Nevada, Iowa Couple Welcomes New Year's Baby

Photo: Iowa Methodist Medical Center/Unity Point Health-Des Moines

(Des Moines, IA) -- The first baby of the year at Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines was born around 1:30 New Year's Day. Maddie Sue is the 5th child for Steven and Rebecca Hovick of Nevada. Mercy One-Des Moines welcomed the first baby of the new year, Kyler Abell, at 3:24 a.m.

Last month, Unity Point Health released it's top baby names of 2023:

Girls:

Charlotte

Eleanor

Amelia

Ava

Olivia

Boys:

Henry

Jack

Oliver

Noah

Brooks

Kyler Ray Abell was the first baby of the new year at Mercy One-Des Moines. Kyler weighed weighing 7 pounds 7 ounces, and is 21 inches long. Congratulations to mom Devin.

Photo: Mercy One-Des Moines