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Sanford Health releases top baby names of 2023

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Sanford Health released their list of the most common baby names seen in their delivery rooms this year.

The most popular five baby names in 2023 are:

Boys:
1. Oliver
2. Henry
3. William, Hudson (tied)
5. Grayson
6. Theodore, Liam (tied)

Girls:
1. Charlotte
2. Evelyn
3. Nora
4. Amelia
5. Ava

It’s the third year in a row for Oliver to top the list for boys, while a first for the name Charlotte.

Sanford Health said out of the 9,000 babies born at its facilities this year, the most deliveries occurred in July.

Ryan is the local host of "Morning Edition". Originally from Iowa, he first came to the Black Hills to study at SD Mines. After graduating in 2019, he was an educator in Arizona and North Dakota before returning to the Black Hills.

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