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Popularity of the baby name Matthew


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Popular baby names in Houston (Texas), 2018

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According to the City of Houston Health Department, the most popular baby names in Houston, Texas, in 2018 were Emma and Liam.

Here are Houston’s top 10 girl names and top 10 boy names of 2018:

Girl Names

  1. Emma, 376 baby girls
  2. Isabella
  3. Camila
  4. Mia
  5. Olivia
  6. Sophia
  7. Sofia
  8. Ava
  9. Abigail
  10. Evelyn

Boy Names

  1. Liam, 424 baby boys
  2. Noah
  3. Jacob
  4. Daniel
  5. Mateo
  6. Dylan
  7. Matthew
  8. Ethan
  9. Sebastian
  10. Elijah

This is the first time I’ve seen an official set of baby name rankings for Houston, so I don’t have any earlier sets of Houston rankings on hand for comparison.

That said, I do have a recent set of rankings for nearby College Station, if you’d like to take a look. (The current College Station rankings should be up in a few weeks…)

Source: Emma, Liam hold title as most popular baby names in Houston for 2018

Image: Adapted from Flag of Texas (public domain)

Popular baby names in Rhode Island, 2018

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According to Rhode Island’s Department of Health, the most popular baby names in the state in 2018 were Olivia and Liam.

Here are Rhode Island’s top 10 girl names and top 10 boy names of 2018:

Girl Names
1. Olivia, 60 baby girls
2. Sophia, 53
3. Isabella, 52
4. Amelia, 51 (tie)
4. Mia, 51 (tie)
6. Emma, 48
7. Charlotte, 44
8. Ava, 34 (tie)
8. Avery, 34 (tie)
10. Abigail, 32 (tie)
10. Grace, 32 (tie)

Boy Names
1. Liam, 66 baby boys
2. Noah, 58
3. Benjamin, 47 (tie)
3. Oliver, 47 (tie)
5. Alexander, 45
6. Logan, 44
7. Jacob, 41
8. Julian, 39
9. Ethan, 38 (tie)
9. John, 38 (tie)

In the girls’ top 10, Avery and Grace replaced Aria (now tied for 12th).

In the boys’ top 10, lots changed: Oliver, Alexander, Jacob, Ethan and John replaced Lucas (now tied for 11th), Michael (tied for 12th), Mason (22nd), Matthew (tied for 33rd), and Joseph (tied for 33rd).

(These rankings are based on provisional data covering the year up to late December.)

In 2017, the top names were Emma and Liam.

Source: Top 50 R.I. baby names of 2018

Image: Adapted from Flag of Rhode Island (public domain)

Popular baby names in New Jersey, 2018

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According to the Government of New Jersey, the most popular baby names in the state in 2018 were Emma and Liam.

Here are New Jersey’s top 10 girl names and top 10 boy names of 2018:

Girl Names

  1. Emma
  2. Isabella
  3. Olivia
  4. Mia
  5. Ava
  6. Sophia
  7. Charlotte
  8. Emily
  9. Amelia
  10. Leah

Boy Names

  1. Liam
  2. Noah
  3. Jacob
  4. Matthew
  5. Michael
  6. Joseph
  7. Lucas
  8. Dylan
  9. Logan
  10. Benjamin

Source: Top New Jersey baby names of 2018! (Twitter)

Image: Adapted from Flag of New Jersey (public domain)

Popular baby names in New York City, 2017

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According to New York City’s Department of Health, the most popular baby names in the city in 2017 were Emma and Liam.

Here are New York City’s top 10 girl names and top 10 boy names of 2017:

Girl Names
1. Emma
2. Olivia
3. Mia
4. Sophia
5. Isabella
6. Ava
7. Leah
8. Emily
9. Sarah
10. Abigail

Boy Names
1. Liam
2. Noah
3. Jacob
4. Ethan
5. David
6. Lucas
7. Matthew
8. Jayden
9. Aiden
10. Daniel

In the girls’ top ten, Abigail replaced Madison.

In the boys’ top ten, David and Jayden replaced Dylan and Michael.

Within each of the five boroughs, the top baby names were…

  • Manhattan: Olivia and James
  • Bronx: Isabella and Liam
  • Brooklyn: Esther and David
  • Queens: Emma and Liam
  • Staten Island: Olivia and Michael

And finally, some of the baby names bestowed just 10 times each in NYC last year:

  • Artemis, Tzippy, Reizy (girl names)
  • Azriel, Zeus, Thaddeus (boy names)

NYC also used to break down top names by ethnic/racial group (see the 2015 rankings, for example) but this time around the news release didn’t include that information.

Source: Health Department Announces Emma and Liam Are Most Popular Baby Names For 2017

Image: Adapted from Flag of New York (public domain)