Oh Baby! Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Somerset ’s Top Baby Names for 2016

Margaret Andrin, MD, FACOG, board certified obstetrician and gynecologist, Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Somerset

Emma? Olivia? Aiden? With a baby on the way, parents-to-be have thousands of names to choose from. Drawing inspiration from books, websites and family members, parents often honor their close relatives or influential role models with the first or middle names of their children. Others opt for trendier picks, drawing influence from celebrities, fictional characters or cultural references. With a newly renovated, state-of-the-art maternity unit located at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Somerset (RWJUH), we compiled a list of the most popular names of babies born at the hospital in 2016.

While Sophia and Jackson held steady at number one for yet another year as the most popular baby names across the United States, RWJUH Somerset showed a variety of both popular and unique names. Isabella, Mia, Noah and Lucas reigned as favorites, also appearing amongst the top six names nationally. The top ten list of baby names for RWJUH Somerset can be viewed in the graphic above and in the list below.

Offering comprehensive care for both mom and baby, the maternity unit at RWJUH Somerset is available to provide specialized care for every step of the way for expectant mothers, newborns and their families in a newly-renovated state-of-the-art facility. With a focus on personal attention, comfort and individualized quality care, the maternity unit at RWJUH Somerset provides a wide range of services to expectant mothers and their families including a Level II Intermediate Care Nursery staffed 24/7 by a board-certified neonatologist and specially trained nurses, a board-certified obstetrician/gynecologist available 24/7, 24/7 anesthesiology coverage dedicated to obstetrics, counseling with Maternal-Fetal Medicine staff and a perinatologist, a comprehensive Diabetes Center offering pregnancy and post-partum counseling, a Family Practice Center for prenatal and post-partum care, a lactation consultant for inpatient and outpatient visits, post-partum and infant care classes offered during a patient’s stay so that they are ready for discharge and childbirth education featuring a wide range of topics for parents, siblings and grandparents.

Patient rooms at the Mother-Baby Pavilion at RWJUH Somerset have been newly-renovated and feature updated accommodations including spacious, private rooms with private bathrooms, in-room recliners for spouses and the GetWellNetwork®, an interactive- television system offering access to the internet, email and videos about health-related topics during a patient’s stay in the hospital, designed to enhance the comfort and care of both mother and baby. To learn more about the Mother-Baby Pavilion and maternity unit offerings at RWJUH Somerset, visit www.rwjuh.edu/maternity or call 908-704-3766 to take a tour. For a referral to a physician affiliated with RWJUH, please call 1-888-MD-RWJUH.

RWJUH Somerset:

Boys:

• Jacob
• Noah
• Aaron
• Daniel
• Dylan
• Jack
• Aiden
• Caleb
• Anthony
• Lucas

Girls:

• Isabella
• Alexa
• Olivia
• Sofia
• Scarlett
• Mia
• Sophia
• Emerson
• Charlotte
• Lily