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Central Florida’s Most Popular Baby Names in 2012

Winnie Palmer Hospital compiles the year’s most popular names.

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ORLANDO, Fla (January 4, 2013) – Isabella and Jayden were the most popular baby names in 2012.

Winnie Palmer Hospital for Women & Babies, which consistently ranks among the top three labor and delivery hospitals nationwide, delivered 13,857 babies in 2012 and 111 were named Isabella and 90 Jayden. Other popular names were Sophia, Emma, Elijah, and Jacob.

Many of the names on the list compiled by the hospital were trendy in other parts of the country, according to Babycenter.com’s “100 Most Popular Baby Names of 2012.”

Following are the top ten most popular baby names for girls and boys in 2012, compiled by the Birth Registry at Winnie Palmer Hospital.

Top 10 Girl Names

  1. Isabella (111)
  2. Sophia (90)
  3. Emma (68)
  4. Mia (66)
  5. Olivia (64)
  6. Abigail (57)
  7. Madison (50)
  8. Ava (48)
  9. Sofia (42)
  10. Avery (40)

 

Top 10 Boy Names

  1. Jayden (90)
  2. Elijah (89)
  3. Liam (77)
  4. Jacob (73)
  5. Ethan (70)
  6. Noah (68)
  7. Aiden (59)
  8. Alexander and Mason (58)
  9. Joshua (53)
  10. Daniel (52)

 

Winnie Palmer Hospital for Women & Babies

Orlando Health Winnie Palmer Hospital for Women & Babies is a 285-bed facility dedicated exclusively to the needs of women and babies. The hospital includes comprehensive fetal diagnostics and labor and delivery services, a regional center for neonatal intensive care, maternal intensive care and women’s services. Annually, more than 14,000 babies are expected to be born at Winnie Palmer Hospital, making it the busiest labor and delivery unit in the state of Florida. To learn more, visit www.winniepalmerhospital.com.