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Posted at 12:15 PM, Jan 05, 2016
and last updated 2016-01-05 12:15:41-05

CINCINNATI — What baby names reigned supreme in the Queen City last year?

If you’re guessing something crazy like little girls names Skyline or boys named Boehner, you’re wrong.

No, the most popular baby names in the city in 2015 were Ava and Jackson, according to the Cincinnati Vital Records Office.

Of the nearly 10,000 babies born in Cincinnati last year, the number of boys versus girls was almost equal. January was the most popular birth month.

Here’s a complete list of the top 10 rankings for boy and girl names last year:

Girls:

  1. Ava                   
  2. Olivia                  
  3. Evelyn               
  4. Madelyn               
  5. Sophia                     
  6. Aubree                      
  7. Grace                        
  8. Nora                          
  9. Abigail              
  10. Avery & Emma         

Boys:

  1. Jackson
  2. William
  3. Benjamin
  4. Carter
  5. Henry
  6. James
  7. Liam
  8. Luke
  9. Charles
  10. Oliver