Amelia, Olivia & Liam Wyoming’s Most Popular Baby Names in 2020
Amelia, Olivia and Liam were the most popular names given to newborns in Wyoming last year, according to the Wyoming Department of Health.
Amelia joined Olivia as the most common name for girls followed by Harper, Paisley and Ella. Amelia, Paisley and Ella were each new to Wyoming’s top five names for girls, knocking longtime favorite Emma out of the top five.
Liam again topped the boys' names followed by Oliver -- which shared the top spot with Liam in 2019 -- Wyatt, Logan and Jackson.
Wyoming saw 6,127 resident births last year, 440 less than in 2019. The high over the past decade was in 2015 with 7,716 resident births.
KEEP READING: Here are the most popular baby names in every state
Using March 2019 data from the Social Security Administration, Stacker compiled a list of the most popular names in each of the 50 states and Washington D.C., according to their 2018 SSA rankings. The top five boy names and top five girl names are listed for each state, as well as the number of babies born in 2018 with that name. Historically common names like Michael only made the top five in three states, while the less common name Harper ranks in the top five for 22 states.
Curious what names are trending in your home state? Keep reading to see if your name made the top five -- or to find inspiration for naming your baby.
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To determine the most popular biblical baby names, Stacker consulted the name origin site Behind the Name and the Social Security Administration's baby names database then ranked the top 50 names from Behind the Name's Biblical Names origins list of 564 names, based on how many babies had been given these names in 2019. Click through to find out which biblical names have stood the test of time.