Iowa’s Most Popular Baby Names Are Pretty Adorable

Of course having a baby and raising a baby are both incredibly challenging.

Also, let's be honest they can be incredibly expensive.

For me, one of the things that stresses me out the most about having a baby happens before the kid even arrives! It's the process of finding the perfect name for them!

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Overall, Iowa's birthrate has gone down significantly over the past few years. In a recent report from Axios, the Hawkeye State's birthrate dropped more than 16% between 2007 and 2022.

Nationwide, the birthrate declined 23%.

Iowa's Most Popular Baby Names of 2023

Based off of Google Trends data, a site called Betway was able to determine the most popular baby names in 2023. Of course they figured out the trends for all of North America, but they also took a closer look at each state's preferences.

Overall though, the most popular girl baby name nationally is Scarlett. 

It was the top choice in thirty three states!

The top boy name in 2023 was Jack.

Kind of basic, but okay...

According to this study, it was the most popular boy name in fourteen states!

Take a look at the top ten most popular names in the Hawkeye State from this past year! What do you think of these names that Iowa parents picked out for their little bundles of joy that were born in 2023?

I'm honestly surprised that Caitlin isn't anywhere on this ranking!

Was your name anywhere on this list? Let us know!

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