Mayo Clinic Health System reveals top baby names chosen for 2022

(ABC 6 News) – Mayo Clinic Health System revealed on Thursday the top baby names chosen for 2022.

Henry, is the top boy’s name chosen throughout all Mayo Clinic Health System locations in Iowa, Minnesota and Wisconsin. The top girl’s name is Emma.

Meanwhile, Oliver, is the most popular among new parents overall at Mayo Clinic in Austin and Albert Lea. It takes the top spot from Cooper, which was the most chosen name last year. Oliver is third in male names chosen nationwide, according to Baby Names.

Grace, Lillian, and Eloise all tied for the top female name chosen in 2022 at Mayo Clinic in Austin and Albert Lea. Amelia, Kinsley, and Harper tied for the top female names last year.

Other statistics from 2022 include:

• There were 14 more female babies born than males in 2022. In 2021, it was only four.
• That’s the second year in a row more girls have been delivered than boys.
• January was the busiest month in terms of deliveries at Mayo Clinic Health System. April had been the busiest month for three consecutive years prior to 2022.
• The least busy month in 2022 was April.
• The heaviest baby delivered in 2022 was 10 pounds, 8 ounces.

The newly remodeled Family Birth Center in Austin stayed busy in 2022. It had the third-most delivered babies among all Mayo Clinic Health System locations in Minnesota and Wisconsin.