MercyOne Birth Centers helped 8,514 babies make their 2024 debut in our hospitals. This includes more than 4,094 boys and 3,942 girls. No, you’re not seeing double; there were 141 sets of twins. And because blessings come in threes, two sets of triplets were delivered.
Olivia, Mia, Eleanor, and Amelia were the top girl names, with Liam, Oliver, Theodore, and Henry topping the boy’s list in Des Moines and West Des Moines birth centers.
Theodore was also a contender in Davenport, Silvis and Mason City. Charlotte finished strong in Davenport, Dubuque and Mason City. Girls’ names beginning with E, including Emma, Ellie, and Elise, were popular in several areas.
MercyOne’s top baby names seemed to follow national trends reported by babycenter.com for 2024. The site reports Noah, Liam and Oliver as the most popular boy names, with Olivia, Amelia and Emma leading the girl’s list.
Choosing a baby’s name is the first gift you give your child and something they will carry for the rest of their life. Begin life’s journey at MercyOne with experts committed to you and your baby’s personalized care. MercyOne works closely with parents throughout the journey, including labor and delivery specialists, specialized care, post-delivery maternity care, lactation experts and other pediatric providers.

Genesis Medical Center, Davenport:
Total births: 2,007
Boys: 1,028
Girls: 979
Sets of Twins: 30
Top boy names: Theodore, Henry,
Cooper, James
Top girl names: Amelia, Charlotte,
Eleanor, Emma, Evelyn

MercyOne Genesis Silvis Medical Center
Total births: 326
Boys: 159
Girls: 173
Sets of twins: 5
Top boy names: Joshua, Theodore
Top girl names: Aliyah, Blessing, Lorelai,
Sophia, Sophie

MercyOne Clinton Medical Center:
Total births: 232
Boys: 125
Girls: 198

MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center:
Total births: 659
Boys: 343
Girls: 316
Sets of twins: 7
Top boy names: Jack, Bennett
Top girl names: Maeve, Charlotte, Elise

MercyOne Northeast Iowa Medical Center
(Waterloo)
Total births: 848
Boys: 430
Girls: 418
Sets of twins: 12
Top boy names: Elijah, Luke/Lucas,
Noah, Jack, Miles
Top girl names: Ivy, Ellie, Evelyn,
Lilly/Lillian, Aurora

MercyOne Des Moines and West Des
Moines Medical Centers
Total births: 3,867
Boys: 2,009
Girls: 1,858
Sets of Twins: 79
Sets of Triplets: 2
Top boy names: Liam, Oliver, Theodore,
Henry
Top girl names: Olivia, Mia, Eleanor,
Amelia

MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center
(Mason City)
Total births: 575
Sets of twins: 8
Top boy names: Lincoln, Oliver,
Theodore
Top girl names: Adalynn,
Charlotte, Olivia

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Sean Leary is an author, director, artist, musician, producer and entrepreneur who has been writing professionally since debuting at age 11 in the pages of the Comics Buyers Guide. An honors graduate of the University of Southern California masters program, he has written over 50 books including the best-sellers The Arimathean, Every Number is Lucky to Someone and We Are All Characters.