Popular baby names in the smaller U.S. territories, 2017

According to the SSA, the most popular baby names in the U.S. territories of Guam, the U.S. Virgin Islands, the Northern Mariana Islands, and American Samoa — all four regions combined — in 2017 were Amy and Olivia (tied) and Kevin.

Here are the top 10 girl names and top 10 boy names for the four regions:

Girl Names
1. Amy, 12 baby girls (2-way tie)
2. Olivia, 12 (2-way tie)
3. Sophia, 11
4. Ava, 10 (2-way tie)
5. Emma, 10 (2-way tie)
6. Anna, 9
7. Abigail, 8 (3-way tie)
8. Emily, 8 (3-way tie)
9. Mia, 8 (3-way tie)
10. Annie, 7 (…tied with Charlotte, Isabella, Jasmine, and Sarah)

Boy Names
1. Kevin, 20 baby boys
2. Ethan, 19
3. Daniel, 18 (2-way tie)
4. William, 18 (2-way tie)
5. Michael, 15
6. Lucas, 14
7. Andy, 11 (4-way tie)
8. Joshua, 11 (4-way tie)
9. Liam, 11 (4-way tie)
10. Logan, 11 (4-way tie)

In 2016, the top names were Olivia and Daniel.

Could Kevin’s rise to the #1 spot be due to all the Kevins on U.S. network TV lately?

Here are the top names in Puerto Rico, the largest U.S. territory by both area and population.

Source: Popular Baby Names by Territory (SSA)

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