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Jacob just sounded like a good, strong name, they said, and they didn’t know anyone in the family with the same name.
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Kirby Knudtson and Matt Jones of Waukon named their baby Jacob Which was the most popular boys name of 2007.
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“There are a lot of Joneses and no Jacob in the family,” Matt Jones said. “And we both liked the name.”
Jacob Clifford Jones — 7 pounds, 12 ounces and 21 inches long — came into the world at 10:50 p.m. Tuesday at Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center. He was the first Jacob born in La Crosse in 2008.
Had he been born only 24 hours earlier, he would have added to the 17 Jacobs recorded at the La Crosse hospitals in 2007.
Jacob was the most popular name for a newborn boy from 1995 to 2001, but had to climb from No. 3 in 2006 to reclaim the top spot last year. Madeline, which was tied for fifth with Grace in 2006, was the most popular girls’ name in 2007. It was also the most popular girls’ name in 2005.
Emma, the No. 1 girls’ name in 2006, tied for third with Olivia last year. Connor, the top boys’ name in 2006, dropped out the top 10 in 2007.
Andrew was the most popular boy’s name for many years, and returned to the No. 2 spot last year after falling out of the top 10. Some new names to the top 10 list were Addyson, Jackson, Carter, Kaden, Lily and Lillian.
Addyson was the No. 1 choice for girls at Gundersen Lutheran, followed by Madeline, Emma and Madison, while seven names — Emily, Grace, Madeline, Isabella, Olivia, Madison and Ava — tied for first place at Franciscan Skemp.
Alexander was the No. 1 boys’ name at Franciscan Skemp, while Jackson was the top boys’ name at Gundersen Lutheran.
At Franciscan Skemp, Kennedy was the second-most-popular girls’ name, and Maria and Sophia also made the list. Carter, Ethan and Kaden were among the top boys’ names at Gundersen Lutheran.
During 2007, Gundersen Lutheran delivered 1,600 babies, 855 boys and 745 girls. Those numbers included one set of triplets and 24 sets of twins.
In 2007, 834 babies — 439 boys, 395 girls and 10 sets of twins — were born at Franciscan Skemp, 39 more than in 2006.
TOP BABY NAMES IN 2007 AT LA CROSSE HOSPITALS
Franciscan Skemp
Boys
1. Alexander
2. Nathan
3. Caleb
4. Andrew
5. David
6. (tie) Jacob, Benjamin, Thomas
9. (tie) Matthew, Joseph, William, Nicolas
Girls
1. (tie) Emily, Grace, Madeline, Isabella, Olivia, Madison, Ava
8. Kennedy
9. (tie) Hannah, Sophia, Alexis
12. (tie) Ashley, Alyssa, Maria
15. (tie) Emma, Abigail, Taylor
Gundersen Lutheran
Boys
1. Jackson
2. Carter
3. Ethan
4. Jacob, Kaden
6. Aiden
7. Austin, Noah, Zachery
10. Braden, Andrew
Girls
1. Addyson
2. Madeline, Emma
4. Madison
5. Lily
6. Elizabeth, Ella, Katelyn, Lillian, Olivia
Want to see how popular names have been throughout the years? To use the Baby Name Wizard’s Name Voyager, which shows you how common first names were going back to the 1880s, http://www.babynamewizard.com/namevoyager/lnv0105.html" target="_blank">click here.
Terry Rindfleisch can be reached at trindfleisch@lacrossetribune.com or (608) 791-8227.
