Last year, Houston — Texas’ largest city in terms of both population and area — welcomed over 60,840 babies.
What were the most popular names among these babies? Emma and Liam (again), according to provisional data released in late December, 2023, by the Houston Health Department’s Bureau of Vital Statistics.
Here are Houston’s top 10 girl names and top 10 boy names of 2023:
Girl names
- Emma
- Mia
- Camila
- Olivia
- Isabella
- Sofia
- Sophia
- Amelia
- Charlotte
- Emily
Boy names
- Liam
- Noah
- Mateo
- Santiago
- Sebastian
- Dylan
- Elijah
- Lucas
- Oliver
- Daniel
In the girls’ top 10, Emily replaced Ava.
In the boys’ top 10, Lucas replaced Ethan.
Here are Houston’s 2022 rankings, if you’d like to compare.
Source: Houston Health Department reveals city’s top baby names for 2023 (Dec. 28, 2023)
Image: Adapted from Flag of Texas (public domain)
