MONROE — Monroe area families welcomed 462 bundles of joy into the world at SSM Health Monroe Hospital in 2023.
When looking at the most common names given to these sweet new family members, parents most commonly chose:
● Colt
● Emma
● Ava
● Cooper
● Harvey
● Charlotte
Eleanor and Colton topped the hospital’s list of popular baby names in 2022.
While SSM Health Monroe Hospital’s Family Birth team is busy caring for families year-round, August saw the highest number of birthdays in 2023, with 54 little ones joining the world.
Birth totals, information and most popular names are collected from December 1, 2022 to November 30, 2023 to represent a full calendar year.