Henry is 2021 favorite baby boy name at Cedar Rapids hospitals

Ava and Nora were top picks for girls at St. Luke’s and Mercy

Dec. 31, 2021 6:00 am

UnityPoint Health-St. Luke’s Hospital and Mercy Medical Center (above) complied a list of most popular baby names for 2021. (The Gazette)

CEDAR RAPIDS — Henry was the most popular name for boys born at Cedar Rapids hospitals in 2021, while Ava and Nora took the top picks for newborn girls.

UnityPoint Health-St. Luke’s Hospital and Mercy Medical Center complied a list of most popular baby names for 2021.

Popular girl’s names

At Mercy, the top three girl’s names were:

1. Nora

3. Amelia

4. Stella.

At St. Luke’s, the top 10 names picked for girls were:

1. Ava

2. Scarlett

3. Harper

4. Amelia

5. Charlotte

6. Sophia

7. Willow

8. Everly

9. Ellie

10. Avery.

Popular boy’s names

The top boy’s names at Mercy Medical were:

1. Henry

2. Aiden and Weston (tie).

The top 10 boy’s names at St. Luke’s were:

1. Henry

2. Oliver

3. Lincoln

4. Brooks

5. Asher

6. Wyatt

7. Landon

8. Owen

9. Easton

10. Noah.

Nationwide, the most popular names for 2021 were Olivia for girls and Liam for boys, according to BabyCenter.com.

St. Luke’s also compiled popular baby names with those from the UnityPoint hospitals in Dubuque and Waterloo. Together, here are the most popular names for boys and girls.

Top 10 girl’s names:

1. Charlotte

2. Ava

3. Everly

4. Sophia

5. Harper

6. Amelia

7. Olivia

8. Scarlett

9. Willow

10. Avery.

Top 10 boy’s names: