One-Hit Wonder Baby Names from the 2000s (so far)

4 Comments | 27 August 2007

Here are the one-hit wonder names of the first six years of this decade (2000 through 2005, inclusive):

Girls Boys
  • Anneliese – #917 in 2005
  • Arleth – #818 in 2005
  • Arly – #950 in 2003
  • Beyonce – #700 in 2001
  • Dafne – #967 in 2001
  • Dariana – #836 in 2000
  • Gwyneth – #958 in 2004
  • Heidy – #998 in 2004
  • Jolette – #949 in 2005
  • Karyme – #935 in 2003
  • Keila – #989 in 2001
  • Kiya – #961 in 2002
  • Maiya – #994 in 2000
  • Mikaila – #936 in 2001
  • Mikalah – #805 in 2005
  • Montserrat – #972 in 2005
  • Nallely – #773 in 2001
  • Nayely – #731 in 2001
  • Neha – #969 in 2000
  • Rianna – #860 in 2002
  • Taina – #912 in 2001
  • Treasure – #892 in 2004
  • Yamilet – #841 in 2000
  • Adin – #996 in 2005
  • Ajay – #1000 in 2003
  • Andon – #863 in 2004
  • Damari – #898 in 2005
  • Daunte – #965 in 2001
  • Dayne – #994 in 2000
  • Jaheem – #889 in 2002
  • Jahir – #811 in 2003
  • Jaquez – #957 in 2002
  • Jayvon – #970 in 2004
  • Koda – #943 in 2004
  • Lisandro – #901 in 2002
  • Luc – #930 in 2002
  • Makhi – #920 in 2005
  • Mordechai – #962 in 2003
  • Osbaldo – #976 in 2002
  • Trenten – #973 in 2004
  • Yousef – #998 in 2002

Some possible pop culture influences for the female names include: Mexican actresses Arleth Terán and Karyme Lozano, American singers Beyoncé Knowles and Rihanna, American actress Gwyneth Paltrow, and Mexican reality TV star Jolette Hernández.

(I’ve also done one-hit wonder lists for the 1880s, 1900s, 1920s, 1940s, 1950s and 1990s.)

Posted in Baby Names, Boy Names, Girl Names, Unique Baby Names

4 Comments

  1. Pauly
    Posted 10 November 2007 at 1:25 pm | Permalink

    This si a pretty unique name..My niece was born ”SummerLeigh” on November 23rd 2003..Her litte sister was born 2 years later on Christmas day,her name is KD…Whatcha think??

  2. Pauly
    Posted 10 November 2007 at 1:28 pm | Permalink

    Summerleigh is actually spelled ‘Summer-Leigh’..She doesn’t have a middle name,its just Summer-leigh Hyder..Pretty unique,eh?

  3. nancy
    Posted 19 November 2007 at 9:53 pm | Permalink

    Those are both pretty unusual — thanks for sharing!

    PS – Is KD’s full name “KD,” or is it short for something?

  4. Marie
    Posted 24 November 2007 at 11:30 pm | Permalink

    Once I saw the name ‘Yver’ but it was pronounced like the word ‘ever’…I thought it was really cute!

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