MercyOne Announces Over 8,200 Births And TopBaby Names From Across Iowa In 2023

In 2023, MercyOne hospitals across the state celebrated more than 8,200 births, including 153 sets of twins and one set of triplets.

Oliver was the top boy’s name in Des Moines, but Theodore topped lists in both Davenport and Waterloo. Eleanor and Sophia took top spots for girl names at several MercyOne hospitals.

MercyOne parents, in true Iowa independence, seemed to buck some of the recent trends reported by Babycenter.com. Babycenter.com reports Olivia, Emma, and Amelia as the top girl names for 2023 and Noah, Liam, and Oliver as the top boy names.

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See the breakdown for MercyOne (location name) of births as well as top boy and girl names:

MercyOne Central Iowa (Des Moines): Des Moines Medical Center

• Total Births: 3,631

• Boys: 1,816

• Girls: 1,815

• Sets of twins: 92

• Top boy’s names: Oliver, Liam , and Henry

• Top girl’s names: Eleanor, Harper, Ava , and Emma

Genesis Medical Center (Davenport):

• Total Births: 2,040

• Sets of twins: 19

• Top boy’s names: Lincoln and Theodore

• Top girl’s names: Eleanor and Sophia

MercyOne Northeast Iowa (Waterloo Medical Center):

• Total births – 881

• Sets of twins and triplets – 19 sets of twins, 1 set of triplets.

• Top boy names – Theodore/Theo, James, Jack

• Top girl names - Sophie/Sophia, Raelynn/Raylan, Isabelle/Isabella , and Ella, Evelyn

MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center:(Mason City):

• Total births – 653

• Sets of twins and triplets – 17 sets of twins

• Top boy names: Theodore, Owen, Liam and Mateo

• Top girl names: Adeline, Mia, Sophia, Charlotte, Emma and Aurora

MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center:

• Total Births: 653

• Sets of twins: 4

• Top boy names: Leo and Nolan

• Top girl names: Ava and Charlotte

MercyOne Clinton Medical Center:

• Total number of births - 249

• Top boy’s name: Emmett

• Top girl’s name: Emma

MercyOne Newton Medical Center: (Newton):

• Total births – 110

• Sets of twins - 2 sets of twins

• Top boy names: Sawyer and Asher

• Top girl names: Lainee/Lainey