Iowa vs Missouri

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

Missouri

  1. Charlotte292
  2. Amelia292
  3. Olivia252
  4. Eleanor228
  5. Evelyn214
  6. Sophia205
  7. Emma197
  8. Harper188
  9. Violet174
  10. Hazel174
  11. Lainey158
  12. Ava156
  13. Mia153
  14. Ellie150
  15. Elizabeth149

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

Missouri

  1. Oliver425
  2. Henry323
  3. Theodore303
  4. Noah282
  5. Liam279
  6. William249
  7. James249
  8. Hudson248
  9. Elijah211
  10. Jack194
  11. Asher190
  12. Maverick184
  13. Waylon178
  14. Wyatt177
  15. Owen177

Where they split — girls

Only in Iowa's top 50:

LunaGiannaRubyElsieQuinnMayaMaeveJosie

Only in Missouri's top 50:

PenelopeNaomiKinsleyRileyAbigailLydiaParkerDaisy

Biggest rank gaps:

  1. Isabella #33 in Iowa · #20 in Missouri
  2. Josephine #41 in Iowa · #29 in Missouri
  3. Layla #19 in Iowa · #30 in Missouri
  4. Eloise #34 in Iowa · #45 in Missouri
  5. Nora #8 in Iowa · #18 in Missouri
  6. Ivy #13 in Iowa · #23 in Missouri

Where they split — boys

Only in Iowa's top 50:

BrooksMylesSawyerTateBeckettArcherSilasEmmett

Only in Missouri's top 50:

JohnMasonCharlesThomasJosephEliasLoganAlexander

Biggest rank gaps:

  1. Mateo #21 in Iowa · #50 in Missouri
  2. Carter #41 in Iowa · #17 in Missouri
  3. Leo #16 in Iowa · #39 in Missouri
  4. August #50 in Iowa · #27 in Missouri
  5. Wesley #24 in Iowa · #44 in Missouri
  6. Waylon #32 in Iowa · #13 in Missouri
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