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Delaware's top baby names in 2024. Here's a little help to name your newborn
Are you having or adopting a baby this year?
One of the multitude of choices you'll have to make as a parent is what to name your little bundle of joy. It's a very personal choice with long-term ramifications.
Pick a trendy name or spelling (Jaxson or La–a, pronounced Ladasha) and by the time the child is an adult, he or she has a burden for a lifetime. Pick a name like John or Mary, and the name may be boring or ordinary. Of course, names like Ajax, Otto and Moe have seemed to be lost in time.
If you want to go with the flow, here's a look at the most popular names in 2024, according to the Social Security Administration.
The SSA recorded 22,164 babies born given the name Liam and 20,337 named Noah. Among girls, 14,718 were named Olivia; 13,485 were named Emma.
Olivia
Emma
Amelia
Charlotte
Mia
Sophia
Isabella
Evelyn
Ava
Sofia
Liam
Noah
Oliver
Theodore
James
Henry
Mateo
Elijah
Lucas
William
Delaware deviated from national trends. On the girls' side, Luna and Harper moved into the top 10 for the First State, and only one spelling of Sophia made the top 10. On the boys' side, the top three remained the same, but Owen, Dylan, and Leo snuck into the top 10.
Charlotte
Sophia
Emma
Isabella
Mia
Olivia
Amelia
Luna
Harper
Ava
Liam
Noah
Oliver
James
Elijah
Owen
Dylan
Theodore
Lucas
William
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If you want to do with the most trendy names, here's a list of the names that rose the highest in popularity in 2024.
Ailany
Aylani
Marjorie
Scottie
Analeia
Truce
Colsen
Bryer
Halo
Azaiah
1960: Donna
1970: Jennifer
1980: Jennifer
1990: Jessica
2000: Emily
2010: Sophia
2020: Charlotte
1960: David
1970: Michael
1980: Michael
1990: Michael
2000: Michael
2010: Michael
2020: Liam
Natalie Neysa Alund and Mike Snider contributed to this story.
This article originally appeared on Delaware News Journal: Most popular baby names in Delaware in 2024
