According to the Oregon Health Authority, the most popular baby names in the state in 2017 were Emma and Oliver.
Here are Oregon’s top 10 girl names and top 10 boy names of 2017:
Girl names
- Emma, 211 baby girls
- Olivia, 209
- Sophia, 159
- Charlotte, 153
- Evelyn, 147
- Amelia, 145
- Harper, 128
- Ava, 120
- Mia, 118
- Abigail, 116
Boy names
- Oliver, 233 baby boys
- Liam, 220
- Benjamin, 193 (tie)
- Henry, 193 (tie)
- William, 181
- Noah, 166
- Logan, 165
- James, 160
- Wyatt, 159
- Samuel, 150
In the girls’ top 10, Mia replaced Isabella.
In the boys’ top 10, Logan, James, and Samuel replaced Owen, Mason, and Elijah.
In 2016, the top names were Olivia and Oliver.
The SSA’s 2017 rankings for Oregon show the same top 10 names for both genders, though the boy names are in a slightly different order.
Source: Oregon Health Authority – Annual Report Volume 1, 2017
Image: Adapted from Flag of Oregon (public domain)