Oliver, Olivia top baby names of 2022 at Sanford Health

Dec. 19, 2022

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Jon Berg
Sanford Health Media Relations
605-366-2432 / Jon.Berg@sanfordhealth.org

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – For the second year in a row, Oliver topped the list as the most popular name for newborn boys born at Sanford Health in 2022. For girls, Olivia was the most popular name, moving up four spots from number five in 2021.

Clinching the second-place spot for most popular boy names is Hudson, while Ava came in second for girl names.

Moving up one spot from 2021 in both boys and girls categories, Liam moved to the number three spot for boys, while Evelyn came in third for girls. Both Liam and Evelyn placed fourth in 2021.

The top-five 2022 baby names born at Sanford Health can be found below. 

Boys:
1. Oliver
2. Hudson
3. Liam
4. Theodore
5. William, Brooks (tied)

Girls:
1. Olivia
2. Ava
3. Evelyn
4. Harper, Emma, Amelia (tied)
7. Eleanor

About Sanford Health
Sanford Health, the largest rural health system in the United States, is dedicated to transforming the health care experience and providing access to world-class health care in America’s heartland. Headquartered in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, the organization serves more than one million patients and 220,000 health plan members across 250,000 square miles. The integrated health system has 47 medical centers, 2,800 Sanford physicians and advanced practice providers, 170 clinical investigators and research scientists, more than 200 Good Samaritan Society senior care locations and world clinics in 8 countries around the globe. Learn more about Sanford Health’s commitment to shaping the future of rural health care across the lifespan at sanfordhealth.org or Sanford Health News.