MercyOne announces top baby names for 2025

MercyOne Birth Centers helped thousands of babies make their 2025 debuts in our hospitals across our system. The top names statewide were Theodore, Oliver, Jack/Jackson, Charlotte  and Emma. 

 MercyOne’s top baby names follow the national trends reported by babycenter.com for 2025. The site reports Noah, Liam and Oliver as the most popular boy names, with Olivia, Amelia and Sophia leading the girls’ 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 throughaout the journey, including labor and delivery specialists, specialized care, post-delivery maternity care, lactation experts and other pediatric providers.

MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center

• Top boy names: Liam, Oliver and Michael
• Top girl names: Hazel, Harper and Charlotte

MercyOne West Des Moines Medical Center

• Top boy names: Lucas, Samuel, Theodore
• Top girl names: Charlotte, Vivian, Nora

MercyOne Waterloo Medical Center

• Top boy names: Theodore/Theo, Elijah, Jack/Jackson, Cooper and Noah
• Top girl names: Everleigh, Sloan, Hazel, Abigail and Harper 

MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center (Mason City)         

• Top boy names: Tate, Jaxon, Oliver and Greyson
• Top girl names: Zoe, Mia, Eleanor and Scarlett

MercyOne Genesis Davenport Medical Center

• Top boy names: Liam, James, Henry, Beau, Oliver and Miles
• Top girl names: Eleanor, Elena, Charlotte, Amelia, Sophia and Emma

MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center

• Top boy names: Theodore, Charles, Waylon and Lincoln
• Top girl names: Emerson/Emersyn, Emma, Eloise and Elizabeth

MercyOne Genesis Silvis Medical Center

• Top boy names: David, Cameron and Bennett
• Top girl names: Willow, Sohpia and Kinsley