Whilst the girls’ name, Nova, previously favoured in the most popular list, has dropped out of this year’s top 100 list, Strum predicts 2025 could see its return to favour, alongside other positive monikers, such as Everest, which symbolises ambitious heights and strength and Amara, meaning ‘grace’ or ‘unfading’.

In 2023, Noah and Charlotte topped the charts of popular baby names in New Zealand - but did they retain those top spots last

Cuyuna Regional Medical Center in Crosby reported River, Paisley and Rosalie as the top girl names of 2024, and Hudson, Everett, Theo and Tucker as the most popular boy names. Riverwood Healthcare Center in Aitkin welcomed 67 babies in 2024, with Charlotte and Max as the most common names.

The number two and three most popular names for newborn boys in Berks are also the same as the second and third most popular names nationally: Liam and Oliver. For girls in Berks, the top three names weren’t quite a perfect match with the national results.

Marshfield Clinic Health System and Aspirus Health have released the top baby names of 2024. Marshfield Clinic Health System shared information about 2,927 births at its facilities during the 2024 calendar year, with that data excluding its Minocqua hospital. Of the 2,927 births, 1,514 were boys and 1,413 were girls.