Beaver County Radio News Staff. Published February 20, 2024 12:26 P.M.
(Pittsburgh, Pa) Is your name Noah or Charlotte? If it is, you’ve got a popular name. Allegheny Health Network reported their 10 most popular baby names chosen by parents delivering their newborns in 2023. Topping the charts last year were Noah and Charlotte for the top boy and girl names, followed closely by Owen and Olivia for third and fourth place.
The Top 10 Names Selected at AHN in 2023:
- Noah
- Charlotte
- Owen
- Olivia
- Henry
- Luca
- James
- Jack
- Oliver
- Theodore
- Making the cut: Henry, Luca and James made the 2023 Top 10 list after missing out in 2022.
- Just missing the cut: Among the popular names falling just outside the top 10 last year were Evelyn and Sophia for girls, and Miles and Levi for boys.
- Big jumps: Charlotte rose from No. 4 on the charts in 2022 to No. 2 in 2023, and Noah leaped from No. 13 in 2022 to the top spot in 2023.
- Big drops: Olivia dropped to the fourth spot after being the top-selected name in 2022, while Theodore dropped eight spots from No. 2 to No. 10.
- Off the list: Names that dropped from the 2022 Top 10 list included Amelia, Logan and Emma.
Out of the 3,200 different baby names chosen by parents delivering last year at AHN facilities, over 2,100 were original to the network, being used only one time.