Iowa vs South Dakota

Baby names, 2024 — Iowa goes Charlotte & Oliver; South Dakota answers Amelia & Oliver.

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

South Dakota

  1. Amelia47
  2. Lainey45
  3. Charlotte45
  4. Harper43
  5. Olivia38
  6. Emma36
  7. Nora34
  8. Eleanor33
  9. Willow32
  10. Violet32
  11. Ellie32
  12. Evelyn31
  13. Aurora30
  14. Hazel27
  15. Sophia26

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

South Dakota

  1. Oliver52
  2. Liam52
  3. Henry51
  4. Theodore42
  5. Asher41
  6. Brooks37
  7. William36
  8. Noah36
  9. Jack36
  10. Hudson35
  11. Elijah32
  12. Cooper31
  13. Beau31
  14. Bennett30
  15. Wesley28

Where they split — girls

Only in Iowa's top 50:

LaylaScarlettElizabethLunaGiannaEloiseClaraStella

Only in South Dakota's top 50:

EmersynLydiaKinsleyRileyPalmerCoraAbigailSofia

Biggest rank gaps:

  1. Hadley #49 in Iowa · #21 in South Dakota
  2. Lillian #26 in Iowa · #48 in South Dakota
  3. Nova #25 in Iowa · #45 in South Dakota
  4. Ella #29 in Iowa · #17 in South Dakota
  5. Isla #27 in Iowa · #16 in South Dakota
  6. Lainey #12 in Iowa · #2 in South Dakota

Where they split — boys

Only in Iowa's top 50:

LeoBenjaminMateoWalkerSamuelMylesLucasTate

Only in South Dakota's top 50:

EastonMasonColterEliasRykerParkerIsaiahHarrison

Biggest rank gaps:

  1. Owen #9 in Iowa · #32 in South Dakota
  2. Michael #47 in Iowa · #28 in South Dakota
  3. Jackson #26 in Iowa · #45 in South Dakota
  4. Sawyer #33 in Iowa · #20 in South Dakota
  5. Waylon #32 in Iowa · #42 in South Dakota
  6. Wesley #24 in Iowa · #15 in South Dakota
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