Florida’s Most Common Baby Boy Names for 2023

Some new names are popping up on the annual names.org list of popular baby names in Florida for 2023. The biggest jump is for the name Mateo. It ranked #22 in 2021 but it up to #8 this year. But Florida's most popular baby boy name remains unchanged. The name Liam still outnumbers #2 Noah and #3 Lucas according to their 2023 predictions.

The list is calculated using data from the Social Security Administration from card applications. The rest of the names in the Top 10 for 2023 for baby boys include Ethan, James, Dylan, Elijah, Oliver and Benjamin. What about girl names?

In Florida, Olivia holds the top spot for baby girl names in 2023 with Emma and Isabellas at #2 and #3 respectively. The names Mia and Ava are seeing declining popularity for 2023 with big jumps for the names Sophia, Amelia and Mila. Charlotte and Luna round out their top 10 for 2023. Below is last year's list. [Source: names.org]

Names.org has put together a list of the most popular baby names around the country for 2022 and broke the results down by state. Curious as to which baby names are the most popular here in Florida? They used Social Security Administration data on births and user interest on its own website. Here are the predicted top 10 names first for baby boys and girls this year.

A name of Welsh origin that means "son of the sea."

This one comes from the Russian word for gracious."

Derived from the Hebrew word for strong.

The feminine version of Charles has a meaning of "free man" in French.

A Greek name meaning a person from the city of Sebastia which was a historic city in Turkey.

This one is from the Latin word for moon.

Derived from the Greek name meaning "to defend."

This one has a Latin origin meaning life, bird, and water.

Believe it or not, it's actually becoming a popular girl's name too in many parts of the world.

Our first Italian name on this list. It's said to be a short version of the name Maria.

This Latin name can be for a boy or girl. It's a variation of the name Alfihar.

You don't know how many times my spellcheck wanted me to type Amalie. I've done too many Lightning stories I guess.

This name has been a popular one for TV and movie writers since the '80s. Remember the Corey Haim movie?

From the Greek word meaning "wisdom."  This one was really popular 10 years ago in the U.S.

A popular name from the Old Testament, Elijah is from Hebrew meaning "Yahweh is God."

A variation of Elizabeth meaning "pledged to God."

Another popular one from the Old Testament, meaning "motion."

This one's always near the top of the list. It's Latin for olive tree.

Meaning "resolute protection," there have been lots of famous Liams over the past few decades. From actor Liam Neeson to musician Liam Gallagher from Oasis.

This one has a German origin meaning "universal." It's been a popular one with the royals.