Most popular boys’ names in Iowa, 2008

Official counts of babies given each name, ranked by NameTides (names with the same count share a rank).

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Ethan	237
2	William	221
3	Carter	203
4	Jackson	195
5	Logan	192
6	Jacob	181
6	Noah	181
8	Gavin	179
9	Benjamin	160
9	Landon	160
11	Alexander	159
12	Mason	156
13	Owen	146
14	Andrew	145
14	Isaac	145
16	Samuel	143
17	Aiden	142
18	Wyatt	138
19	Joseph	134
20	Caleb	133
21	Jack	131
22	Brody	129
22	Evan	129
24	Brayden	126
25	Elijah	123

Rank	Name	Babies
25	Gabriel	123
27	Hunter	121
28	Matthew	120
29	Anthony	118
29	Dylan	118
29	Lucas	118
32	Nathan	116
33	Jayden	115
34	Ryan	113
35	Tyler	111
36	Joshua	106
36	Michael	106
38	Cooper	105
39	Zachary	102
40	Daniel	101
41	Hayden	99
42	Connor	97
43	Caden	95
44	Luke	94
45	Carson	91
45	Parker	91
47	Isaiah	88
48	James	87
48	John	87
48	Nicholas	87
51	Christopher	86
52	Austin	85
52	Blake	85
54	Cole	84
55	Chase	83
56	Cameron	82
57	Colton	81
57	Henry	81
59	Jonathan	80
60	Brady	79
61	Eli	78
61	Kaden	78
63	Christian	75
63	Ian	75
65	Liam	72
66	Aidan	71
66	David	71
66	Gage	71
69	Nolan	69
69	Thomas	69
71	Jordan	68
72	Aaron	66
73	Levi	65
74	Riley	64
75	Drake	63
76	Brandon	62
76	Tristan	62
78	Grant	57
78	Justin	57
80	Kaleb	56
81	Charles	55
82	Colin	54
82	Jaxon	54
82	Kyle	54
85	Alex	53
86	Ashton	52
86	Bryce	52
86	Tanner	52
89	Jace	51
90	Ayden	50
90	Cody	50
90	Keegan	50
90	Maxwell	50
94	Jose	49
95	Collin	48
95	Lincoln	48
95	Max	48
95	Preston	48
99	Adrian	47
99	Kayden	47
99	Trevor	47