Emplify Health hits baby boom milestone, unveils 2025 top names list

(WTAQ-WLUK) — Emplify Health unveiled the most popular baby names of 2025 while setting a delivery record for the year.

Emplify Health by Gundersen welcomed a total of 1,929 babies — a new annual record — while Emplify Health by Bellin welcomed 1,698 babies.

In 2025, Emplify Health’s baby name list includes over 1,700 names.

Here are the top five names for girls in 2025:

1. Lainey, Nora, Evelyn (and spelling variants*) – tied for first
2. Harper
3. Emma
4. Willow
5. Layla

Here are the top five names for boys in 2025:

1. Hudson
2. Henry
3. Cooper
4. Brooks
5. Owen

Emplify Health is headquartered in Green Bay and La Crosse and has 11 hospitals in Wisconsin, Minnesota, Upper Michigan, and Iowa.