Most popular boys’ names in Iowa, 2009

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Jacob	208
2	Ethan	204
3	Carter	198
4	Noah	194
5	William	179
6	Jackson	174
6	Owen	174
8	Gavin	167
8	Logan	167
10	Mason	166
11	Aiden	153
12	Alexander	150
13	Landon	149
14	Wyatt	148
15	Benjamin	141
16	Caleb	138
17	Jack	131
18	Andrew	125
18	Brayden	125
20	Evan	123
21	Hunter	122
22	Samuel	118
23	Joseph	117
24	Tyler	116
25	Jayden	114

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Michael	113
27	Brody	108
27	Cooper	108
27	Gabriel	108
30	Elijah	107
31	Hayden	106
31	Zachary	106
33	Chase	104
34	Isaac	102
35	Dylan	101
35	Ryan	101
37	Joshua	100
38	Henry	99
38	Parker	99
40	James	98
41	Connor	95
42	Lucas	94
43	Matthew	92
44	Daniel	91
45	Anthony	90
45	Blake	90
47	Carson	89
48	Austin	87
49	Levi	83
49	Liam	83
51	David	82
51	Jonathan	82
53	Nathan	80
54	Colton	79
55	Luke	77
56	Charles	74
56	Cole	74
56	Isaiah	74
56	Kaden	74
56	Nolan	74
61	Christopher	72
62	John	71
63	Aaron	70
63	Cameron	70
65	Brady	68
65	Gage	68
67	Eli	65
68	Christian	63
68	Drake	63
70	Caden	62
71	Max	61
71	Thomas	61
73	Ian	59
74	Ayden	58
74	Nicholas	58
76	Aidan	56
77	Alex	55
77	Jordan	55
77	Xavier	55
80	Dominic	52
80	Jaxon	52
82	Jace	51
82	Kaleb	51
82	Oliver	51
82	Tristan	51
86	Jeremiah	50
87	Lane	49
87	Tate	49
89	Braxton	48
89	Ryder	48
89	Ty	48
92	Adam	47
92	Justin	47
92	Maxwell	47
95	Trevor	46
96	Grant	45
96	Jose	45
96	Kayden	45
96	Sawyer	45
100	Brandon	44
100	Collin	44
100	Jesse	44
100	Kyler	44