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March Madness 2017: Boys Opening Round

March 4, 2017 By appellationmountain 3 Comments

March Madness boys opening round 2017It’s rendshe first Saturday in March, and that means it’s time for March Madness Baby Names 2017 at Appellation Mountain!

This is year seven of competition. Past year’s winners are as follows:

  • Our very first year’s winner was the traditional Nathaniel.
  • Arthur took the top spot in 2012.
  • Up-and-coming Archer was the big winner in 2013.
  • Everett carried the day in 2014.
  • In 2015, Finn took home the trophy.
  • Theodore won big in 2016.

All past winning names are retired from competition.

But plenty of names that competed in 2016 have returned for another shot at the title, including Leo, Koa, Soren, Huxley, Atlas, Emrys, Reid, Sullivan, and Wilder.

Wondering how a name makes it to the sweet sixteen? It’s pretty simple: I look at page views for the calendar year ending on December 31, 2015. This year, I had to drop past winners Everett and Finn, so the names with the 17th and 18th most-viewed posts taking their places.

This makes for a quirky list of competitors. Sometimes a name soars here because it’s not covered in-depth elsewhere. Or maybe Pinterest or another site pushes a name into the top page views, even while the name itself remains rare.

And yet as names advance in the competition, it tends to mirror broader trends. Past winners often represent rising names.

Now that we’ve got all of that out of the way, let’s vote!

Two cool, unexpected names face off: Arlo v. Grady

 

Regal Leo v. deserving Merritt

 

Surname face-off: Wilder v. Reid

 

Two distinctive first names compete: Torin v. Lucian

 

Cool, coastal Koa v. edgy, literary Huxley

 

Sensational S names: Sullivan v. Soren

 

Brazilian legend Ayrton v. Irish appellation Declan

 

Two ends-in-s choices: Atlas v. Emrys

 

Any guesses on which names will advance to the next round? I have a few thoughts …

Check back to see which names advance next Saturday! 

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Comments

  1. Witchgreens says

    March 6, 2017 at 12:32 AM

    Of course my 2 all time favorite names are against each other!

    Reply
  2. Bella Easterbrook says

    March 5, 2017 at 9:52 PM

    I can’t believe we’re at this time of year again! It was hard to choose between some of these names.

    Reply
    • appellationmountain says

      March 5, 2017 at 10:15 PM

      I know, right? The year just flew by!

      Reply

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