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Several new baby names proved popular for infants born in 2015 at Greater Baltimore Medical Center (GBMC) in Towson, with five boys names and 18 girls names cracking the Top 10 list. On the male side, Jacob, Oliver and Ethan and two others are all new members of the “most popular names” list, while baby girls named Madison, Sophia and Ella along with 15 other names are all newcomers to the top 10 list for 2015 as well.

There were approximately 4,000 infants born in 2015 at GBMC, whose public relations staff tallied the hospital’s baby names and reported the most popular choices for the ninth consecutive year.

Topping the GBMC list for girls, for the first time, was Charlotte (28 births). The most popular boys name was William (32), which also ranked as the most popular from 2015 through 2012 and in 2009 & 2008. The names Charlotte and William have been ranked among the Top 10 in each of the nine annual GBMC surveys.

Top 10 - Boy Names at GBMC


William (32)


Benjamin & Mason (26)


Noah (24)


Jacob (21)


Logan, Liam & John (20)


Oliver, James & Ethan (19)


Michael (18)


Camden & Gavin (17)


Alexander & Ryan (16)


Charles, Jack & Henry (15)

Top 10 - Girl Names at GBMC


Charlotte (28)


Olivia (24)


Ava & Emma (21)


Harper, Madison & Sophia (18)


Ella & Avery (15)


Abigail, Elizabeth & Grace (13)


Caroline, Mia, Nora & Quinn (12)


Lucy (11)


Isabella & Savannah (10)


Scarlett, Sophie, Zoey, Penelope, Paige, Evelyn, Lily, Chloe & Anna (9)

Eight of the Top 10 most popular girl’s names nationwide and six such boy’s names - according to the parenting website BabyCenter.com (http://www.babycenter.com/top-baby-names-2015 ) “100 Most Popular Baby Names of 2015” – were also among the most popular at GBMC.

GBMC has averaged more than 4,000 births during the last eight years, making the hospital the busiest for births in Baltimore and among the top four statewide each of those years.

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