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Popular baby names in Cincinnati (Ohio), 2012

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The most popular baby names in Cincinnati, Ohio, were released yesterday.

According to the Cincinnati Health Department’s Vital Records Office, the city’s top names were William for boys and Emma for girls.

Here are Cincinnati’s top 10 girl names and top 10 boy names of 2012:

Girl names

  1. Emma
  2. Sophia
  3. Ava
  4. Lillian
  5. Isabella & Avery (tie)
  6. Brooklyn
  7. Grace
  8. Charlotte & Abigail (tie)
  9. Anna
  10. Aubrey

Boy names

  1. William
  2. Benjamin
  3. Liam
  4. Andrew & Mason (tie)
  5. Noah
  6. Henry
  7. Logan
  8. Michael, Ethan & Jackson (3-way tie)
  9. James & Elijah (tie)
  10. Jacob & Owen (tie)

The former #1 girl name, Olivia, is now no longer even in the top ten. That’s a pretty drastic drop.

Source: Most popular Cincinnati baby names in 2012

Image: Adapted from Flag of Ohio (public domain)

Popular baby names in Iowa, 2012

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The most popular baby names in Iowa were announced a couple of weeks ago.

According to the Iowa Department of Public Health, the state’s top names were Liam for boys and Emma for girls.

Here are Iowa’s top 12 girl names and top 12 boy names of 2012:

Girl NamesBoy Names
1. Emma
2. Sophia
3. Olivia
4. Harper
5. Ava
6. Ella
7. Addison
8. Avery
9. Emily
10. Elizabeth [tie]
10. Lillian [tie]
12. Isabella		1. Liam
2. Mason
3. Carter
4. Owen
5. William
6. Noah
7. Jacob
8. Logan
9. Henry
10. Wyatt
11. Jackson
12. Ethan

Source: Bowerman, Dan. “Liam, Emma most popular 2012 Iowa baby names.” Quad-City Times 27 Aug. 2013.

Image: Adapted from Flag of Iowa (public domain)

Popular baby names in England and Wales (UK), 2012

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The most popular baby names in England and Wales were announced last week.

According to the Office for National Statistics, the region’s top names were Harry for boys and Amelia for girls.

Here are the top 20 girl names and top 20 boy names of 2012:

Top Girl NamesTop Boy Names
1. Amelia
2. Olivia
3. Jessica
4. Emily
5. Lily
6. Ava
7. Mia
8. Isla
9. Sophie
10. Isabella
11. Evie
12. Ruby
13. Poppy
14. Grace
15. Sophia
16. Chloe
17. Isabelle
18. Ella
19. Freya
20. Charlotte		1. Harry
2. Oliver
3. Jack
4. Charlie
5. Jacob
6. Thomas
7. Alfie
8. Riley
9. William
10. James
11. Joshua
12. George
13. Ethan
14. Noah
15. Samuel
16. Daniel
17. Oscar
18. Max
19. Muhammad
20. Leo

The England-only top 20 included all of the above except for Archie (not Leo) on the boys’ side.

The Wales-only top 20 included Dylan, Mason, Logan, Tyler and Isaac (not Samuel, Daniel, Oscar, Max or Muhammad) for boys and Seren, Megan, Ffion and Layla (not Isla, Chloe, Freya or Charlotte) for girls.

Newbies to the England and Wales top 100 are…

  • Hugo, Sonny, Seth, Elliott, Theodore, Rory and Ellis for boys. (Out are Joel, Hayden, John, Ashton, Jackson, Ben and Reece.)
  • Mollie, Ivy, Darcey, Tilly, Sara and Violet for girls. (Out are Lexie, Lauren, Rebecca, Tia, Nicola and Kayla.)

Here’s a selection of names from the other end of the list (each given to 10 babies or fewer):

Rare Girl NamesRare Boy Names
Ambreen, Anest, Arrietty, Arzoo, Bowie, Charvi, Cressida, Csenge, Delyth, Devoiry, Eveie, Flourish, Gwenno, Liepa, Llio, Lliwen, Loveday, Mayameen, Mazvita, Migle, Makanaka, Ocean-Blu, Pip, Senuli, Strawberry, Testimony, Tiggy, TulsiAlieu, Atreyu, Bede, Betzalel, Boston, Cavalli, Celt, Cem, Connah, Croyde, Dacre, Exodus, His, Huckleberry, James-Dean, Jools, Jovi, Louix, MD., Messiah, Motty, Neyo, Nuh, Nuno, Papa, Peregrine, Platon, Reco, Rhome, Soul, Ting, Tirth, Ugnius, Wing, Winner

Finally, here are some older posts with the 2011, 2010, 2009, and 2008 lists of most popular names in England & Wales.

Source: Baby Names, England and Wales, 2012 (ONS)

Image: Adapted from Flag of the United Kingdom (public domain)

Popular baby names in Nebraska, 2012

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Nebraska’s getting in on the action a bit late this year, but I’ll post their list anyway.

According to the state’s Department of Health and Human Services, Nebraska’s top baby names in 2012 were Emma and Liam.

Here are the top 20+ girl names and top 20 boy names of 2012:

Girl Names

  1. Emma, 157 babies
  2. Olivia, 138
  3. Sophia, 129
  4. Harper, 106
  5. Ava, 89
  6. Ella, 76
  7. Avery, 73
  8. Isabella, 69
  9. Addison, 67 (3-way tie)
  10. Emily, 67 (3-way tie)
  11. Lillian, 67 (3-way tie)
  12. Charlotte, 64
  13. Elizabeth, 63
  14. Evelyn, 61 (3-way tie)
  15. Grace, 61 (3-way tie)
  16. Mia, 61 (3-way tie)
  17. Lily, 59
  18. Brooklyn, 58 (tie)
  19. Zoey, 58 (tie)
  20. Amelia, 57 (tie)
  21. Madison, 57 (tie)

Boy Names

  1. Liam, 153 babies
  2. William, 134
  3. Mason, 123
  4. Jackson, 114
  5. Owen, 106
  6. Noah, 99 (tie)
  7. Benjamin, 99 (tie)
  8. Samuel, 98
  9. Jacob, 96
  10. Logan, 94
  11. Carter, 92
  12. Elijah, 90
  13. Ethan, 85
  14. James, 84
  15. Gabriel, 82
  16. Wyatt, 78 (tie)
  17. Henry, 78 (tie)
  18. Aiden, 77
  19. Joseph, 75
  20. Easton, 74

Sources: Vital Statistics – Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services, Liam, Emma top list of baby names in 2012

Image: Adapted from Flag of Nebraska (public domain)