Iowa vs Kansas

Baby names, 2024 — Both states crown Charlotte and Oliver — the differences live deeper in the top 50.

Girls

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

Kansas

  1. Charlotte166
  2. Olivia151
  3. Emma131
  4. Amelia130
  5. Sophia122
  6. Evelyn112
  7. Eleanor108
  8. Harper92
  9. Mia84
  10. Elizabeth84
  11. Aurora84
  12. Violet80
  13. Lainey80
  14. Hazel77
  15. Ava75

Boys

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

Kansas

  1. Oliver174
  2. Theodore163
  3. Liam150
  4. Noah147
  5. Henry146
  6. James128
  7. Hudson118
  8. William113
  9. Bennett104
  10. Cooper102
  11. Elijah100
  12. Asher98
  13. Benjamin97
  14. Jack94
  15. Mateo91

Where they split — girls

Only in Iowa's top 50:

NovaLillianEloiseClaraVivianDelilahElsieQuinn

Only in Kansas's top 50:

SofiaElianaClaireAbigailNaomiIrisCamilaEmery

Biggest rank gaps:

  1. Layla #19 in Iowa · #49 in Kansas
  2. Ellie #10 in Iowa · #30 in Kansas
  3. Wrenley #30 in Iowa · #48 in Kansas
  4. Isabella #33 in Iowa · #16 in Kansas
  5. Ivy #13 in Iowa · #29 in Kansas
  6. Avery #36 in Iowa · #20 in Kansas

Where they split — boys

Only in Iowa's top 50:

WalkerMylesSawyerTateRomanBeckettArcherSilas

Only in Kansas's top 50:

JohnJosephThomasEliasGabrielCharlesJulianIsaac

Biggest rank gaps:

  1. Leo #16 in Iowa · #35 in Kansas
  2. Maverick #14 in Iowa · #32 in Kansas
  3. Carter #41 in Iowa · #26 in Kansas
  4. Wesley #24 in Iowa · #38 in Kansas
  5. Samuel #30 in Iowa · #16 in Kansas
  6. Wyatt #12 in Iowa · #25 in Kansas
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