What’s in a Name?

Everly, Wyatt top baby names at Gerber Memorial in 2020 

FREMONT, Mich., Dec. 31, 2020 – Last January  28 hours and 12 minutes into the new year SHGM’s first baby entered the world and greeted parents Cassie Moore and Mark Golliver as well as the staff on duty that night.
His name? Gabriel.
Since then more than 300 babies have been     born at the Fremont hospital and while the name Gabriel cracked the top ten of boys names it was outnumbered by 7 others including the top choice of 2020, Wyatt
On the girls side of things the No. 1 name was Everly.

Rounding out the Top 10 names at Gerber Memorial for baby boys this past year:
2. Oliver
3. James
4. Grayson
5. Aiden
6. Elijah
7. Emmett
8. Gabriel
9. Maverick
10. Tied: Andrew, Braxton, Dakota, Eli, Everett, Ezekiel, Giovanni, Henry, Ian, Jack, Jameson, Jaxson, Leland, Logan, Luke, Maxwell, Micah, Noah, Owen, Paxton, Ryder, Ryker, Ryland, Sebastian, and William
 
Rounding out the Top 10 baby girl names for 2020:
2. Isabella
3. Adeline
4. Ella
5. Brinley
6. Hazel
7. Kinsley
8. Olivia
9. River
10. Tied: Aaliyah, Avery, Charlotte, Emma, Ivy, Kylee, Lilly, Mary, Natalee, Paisley, Raelynn, Scarlet, and Willow

20 years ago? In 2000?
Well the top names in Michigan that year were Emily, Hannah, Madison, Alexis and Olivia on the girl side and for the boys it was  Jacob, Joshua, Michael, Nicholas and  Andrew.
This year only Olivia and Andrew made the cut.