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Top baby names of 2014 announced by Spectrum Health

Posted at 3:01 PM, Dec 27, 2014
and last updated 2014-12-27 15:01:31-05

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Spectrum Health has released it’s annual list of top baby names for both boys and girls born at their facilities for 2014.

Olivia and Noah take first place for most popular girl and boy names.

This year showed several newcomers to the girl’s list from 2013, including Avery, Ella and Nora. An influx of new boy names also took over the list for 2014 including William, Caleb, Carter, Henry, Benjamin and Jackson.

The Family Birthplace at Butterworth Hospital delivers more babies than any other hospital in Michigan with 6,777 births to date in 2014. Of that total, 3,287 were female and 3,442 were male.

Top 10 Names for Girls in 2014

  1. Olivia
  2. Emma
  3. Ava
  4. Charlotte
  5. Harper
  6. Sophia
  7. Abigail
  8. Avery
  9. Ella
  10. Nora

Top 10 Names for Boys in 2014

  1. Noah
  2. Mason
  3. William
  4. Liam
  5. Caleb
  6. Oliver
  7. Carter
  8. Henry
  9. Benjamin
  10. Jackson