After a long delay, the new baby names popularity data for the United States is here at last! OLIVIA REPLACES EMMA AS THE TOP NAME FOR GIRLS There’s very little change in the girls’ US Top Ten, but we do have a new #1: Olivia. The new Top Ten is as follows: Olivia Emma Ava […]
READ MORE >>Future Top Ten Girl Names 2020 Edition
Time to think about future Top Ten girl names. Back in 2016, it seemed like the current Top Ten was ripe for change. Too many of our favorites had topped the charts for ages. So I started imagining which names might someday replace the list. Not in the next year, exactly – but soon-ish. My […]
READ MORE >>Future Top Ten Boy Names 2020 Edition
Today I’m thinking about Future Top Ten Boy Names. Back in 2016, looking at a stable – or stagnant – Top Ten list, I wondered which names would replace the current favorites as they inevitably fell. My guesses were based on state data. Why? The data sets are smaller. So I figured it might be […]
READ MORE >>Fastest Rising Boy Names 2019 Update
Time to look at the fastest rising boy names 2019. Instead of rank change – this name rose 177 spots, or three spots, or somewhere in between – this list considers change in actual births. Why? First, I suspect it might be a better predictor of future popularity than rank change. After all, rank is […]
READ MORE >>Fastest Rising Girl Names 2019 Update
Let’s look at the fastest rising girl names 2019. These aren’t the biggest changes in rank. Sure, it’s exciting to see which names climb quickly. But I like to look at actual births, too. Why? A name near the top of the list might only gain a spot or two – but that small step […]
READ MORE >>Best New Baby Names 2019: Scout, Jericho, Anais, Zakai
Time for me to pick the best new baby names 2019! These are my favorites from the names debuting or returning to the US Top 1000 in May 2019. Read the full lists here: New Girl Names 2019 New Boy Names 2019 I’ve chosen exactly eight names for girls and eight for boys. They’ll advance […]
READ MORE >>New Boy Names 2019: Jericho, Justus, Zev
New boy names 2019 borrow from popular sounds, span the globe, and bring back some forgotten classics – it’s a little bit of everything. In May 2019, the US Social Security Administration released the new popularity data for all children born between January 1st and December 31st of 2018. 45 boys’ names ranked in the […]
READ MORE >>New Girl Names 2019: Adalee, Promise, Scout
New girl names 2019 range from the retro Arlette to the nouveau Austyn, the minimalist Ann to the elaborate Giavanna. Headlines brought back Meghan; ongoing trends pushed Palmer and Bellamy onto the charts at last. And that’s just the beginning of the list. In May 2019, the US Social Security Administration released the new popularity […]
READ MORE >>Most Popular Baby Names 2019
The most popular baby names 2019 update is here! The US Social Security Administration has released their name data for births between January 1 and December 31, 2018. The big stories? The Top Ten As I guessed, Emma and Liam held on to the top spots. Not because they’re still wildly popular – Emma actually […]
READ MORE >>Top Ten Baby Names Predictions 2019
It’s time for Top Ten baby names predictions 2019! Later this week, the US Social Security Administration will release the new most popular names list. It’s like Christmas meets the Super Bowl meets my birthday. New popularity lists means plenty more prognosticating than a groundhog on the morning of February 2nd. Catch up on all […]
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