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Top baby names in NYC were
HAPPY HOLIDAYS
Liam, Emma in 2018, officials say
The Aruba Today Newspaper announces NEW YORK (AP) — The most popular baby nah, Ida and Zadie and boys called Bent-
that due to the holidays, we will not be names in New York City last year were ley, Lucian and Warren.
in circulation on Wednesday, December Liam and Emma, according to data re- Nine of the top 10 boy names from 2017
25th, 2019 or Thursday, December 26th, leased by city health officials Monday. remained on the list in 2018. Jayden was
Of the babies born in New York City in dropped from the 2018 list while Alexan-
2019. We will be back on newsstands ev- 2018, there were 779 Liams and 501 Em- der was added as the tenth most popular
erywhere bright and early to serve our mas, according to the city's Department name.
readers and advertisers first thing in the of Health and Mental Hygiene's birth cer- Eight of the top girl names stayed on the
morning, Friday, December 27th. 2019. tificate records. top 10 list for 2018. Amelia and Chloe
Until then: Season’s Greetings and Hap- The number of births in the city decreased joined the list as the ninth and tenth most
from 117,013 in 2017 to 114,296 in 2018, ac-
popular names in 2018 respectively.
py Holidays from the team at the Aruba cording to the city's data.
Today Newspaper and the entire staff at Liam has been the top name for boys
Caribbean Speed Printing (CSP). since 2016, and Emma has been the top
name for girls since 2017.
Some New Yorkers opted for rarer names:
There were a handful of girls named Ami-
