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Liam and Emma top Northern Kentucky baby names

Liam and Emma were the most popular names for babies in Northern Kentucky last year.  Emma also was the top girl name for Cincinnati babies last year.  The Northern Kentucky Health Department released the name list for babies born in Boone, Campbell, Grant and Kenton counties.  The list does not include babies who live in Northern Kentucky but were born in Ohio.  Here's the full list:

The top 10 names for boys were:

  1. Liam
  2. Elijah
  3. Carter
  4. Mason
  5. Jackson
  6. Logan
  7. Michael
  8. Samuel
  9. Colton
  10. (tie) Benjamin, Ethan and Noah

The top 10 names for girls were:

1.      Emma

2.      Sophia

3.      Ava

4.      Abigail

5.      Olivia

6.      Isabella

7.      Ella

8.      Harper

9.      Aubrey

10.   (tie) Chloe, Madison

Maryanne Zeleznik is responsible for all news and public affairs programming at WVXU. She also hosts Morning Edition Monday through Friday.