Texarkana Welcomes First Baby Of 2025: Meet Taidyn Ruth Woodell!

👶First Baby Born of The Year 2025

👶Taidyn Ruth Woodell

👶CHRISTUS St. Michael

It's a new year, and we all hope that 2025 will be great for everyone. With a new year there are a lot of firsts. And now we have the first baby in Texarkana born in 2025.

First Baby of 2025 in Texarkana

When we talk about firsts for the new year, we can't help but think of how a lot of people are back to work on the first Thursday of the year. This weekend will be the first weekend of the new year and there are so many other firsts to think about, but a special first for the new year is a baby.

CHRISTUS St. Michael

Congratulations to the Happy Parents

Congratulations to Garren and Clair Woodell as they welcomed their baby daughter Taidyn Ruth Woodell into the world early on New Year's Day. Taidyn was born at 12:08 AM on January 1, 2025, at CHRISTUS St Michael making her the first baby to be born in 2025 in Texarkana.

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This is the second child for the couple as Taidyn joins her 3-year-old sibling Daxton.

Taidyn may be the second child, but she will always have the bragging rights to be the first child born in 2025 in Texarkana.

KEEP READING: Here are the most popular baby names in every state

Using March 2019 data from the Social Security Administration, Stacker compiled a list of the most popular names in each of the 50 states and Washington D.C., according to their 2018 SSA rankings. The top five boy names and top five girl names are listed for each state, as well as the number of babies born in 2018 with that name. Historically common names like Michael only made the top five in three states, while the less common name Harper ranks in the top five for 22 states.

Curious what names are trending in your home state? Keep reading to see if your name made the top five -- or to find inspiration for naming your baby.

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