
70	Michael	50
71	Kai	49
72	Theo	49
73	Ethan	48
74	Jace	48
75	John	48
76	Luca	48
77	Matthew	47
78	Ryder	47
79	Silas	46
80	Jacob	46
81	Isaiah	46
82	Declan	46
83	Landon	45
84	Micah	45
85	Dylan	44
86	Greyson	44
87	Harrison	44
88	Elias	43
89	Roman	43
90	Archer	42
91	Jasper	42
92	Jaxson	41
93	Nash	41
94	Nathan	40
95	Bentley	39
96	Dawson	39
97	Knox	39
98	Luka	38
99	Milo	38
100	Lane	38

Most Popular Iowa Baby Boy Names by Year

We have data on the most popular baby boy names in Iowa for each year since records began in 1910 to the most recent data in 2022.

However, 112 years is a lot of data to display, so in the sections below we'll show you the top 5 most popular baby boy names for each of the last 10 years.

Popular Baby Boy Names in Iowa for 2021

As you can see the most popular baby boy names in Iowa for births recorded in 2021 is Oliver.

The table below shows the top 5 most popular baby boy names for the year.

	Name	Count
1	Oliver	202
2	Liam	171
3	Henry	167
4	Noah	137
5	Asher	134

Popular Baby Boy Names in Iowa for 2020

As you can see the most popular baby boy names in Iowa for births recorded in 2020 is Oliver.

The table below shows the top 5 most popular baby boy names for the year.

	Name	Count
1	Oliver	212
2	Liam	181
3	Henry	163
4	Theodore	163
5	William	149

Popular Baby Boy Names in Iowa for 2019

As you can see the most popular baby boy names in Iowa for births recorded in 2019 is Oliver.

The table below shows the top 5 most popular baby boy names for the year.

	Name	Count
1	Oliver	232
2	Liam	189
3	Henry	179
4	William	156
5	Noah	141

Popular Baby Boy Names in Iowa for 2018

As you can see the most popular baby boy names in Iowa for births recorded in 2018 is Oliver.

The table below shows the top 5 most popular baby boy names for the year.

	Name	Count
1	Oliver	185
2	Liam	175
3	Henry	168
4	William	163
5	Owen	157

Popular Baby Boy Names in Iowa for 2017

As you can see the most popular baby boy names in Iowa for births recorded in 2017 is Oliver.

The table below shows the top 5 most popular baby boy names for the year.

	Name	Count
1	Oliver	211
2	Liam	180
3	Henry	179
4	Lincoln	160
5	Wyatt	154

Popular Baby Boy Names in Iowa for 2016

As you can see the most popular baby boy names in Iowa for births recorded in 2016 is Oliver.

The table below shows the top 5 most popular baby boy names for the year.

	Name	Count
1	Oliver	201
2	Owen	180
3	William	174
4	Henry	167
5	Wyatt	166

Popular Baby Boy Names in Iowa for 2015

As you can see the most popular baby boy names in Iowa for births recorded in 2015 is Liam.

The table below shows the top 5 most popular baby boy names for the year.

	Name	Count
1	Liam	214
2	William	179
3	Oliver	175
4	Henry	172
5	Owen	161

Popular Baby Boy Names in Iowa for 2014

As you can see the most popular baby boy names in Iowa for births recorded in 2014 is Liam.

The table below shows the top 5 most popular baby boy names for the year.

	Name	Count
1	Liam	220
2	William	184
3	Mason	178
4	Noah	167
5	Owen	165

Popular Baby Boy Names in Iowa for 2013

As you can see the most popular baby boy names in Iowa for births recorded in 2013 is Liam.

The table below shows the top 5 most popular baby boy names for the year.

	Name	Count
1	Liam	218
2	Mason	167
3	Carter	163
4	Noah	163
5	Owen	160

Popular Baby Boy Names in Iowa for 2012

As you can see the most popular baby boy names in Iowa for births recorded in 2012 is Liam.

The table below shows the top 5 most popular baby boy names for the year.

	Name	Count
1	Liam	200
2	Mason	196
3	Carter	176
4	William	166
5	Owen	161

Data Source(s)

All of the data on this page is sourced from the Social Security Administration (SSA) and excludes any names with fewer than 5 occurrences in any geographic area.

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