Two-Hit Wonder Baby Names – Letters A and B

The A- and B-names below have ranked among the 1,000 most popular baby names in the United States only twice:

Girls	Boys
Adriene (1962, 1967) Agusta (1882, 1884) Aili (1909, 1910) Alcie (1880, 1886) Alethea (1973, 1974) Alexina (1881, 1882) Almedia (1881, 1885) Aloma (1942, 1943) Alwina (1882, 1886) Alys (1880, 1910) Ama (1881, 1885) Amalie (1881, 1883) Amma (1881, 1887) Anastacia (1880, 1896) Angeles (2003, 2004) Anie (1881, 1882) Anona (1904, 1905) Antonetta (1910, 1915) Araminta (1880, 1884) Ardath (1905, 1923) Arkie (1883, 1889) Arta (1881, 1884) Ayesha (1979, 1982) Bebe (1923, 1932) Bertina (1882, 1893) Bethann (1965, 1967) Brigid (1965, 1966) Brinda (1951, 1952) Britny (1989, 1990) Bryn (1999, 2004)	Abbott (1880, 1888) Adron (1901, 1904) Albertus (1880, 1883) Alferd (1891, 1899) Alfie (1967, 1968) Amado (1883, 1932) Ananias (1883, 1889) Arnett (1893, 1897) Atlas (1883, 1890) Aurthur (1880, 1891) Bayard (1882, 1884) Bilal (1991, 2002) Bjorn (1977, 1980) Blas (1880, 1911) Bryton (1994, 1995) Burgess (1884, 1890) Burrel (1884, 1889)

Girls

Boys

Adriene (1962, 1967)
Agusta (1882, 1884)
Aili (1909, 1910)
Alcie (1880, 1886)
Alethea (1973, 1974)
Alexina (1881, 1882)
Almedia (1881, 1885)
Aloma (1942, 1943)
Alwina (1882, 1886)
Alys (1880, 1910)
Ama (1881, 1885)
Amalie (1881, 1883)
Amma (1881, 1887)
Anastacia (1880, 1896)
Angeles (2003, 2004)
Anie (1881, 1882)
Anona (1904, 1905)
Antonetta (1910, 1915)
Araminta (1880, 1884)
Ardath (1905, 1923)
Arkie (1883, 1889)
Arta (1881, 1884)
Ayesha (1979, 1982)
Bebe (1923, 1932)
Bertina (1882, 1893)
Bethann (1965, 1967)
Brigid (1965, 1966)
Brinda (1951, 1952)
Britny (1989, 1990)
Bryn (1999, 2004)

Abbott (1880, 1888)
Adron (1901, 1904)
Albertus (1880, 1883)
Alferd (1891, 1899)
Alfie (1967, 1968)
Amado (1883, 1932)
Ananias (1883, 1889)
Arnett (1893, 1897)
Atlas (1883, 1890)
Aurthur (1880, 1891)
Bayard (1882, 1884)
Bilal (1991, 2002)
Bjorn (1977, 1980)
Blas (1880, 1911)
Bryton (1994, 1995)
Burgess (1884, 1890)
Burrel (1884, 1889)

The popularity of Bjorn can be traced back to tennis great Björn Borg, who was ranked #1 in the world several times in the late ’70s and early ’80s.

3 Comments | 15 July 2009

Abby

Posted 15 July 2009 at 5:00 pm | Permalink

I *think* I can explain Alethea. 1970s television favorite Kung Fu featured an episode with a character called Alethea. (She was played by a very young Jodie Foster!) Normally, I’d say that could NEVER inspire enough parents to break into the Top 1000, but the character’s name was an important plot point. Enough, I think, for around 500 expectant parents to watch the episode and think, “yes, yes we should name our daughter Alethea.”

http://appellationmountain.net/2008/06/16/name-of-the-day-alethea/
Nancy

Posted 15 July 2009 at 7:03 pm | Permalink

Nice detective work! I would never have figured that out. :) Thanks!
Mookie

Posted 19 July 2009 at 5:17 pm | Permalink

I very much like Araminta, and I have a soft spot for Abbott, though that may just be my Harry Potter love shining through. ;)