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(Iowa) -- MercyOne is announcing the state's top baby names in 2025.
The Iowa-based healthcare system tracked the most popular baby names at its locations in the Des Moines metro, Waterloo, Mason City, and the Quad Cities. The most popular baby names by location include:
- Des Moines
- Boys: Liam, Oliver, Michael
- Girls: Hazel, Harper, Charlotte
- West Des Moines
- Boys: Lucas, Samuel, Theodore
- Girls: Charlotte, Vivian, Nora
- Waterloo
- Boys: Theodore/Theo, Elijah, Jack/Jackson, Cooper, Noah
- Girls: Everleigh, Sloan, Hazel, Abigail, Harper
- Mason City
- Boys: Tate, Jaxon, Oliver, Greyson
- Girls: Zoe, Mila, Eleanor, Scarlett
- Davenport
- Boys: Liam, James, Henry, Beau, Oliver, Miles
- Girls: Eleanor, Elena, Charlotte, Amelia, Sophia, Emma
- Dubuque
- Boys: Theodore, Charles, Waylon, Lincoln
- Girls: Emerson/Emersyn, Emma, Eloise, Elizabeth
- Silvis, IL
- Boys: David, Cameron, Bennett
- Girls: Willow, Sophia, Kinsley
Statewide, the most popular boy names are Theodore, Oliver, and Jack/Jackson. The most popular baby girl names in Iowa for 2025 are Charlotte and Emma.