What were the most popular baby names in this area in 2012?

Posted: Tue, Jan 1, 2013 10:27 AM

Don't expect to see Matthew, Mark, Luke or John among the top 10 baby names of 2012. The top names get more inspirations from the movies than from traditional sources.

Gundersen Lutheran says its doctors delivered 724 boys and 697 girls during 2012. Those numbers include 37 sets of twins and one set of triplets.

Here are the most popular names chosen for Gundersen Lutheran newborns in 2012:

Girls
1.    Olivia
2.    Aubrey
3.    Emma
4.    Ava
5.    Evelyn
6.    Sophia
7.    Addison
8.    Clara
9.    Payton
10.    Abigail/Lauren (tie)

Boys
1.    Mason
2.    Jackson
3.    Easton
4.    Liam
5.    Landon
6.    Gabriel
7.    Ethan
8.    Benjamin
9.    Aiden
10.    Kaden/Carter (tie)

Nationally, the top five girl's and boy's baby names were:

Girls

1.    Sophia
2. Emma
3.    Olivia
4.    Isabella
5.    Ava

Boys

1.    Aiden
2.    Jackson
3.    Ethan
4.    Liam
5.    Mason