Over 8,500 families have welcomed a baby into the world at MercyOne's birth centers across Iowa in 2024, with just over 2,000 of those new bundles of joy being born in Davenport. RELATED: Here are the top baby names for 2024 from UnityPoint Health-Trinity As we ring in a new year,

Whilst the girls’ name, Nova, previously favoured in the most popular list, has dropped out of this year’s top 100 list, Strum predicts 2025 could see its return to favour, alongside other positive monikers, such as Everest, which symbolises ambitious heights and strength and Amara, meaning ‘grace’ or ‘unfading’.

Emma and Liam are statistically more likely to eventually run New York. There were almost 100,000 babies born in New York City in 2023, according to data the New York City health department released on Friday. Of those babies, 743 were named Liam and 382 were named Emma.

In 2023, Noah and Charlotte topped the charts of popular baby names in New Zealand - but did they retain those top spots last

For boys, the names "Oliver", "Liam" and "Theodore" appeared frequently at both UnityPoint and MercyOne hospitals. But a new name took the lead for UnityPoint - could it be inspir