Top Baby Boy Name Debuts of 2011
| 16 May 2012 | Filed under Baby Names, Boy Names, Girl Names, Pop Culture Baby Names, Unique Baby Names |
Here are the boy names that debuted the highest on the SSA’s 2011 baby name list: Jionni, 62 baby boys Itzae, 29 Crixus, 15 Maurkice, 13 Braxson, 12 Edahi, 12 Noahjames, 12 Huxton, 11 Jonuel, 11 Maksimus, 11 Paisley, 11 Vadir, 11 Yeiren, 11 Aazim, 10 Axiel, 10 Bentli, 10 Finch, 10 Jayco, 10 Jermir, 10 Kastle, 10 Some likely explanations: Jionni is from Jionni LaValle, fiance of Jersey Shore “guidette” Snooki. He’s also the…
Top Baby Girl Name Debuts of 2011
| 16 May 2012 | Filed under Baby Names, Girl Names, Name Etymologies, Pop Culture Baby Names, Unique Baby Names |
Here are the girl names that debuted the highest on the SSA’s 2011 baby name list: Magaby, 50 baby girls Gredmarie, 47 Jocell, 31 Cataleya, 28 Khaleesi, 27 Zendaya, 26 Quorra, 25 Jorley, 22 Ayelene, 21 Locklyn, 17 Adrialys, 16 Dim, 16 Mahniya, 15 Lumen, 14 Brynlynn, 13 Calii, 12 Kiyan, 12 Rhyder, 12 Taisley, 12 Yanilen, 12 Some likely explanations: Magaby is from Magaby Garay, a young singer featured on Mexican reality/talent show Pequeños…
Biggest Changes in Girl Name Popularity, 2011
| 15 May 2012 | Filed under Baby Names, Girl Names, Popular Baby Names |
According to the numbers, Harper saw the biggest increase in usage from 2010 to 2011. Harper, +2012 babies (rank change: 118th to 54th) Aubrey, +1784 babies (rank change: 44th to 20th) Aubree, +1509 babies (rank change: 223rd to 99th) Emma, +1397 babies (rank change: 3rd to 3rd) Zoey, +1164 babies (rank change: 47th to 28th) Sophia, +1129 babies (rank change: 2nd to 1st) Aria, +1066 babies (rank change: 353rd to 157th) Charlotte, +1024 babies (rank…
Biggest Changes in Boy Name Popularity, 2011
| 15 May 2012 | Filed under Baby Names, Boy Names, Popular Baby Names |
According to the numbers, Mason was the big winner. Mason saw the greatest increase in usage from 2010 to 2011. (Same as last year, in fact.) Mason, +4597 babies (rank change: 12th to 2nd) Liam, +2442 babies (rank change: 30th to 15th) Bentley, +1774 babies (rank change: 100th to 75th) Axel, +1059 babies (rank change: 187th to 132nd) Easton, +1037 babies (rank change: 145th to 102nd) Jace, +1020 babies (rank change: 146th to 106th) Ayden,…
Baby Names that Became Less Popular in 2011
| 15 May 2012 | Filed under Baby Names, Boy Names, Girl Names |
The SSA has re-ordered the top 500 (or so) most popular baby names by rank change. According to these lists, the boy and girl names that decreased the most in terms of rank from 2010 to 2011 were these: Girl names: Brisa, -343 (464th to 807th) Dana, -147 (463rd to 610th) Desiree, -121 (473rd to 594th) Denise, -114 (489th to 603rd) Kimora, -109 (498th to 607th) Brenda, -104 (426th to 530th) Erika, -103 (429th to…
Beyond the Top 1,000 Baby Names of 2011
| 14 May 2012 | Filed under Baby Names, Boy Names, Girl Names, Popular Baby Names |
You can see the top 1,000 baby boy names and baby girl names of 2011 at the SSA’s website. But do you want to see more? I thought so. :) So here’s the next 1,000 on each list: Next 1,000 Boy Names Next 1,000 Girl Names 1001. Nigel, 192 1002. Yair, 192 1003. Addison, 191 1004. Oakley, 191 1005. Slade, 191 1006. Ameer, 190 1007. Bode, 190 1008. Carlo, 190 1009. Clarence, 190 1010. Dariel,…
Pop Culture Baby Name Game #2 Results
| 14 May 2012 | Filed under Baby Names, Boy Names, Girl Names, Pop Culture Baby Names |
In PCBNG #2, we tried to predict which baby names would see increased usage in 2011, thanks to popular culture. Here’s how we did. The numbers are all from 2010 and 2011, respectively. (Check out Harper & Bentley!) Adele – yes, rose from 286 to 453 baby girls Atlantis – nope, fell from 16 to 7 baby girls Alaina – yes, rose from 1,490 to 1,985 baby girls Alaric – yes, rose from 40 to…
Pop Culture Baby Name Game #1 Results
| 14 May 2012 | Filed under Baby Names, Boy Names, Girl Names, Pop Culture Baby Names, Unique Baby Names |
In PCBNG #1, the aim was to predict which pop culture-inspired names would debut on the SSA’s 2011 “long list.” We got a handful right: Bieber – nope Cersei – nope Daenerys – nope Eames – yes, 5 baby boys. (Thanks, Julie!) Lannister – nope Gaga – nope Jimmer – yes, 9 baby boys. (Thanks, Grace!) Katniss – nope (Surprisingly! Just wait for 2012…) Kreayshawn – nope Lohan – nope Occupy – nope Potter –…
Most Popular U.S. Baby Names of 2011
| 14 May 2012 | Filed under Baby Names, Boy Names, Girl Names, Popular Baby Names |
Jacob and Sophia! (A new #1 for girls!) Here are the full top 20 lists: Boy Names Girl Names 1. Jacob 2. Mason 3. William 4. Jayden 5. Noah 6. Michael 7. Ethan 8. Alexander 9. Aiden 10. Daniel 11. Anthony 12. Matthew 13. Elijah 14. Joshua 15. Liam 16. Andrew 17. James 18. David 19. Benjamin 20. Logan 1. Sophia 2. Isabella 3. Emma 4. Olivia 5. Ava 6. Emily 7. Abigail 8. Madison…
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