Spectrum Health Big Rapids Hospital Announces Top Baby Names of 2021

BIG RAPIDS, Mich., December 14, 2021– Teachers at area elementary schools are going to have plenty of “Jacks” in their deck of student names for years to come.

For the fourth time in five years, Jack and all spelling variations including Jackson, Jaxsen, Jaxson, Jaxton and Jaxxon lead the list of most popular baby names of those babies born at Spectrum Health Big Rapids Hospital Family Birthing Center.

Oliver temporarily stopped the Jack top name streak last year, but alas, Jack is back.

Ella, Peyton and Madalyn were the most popular girls name in 2021, replacing Adalynn and Everleigh that tied for top honors last year. Those winning girls’ names included alternative spellings Madeline, Madilyn, Madison, Maddie, Payton and Peighton.

As of this writing, 457 babies were born at the Big Rapids Hospital in 2021, up slightly from the 2020 total.

Tied for second place for girl names was:

Isabella, Izzabell, Isabel
Olivia
Rosalee, Roselia, Rosalie, Rose
Sophia, Sophie

Tied for third place was:

Adeline, Adelyn
Amelia
Eliana, Ellaina, Elliana
Everlee, Everleigh, Everly
Hazel
Reagan
Riley

For boys’ names, there was a two-way tie for second most popular:

Colt, Kolt, Colten, Colton
Henry

Third most popular boys name was Clay, Clayton.

A group tying for fourth most popular was:

Asher
Brantley
Easton
Elijah, Elyjah, Eli
Graysen, Grayson
Kingston
Miles, Myles
Samuel

Spectrum Health wishes these children and all families a happy and healthy holiday season.

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Spectrum Health is a not-for-profit health system that provides care and coverage, comprising 31,000+ team members, 14 hospitals (including Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital), a robust network of care facilities, teams of nationally recognized doctors and providers, and the nation’s third-largest provider-sponsored health plan, Priority Health, currently serving over 1 million members across the state of Michigan.

People are at the heart of everything we do. Locally governed and headquartered in Grand Rapids, Michigan, we are focused on our mission: to improve health, inspire hope and save lives. Spectrum Health has a legacy of strong community partnerships, philanthropy and transparency. Through experience, innovation and collaboration, we are reimagining a better, more equitable model of health and wellness.

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