MONROE — Monroe area families welcomed 433 bundles of joy into the world at SSM Health Monroe Hospital in 2024. 

When looking at the most common names given to these sweet new family members, parents most chose Lainey, Eleanor and Lydia for girls. For boys, the most top names were Mavrick, Oliver, Michael, Jordan, Elias and Caleb.

Emma and Colt topped the hospital’s list of popular baby names in 2023. 

While SSM Health Monroe Hospital’s Family Birth team is busy caring for families year-round, December saw the highest number of birthdays, with 44 little ones joining the world. February was a close second with 43 little ones joining the world. 

Birth totals, information and most popular names are collected from Dec. 1, 2023 to Nov. 30, 2024 to represent a full calendar year.