Oliver, Charlotte top baby names of 2023 at Sanford Health

For the third year in a row, Oliver topped the list as the most popular name for baby boys born at Sanford Health in 2023. For girls, Charlotte made the list as the most popular baby name born at Sanford in 2023. Charlotte did not make the list in 2022 but was the third most popular baby name for girls in 2021.

Clinching the second-place spot for most popular boy names is Henry, while Evelyn came in second for girl names, moving up one spot from number three in 2022.

Moving up two spots from 2022 in the boys category, William moved to the number three spot for boys, tying with Hudson, while Nora came in third for girls.

The top five 2023 baby names born at Sanford Health are as follows.

Boys:

1. Oliver
2. Henry
3. William, Hudson (tied)
4. Grayson
5. Theodore, Liam (tied)

Girls:

1. Charlotte
2. Evelyn
3. Nora
4. Amelia
5. Ava

Sanford Health has delivered more than 9,000 babies in 2023, with July being the month with the highest number of deliveries.

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Jon Berg

Jon Berg is a lead media relations specialist for Sanford Health in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. He grew up in Sioux Falls and graduated from South Dakota State University with a degree in broadcast journalism. Jon spent seven years working in television news in both Sioux Falls and Bismarck, before joining Sanford Health in 2014. Jon is married to his wife, Abbi, and has two boys, Connor and Eli. In his spare time he enjoys being outside and spending time with his family. You can reach him on the Sanford Health media line at (605) 366-2432 or jon.berg@sanfordhealth.org.