BATON ROUGE, La. – This year’s baby name trends at Baton Rouge General’s Birth Center include not only the top 5 list but a look at other fun facts about the hospital's tiniest patients. For example, 77% of babies have a first name that no other baby born here this year shares, making a unique name its own trend, and 18% of babies were born on a Friday, making it the most common birth day.
Here is a look at other naming trends:
• Family naming traditions still going strong: 9% of babies were Jr., Sr., III, IV, etc.
• From tradition to creativity: 9% of babies had creative name spelling
• Apostrophes are common: 9% of all baby names contained an apostrophe (but hyphenated first names are not – only one baby in 2025)
• Biblical names are strong: 8% of boys had clear biblical names
• Flowery names: 8% of girls had a flower name
• Middle names: 1 in 17 babies had more than one middle name
• Very into vowels: 60% of girl names end in a vowel
• 80s girl names seeing a comeback, and unisex names are rising: not a major trend, but a sprinkling of them
BRG’s top boy and girl names of 2025 are:
Girls
1. Olivia
2. Nora
3. Evelyn
4. Ivy
5. Kennedi/Kennedy
Boys
1. Elijah
2. John
3. Henry
4. Walker
5. Eric
For girls, Olivia is in the #1 spot, matching the top name nationally. Nora is new to the top 5, and Evelyn remains popular, in the 3rd spot this year down from the 2nd spot last year.
Elijah stayed at the top of the list for boys this past year, and it’s the #8 most popular name in the country. Other than Elijah, BRG’s top 5 list is all new this year, with classic names John and Henry, and less common names Eric and Walker.
For more information on BRG’s Birth Center, click here or call (225) 763-4141.
About Baton Rouge General Medical Center
Baton Rouge General Medical Center is the area’s first community hospital with over 600 licensed beds between three campuses. Baton Rouge General opened its doors in 1900, and has provided the Greater Baton Rouge community with high-quality healthcare for generations. An accredited teaching hospital since 1991, Baton Rouge General is affiliated with several medical school programs, and offers other medical education programs, including a School of Nursing, School of Radiologic Technology, Family Medicine Residency Program and Internal Medicine Residency Program. For more information, visit BRGeneral.org, find us on Facebook at Facebook.com/BatonRougeGeneral and follow us on Twitter @BRGeneral and Instagram @batonrougegeneral.
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