Time to think about future Top Ten girl names. Make no mistake – the Top Ten isn’t what it used to be. Gone are the days when every little girl was named Mary … or Jennifer. And yet, popularity still matters. Looking at the current Top Ten most popular baby girl names, they do feel familiar. […]
READ MORE >>Nature Names for Boys: Leo, River, Bear
Nature names for boys have always been popular. Glenn, Cliff, Craig, and Ray all had their moments in the not-so-distant past. And it’s not just twenty-first century American families, either. Many cultures bestow names based on nature, and have for millennia. Only we don’t think of Philip – friend of horses – or Caleb – […]
READ MORE >>Fastest Rising Boy Names: Luca, Maverick, Kai
Time for the fastest rising boy names of the year. Most of the time we talk about changes in rank on the popularity charts. But this list is based on the increase in number of actual births. Why does that matter? Sometimes it doesn’t, actually. Luca is the top name on this list of the […]
READ MORE >>Fastest Rising Girl Names: Isla, Willow, Leilani
Every year, we talk about the fastest rising girl names. But we usually mean the names that gained the most in terms of rank. Which name leapt from #7935 to #494? (It’s Raya. More on that name below.) But things change when we look at the fastest rising girl names by the actual number of […]
READ MORE >>New Boy Names 2022: Gian, Neo, Eliam
The new boy names 2022 are here! This list of 41 names are either debuting in the US Top 1000 or returning to the rankings after an absence. Some may have been hibernating for decades. Others charted as recently as 2019, but tipped off the list last year. Data was released by the US Social […]
READ MORE >>New Girl Names 2022: Billie, Birdie, Soraya, Soleil
The new girl names 2022 have arrived! These 36 names are either debuting in the US Top 1000 or returning to the rankings after an absence. Data was released by the US Social Security Administration on May 8, 2022. It represents births between January 1st and December 31st of the year 2021. How does that […]
READ MORE >>Baby Name Trends: Rugged Individualism Carries the Day
With the new US popularity data out, it’s time to talk baby name trends. At first glance, the new US Top Ten isn’t too terribly interesting. It looks a lot like last year’s list. But that hides some interesting undercurrents. Rugged individualism rules the day. Walker entered the US Top 100, right up there with […]
READ MORE >>Top Ten Baby Names in the US: May 2022 Update
The Top Ten baby names in the US are here … and they look an awful lot like last year’s list. At least at first glance. GIRLS’ TOP TEN The girls’ list is unchanged from 2020, though a few names shifted position. Olivia – unchanged Emma – unchanged Charlotte – up one Amelia – up […]
READ MORE >>Fastest Rising Boy Names: Theodore, Legend, Luca
When we talk about the fastest rising boy names, we often focus on rank. Which name climbed from #736 to #578, after debuting in the Top 1000 in 2018? (That would be Saint.) But there’s another way to look at the numbers, and that’s by an increase in actual births from one calendar year to […]
READ MORE >>Fastest Rising Girl Names: Gianna, Magnolia, Lennon
Every year, we talk about the fastest rising girl names. But we usually mean the names that gained the most in terms of rank. Which name leapt from #755 to #373? (It’s Haisley. More about that name later in this post.) Make no mistake, it’s fascinating to look at names new to the Top Ten […]
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