Iowa vs North Carolina

Baby names, 2024 — Iowa goes Charlotte & Oliver; North Carolina answers Olivia & Liam.

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

North Carolina

  1. Olivia469
  2. Amelia466
  3. Emma425
  4. Charlotte404
  5. Sophia385
  6. Ava344
  7. Isabella341
  8. Mia339
  9. Evelyn310
  10. Elizabeth297
  11. Eleanor292
  12. Harper286
  13. Sofia248
  14. Nova229
  15. Ellie227

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

North Carolina

  1. Liam745
  2. Noah685
  3. Oliver536
  4. William501
  5. James475
  6. Henry419
  7. Elijah411
  8. Lucas405
  9. Theodore388
  10. Levi376
  11. John352
  12. Ezra330
  13. Hudson326
  14. Mateo317
  15. Asher314

Where they split — girls

Only in Iowa's top 50:

WrenleyEloiseClaraVivianStellaRubyJosephineElsie

Only in North Carolina's top 50:

SofiaElianaNaomiZoeAbigailCamilaMadisonPenelope

Biggest rank gaps:

  1. Isabella #33 in Iowa · #7 in North Carolina
  2. Paisley #23 in Iowa · #48 in North Carolina
  3. Lainey #12 in Iowa · #35 in North Carolina
  4. Lucy #18 in Iowa · #40 in North Carolina
  5. Layla #19 in Iowa · #39 in North Carolina
  6. Chloe #44 in Iowa · #26 in North Carolina

Where they split — boys

Only in Iowa's top 50:

CooperBrooksLeoBennettBeauWesleyLincolnWeston

Only in North Carolina's top 50:

JohnDavidEliasThomasCharlesMasonLucaJosiah

Biggest rank gaps:

  1. Lucas #34 in Iowa · #8 in North Carolina
  2. Sebastian #49 in Iowa · #26 in North Carolina
  3. Owen #9 in Iowa · #32 in North Carolina
  4. Daniel #40 in Iowa · #19 in North Carolina
  5. Jack #7 in Iowa · #27 in North Carolina
  6. Luke #42 in Iowa · #24 in North Carolina
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