Patch Iowa City, IA --Names, like clothes, go in and out of fashion.
As a parent, I struggled to find names for my children that were traditional yet not commonplace, and vetted them for potential for insulting rhymes.
I now have an Oliver and an Autumn.
At the time, Oliver was rare in my circles, and I figured my son would walk through life with a fairly unique name. But, now there's a half dozen other children named Oliver that I know.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration's list of most popular baby names in Iowa, Oliver didn't crack the list, at least in recent years, until 2009 when it appeared at 83.
In the latest comes in as the 43rd most popular name here, and Autumn is the 46th most popular. Oliver didn't even make the list in recent years until 2009 when it appeared at 83.
Strangely, I haven't come across many other Autumns, although her name has consistently been in the top 100 baby names over the years.
But, enough about me.
Carter, Mason, Owen, Noah and Jacob are the latest most popular boy names, at least as of 2011 which is the latest report from the U.S. Social Security Administration. Emma, Olivia, Sophia, Ava and Addison are the most popular girl names.
Below is the full list of 101 most popular baby names in Iowa as of 2011. And, the Des Moines Register has a nifty database where you can explore the most popular baby names for the past 100 years.
Rank Male name Number of
males Female name Number of
females
1 Carter 195 Emma 202
2 Mason 185 Olivia 192
3 Owen 170 Sophia 187
4 Noah 167 Ava 174
5 Jacob 160 Addison 142
6 William 158 Ella 122
7 Jackson 154 Isabella 119
8 Ethan 152 Abigail 118
9 Liam 147 Natalie 118
10 Logan 145 Avery 115
11 Gavin 144 Chloe 115
12 Aiden 142 Brooklyn 109
13 Benjamin 137 Aubrey 108
14 Landon 136 Emily 101
15 Elijah 129 Grace 100
16 Alexander 127 Lily 98
17 Samuel 118 Elizabeth 96
18 Hayden 117 Harper 94
19 Lucas 114 Madison 93
20 Caleb 111 Zoey 92
21 Gabriel 111 Lillian 88
22 Levi 109 Hannah 87
23 Andrew 108 Alexis 85
24 Wyatt 106 Claire 83
25 James 105 Amelia 81
26 Cooper 104 Mia 78
27 Bentley 103 Charlotte 71
28 Henry 100 Evelyn 71
29 Brody 99 Kaylee 70
30 Isaac 98 Lauren 68
31 Parker 97 Kinley 65
32 Blake 93 Anna 64
33 Hunter 92 Sophie 62
34 Brayden 91 Piper 61
35 Jack 91 Ellie 60
36 Tyler 91 Nevaeh 60
37 Evan 90 Peyton 60
38 Daniel 87 Layla 59
39 Colton 85 Lydia 59
40 Easton 83 Samantha 59
41 Jace 83 Hailey 58
42 Michael 83 Leah 56
43 Oliver 83 Stella 54
44 Eli 82 Sydney 53
45 Connor 79 Audrey 51
46 Jayden 79 Autumn 51
47 Matthew 79 Brynn 50
48 Carson 78 Lucy 50
49 Ryan 76 Payton 50
50 Joseph 75 Taylor 50
51 Chase 73 Allison 49
52 Luke 72 Aubree 49
53 Nolan 72 Bailey 49
54 Nathan 71 Riley 49
55 Austin 69 Aaliyah 48
56 Cole 69 Madelyn 48
57 Isaiah 69 Mya 48
58 Jonathan 69 Faith 46
59 Nicholas 69 Paige 46
60 Zachary 69 Alyssa 45
61 Anthony 67 Gabriella 45
62 Jaxon 67 Kylie 45
63 David 66 Nora 44
64 John 66 Maci 43
65 Charles 64 Molly 43
66 Cameron 63 Sofia 43
67 Kaden 63 Khloe 42
68 Dylan 61 Hadley 41
69 Hudson 61 Hayden 41
70 Jaxson 60 Bella 40
71 Lincoln 60 Julia 40
72 Thomas 59 Reese 40
73 Christopher 58 Katelyn 39
74 Ryder 58 Madeline 39
75 Drake 57 Lilly 38
76 Miles 57 Scarlett 38
77 Aaron 55 Alivia 37
78 Grant 54 Brielle 37
79 Jordan 54 Mackenzie 37
80 Joshua 54 Rylee 37
81 Max 52 Savannah 37
82 Asher 51 Annabelle 36
83 Tate 51 Arianna 36
84 Alex 49 Eva 36
85 Maxwell 49 Jocelyn 36
86 Riley 49 Alexa 35
87 Caden 48 Sarah 35
88 Camden 48 Serenity 35
89 Colin 48 Alaina 34
90 Grayson 48 Cora 34
91 Brady 47 Quinn 34
92 Ryker 47 Ruby 34
93 Xavier 47 Violet 34
94 Bryson 46 Willow 34
95 Ashton 45 Carly 33
96 Sawyer 45 Kennedy 33
97 Adrian 44 Lyla 33
98 Braxton 44 Macy 33
99 Gage 43 Makenna 33
100 Ayden 42 Brianna 32
101 Robert 42 Isabelle 32
Morgan 32
Paisley 32
*Here's some resources for you new parents:*
Kidworks
Birthright
Tiers For Joy
Hands On Financial Advice: Budgeting for Baby
Bringing Home Baby
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