Patch Lutherville-Timonium, MD --Greater Baltimore Medical Center has just released the top names for babies born in the Towson hospital in 2012, which includes old time favorites and some surprises.
Olivia and William topped the lists for girls and boys respectively with 35 births apiece, according to a news release. This is the third consecutive year for Olivia—fourth overall—and William previously claimed the top spot in 2008 and 2009.
Harper, Lily, Lillian and Riley cracked the girls' list for the first time this year, and Blake, Caleb, Henry and Wyatt did the same for the boys' list.
A total of 4,057 infants were born in 2012 at GBMC, the release states.
Here's the full list of top names:
Girls
· Olivia (35 births)
· Ava (21 births)
· Madison (21 births)
· Emma (20 births)
· Hannah (20 births)
· Sophia (19 births)
· Lily (18 births)
· Harper (16 births)
· Elizabeth (15 births)
· Isabella (15 births)
· Abigail (14 births)
· Natalie (14 births)
· Riley (14 births)
· Caroline (13 births)
· Emily (13 births)
· Chloe (12 births)
· Lillian (12 births)
Boys
· William (35 births)
· Liam (26 births)
· Ethan (25 births)
· Jackson (25 births)
· Benjamin (24 births)
· Logan (24 births)
· Noah (24 births)
· Blake (23 births)
· James (22 births)
· Mason (22 births)
· Ryan (22 births)
· Caleb (21 births)
· Henry (21 births)
· Alexander (20 births)
· Jacob (20 births)
· Andrew (18 births)
· Aiden (17 births)
· Charles (17 births)
· Nathan (17 births)
· Wyatt (17 births) Reported by Patch 9 hours ago.