Essentia shares top baby names of 2022
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As 2022 comes to a close, Essentia is rounding up the most popular baby names of the year.
Across Minnesota, more than seven babies were born each day at Essentia Health locations in 2022. That adds up to 2,612 babies entering the world at an Essentia hospital.
- 1,473 at St. Mary’s Medical Center in Duluth
- 467 at Essentia Health St. Mary’s-Detroit Lakes
- 373 at Essentia Health-St. Joseph’s Medical Center in Brainerd
- 198 at Essentia Health-Virginia
- 83 at Essentia Health-Moose Lake
- 18 at Essentia Health-Fosston
Top baby boy names for Essentia Health-St. Mary’s Medical Center in Duluth:
- Grayson (8) or Graysen (2) or Greyson (2) – 12
- Hudson, Oliver – 10
- Miles (9) or Myles (1) – 10
- James, Levi – 9
- Arlo (8) or Arlow (1) – 9
- Carter – 8
- Asher, Jack, Leo – 7
- Beau, Henry, Lincoln, Noah – 6
- Cooper, Easton, Elijah, Tucker, Walker – 5
Top baby girl names for Essentia Health-St. Mary’s Medical Center in Duluth:
- Olivia – 9
- Sophia (6) or Sofia (1) or Sophie (2) – 9
- Lily (6) or Lilly (1) – 7
- Madelyn (5) or Madeleine (1) or Madeline (1) – 7
- Amelia, Ellie, Hazel, Sadie – 6
- Madison (5) or Madisen (1) – 6
- Aurora, Ava, Charlotte, Harper, Isla, Lillian, Nora, Oaklynnn – 5
- Alice, Brynlee, Willow – 4
Top baby boy names for Essentia Health-Virginia:
- Ivan – 3
- Jackson, Jaxon, William – 2
Top baby girl names for Essentia Health-Virgina:
- Nova – 4
- Eden – 3
- Brynn, Chloe, Everleigh, Madison, Olivia, Salem – 2