By Caitlin Nearhood, Bluffton University Icon intern

In 2013, “Grayson/Greysen/Greyson” was the most popular name among over 200 babies born at Bluffton Hospital. 

According to a list of names provided to the Icon by the Bluffton Hospital OB Department, “Grayson/Greysen/Greyson” was the most frequent name out boy and girl names, appearing five times. 

Other boy names that appeared multiple times were “Alexander/Alexzander”, “Braxton”, “Cooper”, “Isaiah”, “Issac”, “Jackson/Jaxon/Jaxson”, “Jace/Jase/Jayce”, “Liam”, “Lincoln/Linkin” and “Sawyer”.

For girl names, “Sophie” appeared four times on the list, most of any girl name. Other girl names that appeared more than once were “Addison/Addisyn”, “Aubree/Aubrey”, “Averi/Averie/Avery”, “Elizabeth”, “Ellie”, “Evelyn/Evelynn”, “Isabella/Izzabella”, “Jasmine”, “Joscey/Josie”, “Kylee/Kylie”, “Leah”, “Madelyn/Madilyn”, “Mollie/Molly”, “Natalie”, “Payton/Peyton”, “Sophia”, “Vayda/Veda” and “Vivian/Vivien”.

No middle names were provided by the hospital this year.

Last year, “Mason” was the most popular boy name and most popular among all babies born in Bluffton Hospital’s OB Department. “Savannah” was the most popular girl name last year. If you’re interested in comparing this year’s list with the lists from 2011 and 2012, click here.

Nationally, Bluffton baby names match some of those in the top ten. The top ten popular baby names of boys and girls in the United States in 2013 were:

Top 10 boys names of 2013 born in the U.S.
Jackson
Aiden
Liam
Lucas
Noah
Mason
Jayden
Ethan
Jacob
Jack
Girls
Sophia
Emma
Oliva
Isabella
Mia
Ava
Lily
Zoe
Emily
Chloe

All the names reported by the Bluffton Hospital for 2013 were:
Girls
Adalyn
Adalyna
Addison
Addisyn
Adelynn
Adrienne
Alexis
Allison
Arynn
Aubree
Aubrey
Audrie
Autiana
Ava
Averi
Averie
Avery
Braelynn
Brenley
Bristol
Brooke
Brynlee
Camila
Claire
Clara
Caroline
Cecilia
Charleigh
Charlotte
Cheyenne
Dakota
Delaney
Eden
Eimaneigh
Eliana
Elizabeth
Elizabeth
Ellie
Ellie
Emma
Eva
Evelyn
Evelynn
Fahima
Greta
Haddie
Hayden
Hollis
Isabella
Isla
Ivy
Iyana
Izzabella
Jasmine
Jasmine
Jaydin
Jonna
Joscey
Josephine
Josie
Kaidence
Layla
Laylin
Kency
Kendyll
Kenzlie
Kimberly
Kinley
Kira
Kylee
Kylie
Layla
Layne
Leah
Leah
Leira
Lillian
Lindsay
Londyn
Lucy
Lyla
Macey
Madelyn
Madilynn
Makenna
Malaya
Margaret
Maria
Mollie
Molly
Monroe
Natalie
Norah
Opal
Payge
Payton
Peyton
Quinn
Rebekah
Regina
Ruby
Savannah
Simone
Skylar
Sophia
Sophie
Serenity
Tesla
Tina
Vayda
Veda
Victoria
Vidhi
Vidhya
Vivian
Vivien

Boys
Abraham
Alex
Alexander
Alexzander
Ashton
Avery
Andrew
Austin
Azrael
Benjamin
Bennett
Blaine
Blake
Brandon
Brantley
Brayden
Braxton
Braxton
Briggs
Broden
Bryson
Cale
Caleb
Camden
Castial
Colton
Cooper
Cooper
Derek
Deontae
Dillon
Easton
Eli
Emmett
Ethan
Fletcher
Flynn
Gage
Garrett
Gavin
Gideon
Godfrey
Grady
Grayson
Grayson
Greysen
Greyson
Greyson
Guillermo
Gunner
Henry
Hudson
Isaiah
Issac
Ivan
Jace
Jackson
Jackson
Jacob
Jake
James
Jamison
Jase
Jax
Jaxon
Jaxson
Jayce
Jionni
Joel
Jonathan
Kace
Kash
Kenneth
Killian
Lathen
Levi
Liam
Liam
Liam
Liam
Lincoln
Lincoln
Linkin
Logan
Lorenzo
Luke
Maddox
Mark
Mason
Maverick
Micah
Mitchell
Nathan
Noah
Preston
Riley
Roxton
Ryder
Ryker
Sawyer
Sawyer
Simon
Teegan
Tyson
Vicente
Vincent
Weston
Wilber
William
Xander
Xavier
Zane
Zayvier

Click here to read the 2011 and 2012 most popular baby names of babies born at Bluffton Hospital

Click here to go to babycenter.com's list of most popular baby names of 2013