45,026 18,148
Total number
of babies born
in Oregon in
2013:
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by nam
Oregon ba
Number
that were
first-borns:
13
190
28
20
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459
Rank of “Leonard” in 2013,
on a list of the top 500
names for boys
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Number of Emmas
born in Oregon in 2013:
RANK OF
LEONARD
IN 1928:
Rank of Mary
in 1928:
Number of Years
“Emma”has
been the
1
1
Number
baby name for
girls in Oregon:
252
261
Number
of Liams
born in
Oregon
in 2013
NUMBER OF
YEARS “LIAM”
HAS BEEN THE
MOST POPULAR
BOY’S NAME
IN OREGON.
Source: Oregon Health Authority,
Center for Health Statistics.
Oh, how the mighty have fallen. Back in the 1980s, you could walk into just about any elementary school classroom in Oregon and be guaranteed to find a few little
Jessicas or Jasons in attendance. These days, those names, and other 1980s and early ‘90s favorites (Brittany, anyone?) are out of favor — there were just 12 Jeffreys
born in Oregon in 2013, compared with about 1,900 of them in the 1980s. Instead, parents are influenced by celebrity choices (think baby Mason, from the Kardashian
family tree), and reaching back to the Victorian era for names, or even futher back, to the Bible. Aiden and Caleb are on the rise for boys; Penelope and Charlotte are
moving up the list for girls. So hear this, new parents: if you really want a unique name, you might just consider Jessica. Or maybe Jason.
Liam may be king for boys, but here are the other top Oregon baby boy names from 2013: Mason • Elijah • Benjamin • William • Henry • Ethan • Noah • Logan
Emma rules for girls, but other names gained ground in 2013, too: Olivia • Sophia • Abigail • Ava • Emily • Amelia • Isabella • Evelyn
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August 2014 | metro-parent.com