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Popular baby names in Oregon, 2016

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Flag of Oregon

According to data released by Oregon Health Authority, the most popular baby names in the state in 2016 were Olivia and Oliver.

Here are Oregon’s top 10 girl names and top 10 boy names of 2016:

Girl names

  1. Olivia, 249 baby girls
  2. Emma, 213
  3. Sophia, 179
  4. Evelyn, 172
  5. Charlotte, 171
  6. Abigail, 153
  7. Harper, 148
  8. Amelia, 137
  9. Isabella, 134
  10. Ava, 132

Boy names

  1. Oliver, 228 baby boys
  2. Henry, 205
  3. William, 201
  4. Benjamin, 194
  5. Liam, 193
  6. Wyatt, 181
  7. Owen, 179
  8. Noah, 177
  9. Mason, 175
  10. Elijah, 165

In the girls’ top 10, Harper replaced Mia.

In the boys’ top 10, Benjamin and Owen replaced James and Alexander.

In 2015, the top names were Emma and Liam.

Source: Oregon Health Authority – Annual Report Volume 1, 2016

Image: Adapted from Flag of Oregon (public domain)

Popular baby names in South Australia, 2016

According to data released in March by South Australia’s Office of Births, Deaths and Marriages, the most popular baby names in South Australia in 2016 were again Charlotte and Oliver.

Here are South Australia’s top 10 girl names and top 10 boy names of 2016:

Girl Names
1. Charlotte, 139 baby girls
2. Olivia, 123
3. Ava, 116
4. Mia, 103
5. Amelia, 96
6. Evie, 94
7. Emily, 85
8. Isla, 84
9. Ruby, 81
10. Ella, 80 (tied with #11 Sophie)

Boy Names
1. Oliver, 190 baby boys
2. Jack, 129
3. William, 117
4. James, 100 (2-way tie)
5. Mason, 100 (2-way tie)
6. Henry, 96 (2-way tie)
7. Noah, 96 (2-way tie)
8. Lucas, 93
9. Ethan, 89
10. Liam, 82 (tied with #11 Max)

In the girls’ top 10, Evie, Isla, Ruby and Ella replaced Scarlett, Sophie, Chloe and Grace.

In the boys’ top 10, Mason and Henry replaced Charlie and Thomas.

Here’s a sampling of names from the other end of the list. Each of these was given to a single baby in South Australia last year:

  • Unique Girl Names: Avoca, Bindarray, Clova, Diyo, Ellaline, Fradella, Gladys, Hilivelia, Ilina, Jency, Kabedi, Lomina, Minuli, Nazo, Ottilia, Porphyria, Queen, Rija, Sedra, Taskeen, Uzra, Vaeora, Winterlily, Xindi, Yilia, Zarlie
  • Unique Boy Names: Axelian, Boris, Callington, Dipson, Elio, Finlo, Gino, Hyson, Ivor, Jeffen, Kenula, Lison, Morley, Noam, Oxled, Penn, Quade, Reef, Salem, Tully, Uzziah, Valan, Walt, Xinze, York, Zarlo

Finally, here are the 2015 rankings, if you’d like to compare.

Sources: Popular Baby Names – Data.SA, Can you spell that please? – popular baby names in 2016

Popular baby names in Tasmania, 2016

According to data from the Tasmanian Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages, the most popular baby names in Tasmania in 2016 were Charlotte and Oliver yet again.

Here are Tasmania’s top 10 girl names and top 10 boy names of 2016:

Girl Names
1. Charlotte
2. Ava
3. Matilda
4. Isla
5. Grace
6. Evie
7. Lucy
8. Mia
9. Amelia
10. Sophie

Boy Names
1. Oliver
2. William
3. Charlie
4. Jack
5. Noah
6. Logan
7. James
8. Mason
9. Thomas
10. George

In the girls’ top 10, Isla, Evie, and Lucy replaced Ella, Ruby, and Ivy.

In the boys’ top 10, Noah, Logan, Mason, and George replaced Harrison, Oscar, Henry, and Lucas.

Here are Tasmania’s 2015 rankings, if you’d like to compare.

Source: Tasmanian top baby names – Tasmanian Government

Popular baby names in North Dakota, 2016

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Flag of North Dakota

According to data released earlier this year by the North Dakota Department of Health, the most popular baby names in the state in 2016 were Harper & Olivia (tie) and Oliver.

Here are North Dakota’s top 10 girl names and top 10 boy names of 2016:

Girl names

  1. Harper, 65 baby girls (tie)
  2. Olivia, 65 (tie)
  3. Emma, 63
  4. Evelyn, 59
  5. Amelia, 45 (tie)
  6. Charlotte, 45 (tie)
  7. Ella, 43
  8. Nora, 42
  9. Addison, 39
  10. Ava, 38

Boy names

  1. Oliver, 74 baby boys
  2. William, 64
  3. Easton, 54
  4. Owen, 52
  5. Liam, 51
  6. Mason, 49
  7. James, 46
  8. Henry, 45
  9. Wyatt, 44
  10. Hudson, 43

In the girls’ top 10, Evelyn, Amelia, Ella, and Addison replaced Sophia, Avery, Paisley, and Aubrey.

In the boys’ top 10, James and Hudson replaced Carter and Noah.

In 2015, the top names were Emma (now 3rd) and Liam (now 5th).

Interestingly, North Dakota is the only state where Easton is a top-five boy name. Switching over to the SSA data, we can track the rise of Easton in ND:

  • 2016: Easton ranked 3rd in ND
  • 2015: Easton ranked 9th in ND
  • 2014: Easton ranked 6th in ND
  • 2013: Easton ranked 5th in ND
  • 2012: Easton ranked 29th in ND
  • 2011: Easton ranked 9th in ND
  • 2010: Easton ranked 23rd in ND
  • 2009: Easton ranked 47th in ND
  • 2008: Easton ranked 42nd in ND
  • 2007: Easton ranked 64th in ND (first time in top 100)

In the four states that share a border with North Dakota — Montana, Wyoming, South Dakota, and Minnesota — the name Easton ranked 52nd, 11th, 31st, and 35th (respectively) in 2016.

Sources: North Dakota Fast Facts 2016 (pdf), Popular Names by State

Image: Adapted from Flag of North Dakota (public domain)