A baby born in 2023. TAMA-GRUNDY FILE PHOTO

In 2023, MercyOne hospitals across the state celebrated more than 8,200 births, including 153 sets of twins and one set of triplets.

Oliver was the top boy’s name in Des Moines, but Theodore topped lists in both Davenport and Waterloo. Eleanor and Sophia took top spots for girl names at several MercyOne hospitals.

MercyOne parents, in true Iowa independence, seemed to buck some of the recent trends reported by Babycenter.com. Babycenter.com reports Olivia, Emma, and Amelia as the top girl names for 2023 and Noah, Liam, and Oliver as the top boy names.

See the breakdown for MercyOne (location name) births as well as top boy and girl names:

MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center

Total Births: 3,631

Boys: 1,816

Girls: 1,815

Sets of twins: 92

Top boy’s names: Oliver, Liam, and Henry

Top girl’s names: Eleanor, Harper, Ava, and Emma

Genesis Medical Center (Davenport)

Total Births: 2,040

Sets of twins: 19

Top boy’s names: Lincoln and Theodore

Top girl’s names: Eleanor and Sophia

MercyOne Northeast Iowa Medical Center

Total births – 881

Sets of twins and triplets – 19 sets of twins, 1 set of triplets.

Top boy names – Theodore/Theo, James, Jack

Top girl names – Sophie/Sophia, Raelynn/Raylan, Isabelle/Isabella and Ella, Evelyn

MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center

Total births – 653

Sets of twins – 17

Top boy names: Theodore, Owen, Liam and Mateo

Top girl names: Adeline, Mia, Sophia, Charlotte, Emma and Aurora

MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center

Total Births: 653

Sets of twins: 4

Top boy names: Leo and Nolan

Top girl names: Ava and Charlotte

MercyOne Clinton Medical Center

Total number of births – 249

Top boy’s name: Emmett

Top girl’s name: Emma

MercyOne Newton Medical Center

Total births – 110

Sets of twins – 2 sets of twins

Top boy names: Sawyer and Asher

Top girl names: Lainee/Lainey