Baby Names Girl Names Meaning of the Name Iowa Updated April 16, 2026 by Jennifer M. Iowa Gender: Female Origin: Native American Meaning: Beautiful Land #Place ♥ Add to my Namelist What is the meaning of the name Iowa? The name Iowa is primarily a female name of Native American origin that means Beautiful Land. People who like the name Iowa also like: Anouk, Citlali, Aurora, Catori, Kaida, Kayteequa, Kimama, Gabriel, Griffin, Colton, Oda, Mingan, Saburou, Tatsuhiro Names like Iowa: Iao, Iah, Iwao, Io, Iha Stats for the Name Iowa Iowa is currently not in the top 100 on the Baby Names Popularity Charts Iowa is currently not ranked in U.S. births