Geisinger announces 2020’s top baby names

Geisinger has revealed the top names for babies delivered at its five Pennsylvania hospitals in 2020.

Ava claimed the top spot among girls’ names, while Liam was the most popular boys’ name, moving up from second place in 2019.

“These results combine different spelling variations of the same name,” Geisinger explained in an announcement. “For example, the ranking for Liam includes variations like Liamm, and Oliver includes variations such as Olliver.”

Geisinger delivered 4,945 babies in 2020 among Geisinger Medical Center; Danville; Geisinger Community Medical Center, Scranton; Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center, Plains Twp.; Geisinger Bloomsburg Hospital and Geisinger Lewistown Hospital.

Here are the top names overall and at each of the hospitals.

 

Top 10 baby names across all Geisinger hospitals in Pennsylvania

Girls

1. Ava
2. Sophia
3. Emma
4. Harper
5. Olivia
6. Evelyn
7. Aurora
8. Amelia
9. Charlotte
10. Isabella

Boys

1. Liam
2. Mason
3. Noah
4. Owen
5. Oliver
6. Lucas
7. Wyatt
8. Jackson
9. Carson
10. Carter

 

Geisinger Medical Center, Danville (1,821 babies)

Girls

1. Emma
2. Harper
3. Charlotte
4. Riley
5. Isabella

Boys

1. Liam
2. Oliver
3. Owen
4. Noah
5. Mason

 

Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center, Plains Twp. (1,749 babies)

Girls

1. Ava
2. Sophia
3. Madison
4. Ella
5. Luna
6. Harper

Boys

1. Liam
2. Noah
3. Ethan
4. Jacob
5. Wyatt
6. Lucas

 

Geisinger Bloomsburg Hospital (406 babies)

Girls

1. Evelyn
2. Harper
3. Aurora
4. Paisley
5. Piper

Boys

1. Mason
2. Lincoln
3. Benjamin
4. Grayson
5. Carson

 

Geisinger Lewistown Hospital (496 babies)

Girls

1. Lilian
2. Anna
3. Ellie
4. Paisley
5. Piper

Boys

1. Owen
2. Mason
3. Carter
4. Layne
5. William

 

Geisinger Community Medical Center, Scranton (473 babies)

Girls

1. Aurora
2. Alice
3. Noelle
4. Abigail
5. Melanie

Boys

1. Noah
2. Oliver
3. William
4. Jackson
5. Luca