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Naming Colorado: Isabella and Michael still most popular

Friday, May 18th, 2007

The Associated Press reports today that the past 10 years Colorado’s most popular baby boy name has been the same and this year is no exception.

According to the Colorado Health Department, Coloradoans still like the name Jacob, a lot.

Isabella topped the list for girls.

Last year 338 newborns were named Jacob and 318 were named Isabella in Colorado.

Michael was the last name to top Jacob as the most common in the state. This year Michael was eighth on the list.

Jacob, Ethan, Alexander, and Joshua were the other four most common names among boys.

Emily, Emma, Hannah, and Abigail rounded out the girls’ top five.

Nevaeh and Elijah were the most popular for black babies, while Ashley and Jose were the top two for Hispanic babies.


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