According to Jamaica’s Registrar General’s Department (RGD), the top baby names in Jamaica in 2011 were Gabrielle and Jayden.
Here are the top 5 girl names and top 5 boy names:
Girl names
- Gabrielle
- Amelia
- Tianna
- Brianna
- Jada
Boy names
- Jayden
- Daniel
- Joshua
- Justin
- Jaden & Ajani (tie)
And here are a few extra facts:
- While Jayden remained the top boy name, usage decreased nearly 13% from 2010 to 2011.
- Ajani rose to 5th place (2011) from 8th place (2010).
- Jada rose to 5th place (2011) from 9th place (2010).
- The top middle names were Anthony (same as in 2010) and Abigail (beating 2010’s Amanda).
Interestingly, according to a 2011 pamphlet called All About Baby (PDF), the top 10 names per gender “registered at the RGD” (during some unspecified previous year?) were…
- Girl names: Brianna, Rihanna, Gabrielle, Ashley, Jada, Tiana, Abigail, Amelia, Kayla, Danielle
- Boy names: Daniel, Jayden, Joshua, Jordan, Ricardo, Anthony, Nathan, Michael, Alex, Malik
These lists seem more similar to Jamaica’s 2008 rankings, which were topped by Brihanna and Daniel.
Source: “Jayden, Gabrielle most popular Jamaican baby names.” Jamaica Observer 11 Jun. 2012.
Image: Adapted from Flag of Jamaica (public domain)