As we look back on 2022, MercyOne has compiled data on births and the most popular baby names across its Iowa hospitals this year.

In total, MercyOne hospitals across the state celebrated more than 6,600 births, including 115 sets of twins and three sets of triplets. Most popular baby names vary by region, but Olivia took top spots for girl names in several MercyOne hospitals, which follows recent trends reported by Babycenter.com. Babycenter.com reports Olivia, Emma, and Amelia as the top girl names for 2022, and Liam, Noah, and Oliver as the top boy names.

Refer to the breakdown below for MercyOne Waterloo of births as well as top boy and girl names.

MercyOne Northeast Iowa (Waterloo):

-Total number of births: 900

-11 sets of twins

-Top boy names: Luke/Lucas, Jackson/Jaxon, Hudson, Grayson/Greyson, Sawyer, Daniel

-Top girl names: Ellie/Elliana, Maeve, Layla, Remy, Evelyn, Serenity

Tama-Grundy Publishing note: The news reporter for both the North Tama Telegraph and the Sun Courier – Ruby McAllister – will be on a short maternity leave beginning sometime in mid to late January. Please excuse any hiccups that arise with the papers during that time period. She will be back on the northern Tama County beat as soon as she can!