DUBUQUE, Iowa (KCRG) - MercyOne hospitals across Iowa have released the list of the most popular baby names for 2025.
The top names statewide were Theodore, Oliver, Jack/Jackson, Charlotte, and Emma.
Here’s a list broken down by hospital and city:
Des Moines:
Girl’s names:
Hazel
Harper
Charlotte
Boys names:
Liam
Oliver
Michael
Davenport:
Girl’s names:
Eleanor
Elena
Charlotte
Amelia
Sophia
Emma
Boys names:
Liam
James
Henry
Beau
Oliver
Miles
Waterloo:
Girl’s names:
Everleigh
Sloan
Hazel
Abigail
Harper
Boys names:
Theodore/Theo
Elijah
Jack/Jackson
Cooper
Noah
Dubuque:
Girl’s names:
Emerson/Emersyn
Emma
Eloise
Elizabeth
Boys names:
Theodore
Charles
Waylon
Lincoln
Mason City:
Girl’s names:
Avery
Boys names:
Jackson/Jack
Jasper
West Des Mo

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