California vs Iowa

Baby names, 2024 — California goes Mia & Liam; Iowa answers Charlotte & Oliver.

Girls

California

  1. Mia1,986
  2. Olivia1,931
  3. Camila1,885
  4. Emma1,833
  5. Sophia1,595
  6. Isabella1,556
  7. Amelia1,366
  8. Sofia1,331
  9. Luna1,158
  10. Gianna1,081
  11. Charlotte1,044
  12. Eliana1,024
  13. Emily979
  14. Aria922
  15. Evelyn895

Iowa

  1. Charlotte140
  2. Amelia133
  3. Harper121
  4. Evelyn121
  5. Olivia119
  6. Eleanor110
  7. Emma104
  8. Nora99
  9. Hazel95
  10. Ellie94
  11. Ava93
  12. Lainey92
  13. Ivy85
  14. Willow82
  15. Sophia80

Boys

California

  1. Liam2,716
  2. Noah2,674
  3. Mateo2,360
  4. Santiago2,002
  5. Sebastian1,788
  6. Julian1,638
  7. Oliver1,544
  8. Ezra1,300
  9. Lucas1,273
  10. Ethan1,262
  11. Benjamin1,259
  12. Elijah1,257
  13. Ezekiel1,207
  14. Luca1,199
  15. Alexander1,185

Iowa

  1. Oliver192
  2. Henry187
  3. Liam164
  4. Theodore140
  5. Noah136
  6. Elijah131
  7. Jack122
  8. Cooper115
  9. Owen113
  10. Hudson113
  11. Asher106
  12. Wyatt103
  13. William103
  14. Maverick103
  15. Brooks98

Where they split — girls

Only in California's top 50:

CamilaSofiaElianaEmilyValentinaMilaElenaPenelope

Only in Iowa's top 50:

NoraLaineyIvyWillowLucyPaisleyNovaLillian

Biggest rank gaps:

  1. Harper #49 in California · #3 in Iowa
  2. Eleanor #47 in California · #6 in Iowa
  3. Aria #14 in California · #50 in Iowa
  4. Isabella #6 in California · #33 in Iowa
  5. Hazel #34 in California · #9 in Iowa
  6. Chloe #19 in California · #44 in Iowa

Where they split — boys

Only in California's top 50:

SantiagoJulianEthanEzekielLucaAlexanderEliasDylan

Only in Iowa's top 50:

JackCooperOwenHudsonAsherWyattMaverickBrooks

Biggest rank gaps:

  1. Sebastian #5 in California · #49 in Iowa
  2. William #41 in California · #13 in Iowa
  3. Henry #29 in California · #2 in Iowa
  4. Lucas #9 in California · #34 in Iowa
  5. Daniel #17 in California · #40 in Iowa
  6. Michael #25 in California · #47 in Iowa
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