New name surges to most popular girls name of 2024

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For the fourth year in a row, Oliver has topped the list as the most popular name for baby boys born at Sanford Health. For girls, a new name has  climbed to the top of the list. Lainey was the most popular name for baby girls born at Sanford Health in 2024.

For the second year in a row, Henry clinched the second-place spot for most popular boy names, while Amelia moved up two spots from 2023 to the No. 2 spot for most popular girl names in 2024.

Coming in third place for boys was Liam, up from a tie at No. 6 in 2023. For girls, Evelyn moved down from second place in 2023 to the No. 3 spot in 2024.

In fourth place, there was a three-way tie in the girls category: Aurora, Charlotte and Nora. For boys, Theodore moved up from the tie for No. 6 with Liam last year to the No. 4 spot in 2024.

Wrapping up the top five baby names born at Sanford Health in 2024 was Olivia on the girls’ side and Brooks on the boys’ side.

Here are the top five names for babies born at Sanford Health in 2024:

Boy names

1. Oliver
2. Henry
3. Liam
4. Theodore
5. Brooks

Girl names

1. Lainey
2. Amelia
3. Evelyn
4. (tie) Aurora, Charlotte and Nora
5. Olivia

Sanford Health has delivered almost 9,000 babies so far in 2024, with July being the month with the highest number of births. The average weight for babies born in 2024 was 7 pounds, 3 ounces.

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