There will be more little girls named Ava and Adeline and little boys names Oliver and Bentley on Santa’s central Illinois gift list this year.
UnityPoint Health says those are 2018’s most popular baby names. Ava was the top choice for girls and Oliver for boys at Peoria’s Methodist Birthing Center. At Pekin’s Baby Place, Adeline was the favorite pick for girls and Bentley for boys.
Other popular central Illinois girl names include Addison, Olivia, Harper, Emma, Arya and Marley. Popular boy names include Camden, Mason, Jaxon, Henry, Leeam, Theodore and Wyatt.
