HSHS shares top baby names of 2023
January 05, 2024 
Hospital Sisters Health System (HSHS) hospitals in Illinois are pleased to announce the top names chosen for babies born at each hospital in 2023.
HSHS St. John’s Hospital, Springfield
Top Boy Name
• Hudson
Top Girl Name
• Aurora
HSHS St. Elizabeth’s Hospital, O’Fallon
Top Boy Name
• Oliver
Top Girl Name
• Amelia
HSHS St. Anthony’s Memorial Hospital, Effingham
Top Boy Name
• Oliver
Top Girl Name
• Harper
HSHS St. Joseph’s Hospital Breese
Top Boy Name
• Wyatt
Top Girl Name
• Ava
HSHS St. Francis Hospital, Litchfield
Top Boy Names
• Liam and Ryker (tied)
Top Girl Name
• Eleanor
These names were part of the over 4,400 babies delivered at these hospitals in 2023.
The Women and Infant Centers at these HSHS Illinois hospitals in Springfield, O’Fallon, Effingham, Breese and Litchfield provide compassionate care for women and infants throughout pregnancy, labor, delivery and in the time after delivery.
For those in the Metro East area, HSHS St. Elizabeth’s Hospital and HSHS St. Joseph’s Hospital Breese have a partnership with SSM Health Cardinal Glennon. St. Elizabeth’s partners with SSM Health Cardinal Glennon pediatricians to provide coverage 24/7 to care for babies admitted to the hospital’s well or intermediate care nurseries and to care for any pediatric patient in the emergency department.
For more information about the Women and Infants Center at HSHS St. Elizabeth’s Hospital, visit here.
HSHS St. John’s Hospital, Springfield
Top Boy Name
• Hudson
Top Girl Name
• Aurora
HSHS St. Elizabeth’s Hospital, O’Fallon
Top Boy Name
• Oliver
Top Girl Name
• Amelia
HSHS St. Anthony’s Memorial Hospital, Effingham
Top Boy Name
• Oliver
Top Girl Name
• Harper
HSHS St. Joseph’s Hospital Breese
Top Boy Name
• Wyatt
Top Girl Name
• Ava
HSHS St. Francis Hospital, Litchfield
Top Boy Names
• Liam and Ryker (tied)
Top Girl Name
• Eleanor
These names were part of the over 4,400 babies delivered at these hospitals in 2023.
The Women and Infant Centers at these HSHS Illinois hospitals in Springfield, O’Fallon, Effingham, Breese and Litchfield provide compassionate care for women and infants throughout pregnancy, labor, delivery and in the time after delivery.
For those in the Metro East area, HSHS St. Elizabeth’s Hospital and HSHS St. Joseph’s Hospital Breese have a partnership with SSM Health Cardinal Glennon. St. Elizabeth’s partners with SSM Health Cardinal Glennon pediatricians to provide coverage 24/7 to care for babies admitted to the hospital’s well or intermediate care nurseries and to care for any pediatric patient in the emergency department.
For more information about the Women and Infants Center at HSHS St. Elizabeth’s Hospital, visit here.