| St. Luke's Celebrates Birth of Record-Breaking Baby
Every year St. Luke's keeps track of the most popular baby names in Siouxland and in 2008, topping the list of names were Emma and Ayden. For the girls, the most popular names this year are Olivia, Isabella, Brooklyn, Addison and Kaylee. For the boys, the most popular names are Caden, Ethan, Jacob, Christopher and Jackson. .
Cooper and Ella named top of tots
Names hyphenated with Rose, similar to actress Nicole Kidman's daughter Sunday Rose, were also popular. More unusual baby names for the year included Atayah, Harpa and Ireland for girls and Coco, Daxton and Tavian for boys. Phonetically spelt names included Alix, Ambah, Kloey, Kirar, Taylah, Jorja, Koopa and Maycee. Biblical names such as Elijah, Jacob, Noah and Isaac continue to be given to newborn boys, and vintage names such as Maeve, Olive, Ivy, Violet, Molly, Ruby and Maisy are enjoying a renaissance among girls. Sarah McGregor and Shane Eastwood, of Elermore Vale, said that despite the fact they came from Adelaide, their son Cooper was not named after the South Australia beer of the same name. Cooper, two months, has two middle names, Andrew and Robert, which have links to friends and family.
Oh boy, four sons
Right now, the babies are known as Baby A, Baby B, Baby C and Baby D. The Browns have chosen four names � Kellen Montgomery, Kaden Christopher, Kameron Michael and Kaylon Alexander, keeping with the tradition of K names on Kelton�s side of the family. The names aren�t designated according to birth order. They will wait until the boys are born to decide who is who. At first, they plan to use bracelets to identify the newborns. Their parents and family members will be around to help, and the couple is looking for someone to help care for the babies at home for the first few months. They will be born prematurely, and their immune systems won�t be ready to face a daycare for awhile. Daycare at the VA hospital would cost the Browns about $2,000 per month if they decide to use it. The babies will be born at 32 weeks, typical pregnancies last about 40 weeks.
Top Arizona baby names for 2008
Aiden is a new popular name. It made the top 20 list at number 14. The royal names, Camilla and Victoria were popular for baby girl names in 2008. They're numbers 18 and 20 respectively. Hanna and Neveah (heaven spelled backwards) fell off the top 20 list this year. This year, ADHS saw a drop in total births in Arizona, from 96,552 to 93,355. The full list is below. ARIZONA BOYS BORN IN 2008 Total resident boys born = 47,637 (January 1 - December 11, 2008) .
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