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All right, now that we've been through birth and death

over our last two hundred years segments,

we're going to take the last few minutes of the show today.

We have about 10 minutes to talk about baby names. 212-433 WNYC. What did you name your new baby in 2024? That is

literally the question. Anybody out there who had a baby in 2024 or even if you're a grandparent of a new baby in

24, what's the baby's name and where do you think it fits in to the most popular names or maybe

you have a most creative baby name? 212-433, WNYC, 433, 9692. What do I ask? Well, I have data here from New York City,

which recently put out its list of the most popular baby names for the previous year,

2023. They haven't crunched it for 24, I guess. Emma, Mia, and Sophia were one, two, and

three for girls, Emma, Mia, and Sophia. And for boys, Liam, Noah, and David. And that's

based on birth records. And Emma, number one for girls, Liam, number one for boys, have been the most

popular for a number of years now. So listeners, one one for girls, Liam number one for boys, have been the most popular for a number of

years now. So listeners, one question for you, did you name a baby with this in mind? Like, did you

ask yourselves how many Liams are going to be in this kid's class in first grade, or how many Emmers?

Those are popular across the country, too, not just in New York City, according to Social Security registrations.

The most popular girls named nationally, however, was Olivia, followed by Emma, and then Charlotte.

Liam and Noah were number one and two for boys nationally as well as locally.

Oliver was number three nationally.

And Michael, which used to be the number one name for boys for many years, is now

in ninth place nationally, in the city. And Muhammad has crept into the top 10 for boys for the

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