How popular is the baby name Kaila in the United States right now? How popular was it historically? Use the popularity graph and data table below to find out! Plus, see all the blog posts that mention the name Kaila.
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Which names were the trendiest among baby girls in Canada last year?
Below you’ll find Canada’s fastest-rising and highest-debuting girl names of 2022.
Before we get to the names, though, please note that rises and debuts in the Canadian data aren’t going to be directly comparable to rises and debuts in the U.S. data, because Canada releases much less data than the U.S. does. Canada’s data only goes back to 1991, and only goes down to names given to five more more babies per gender, per year.
(The U.S. baby name data does have a similar 5-baby threshold for inclusion, but the U.S. is nearly nine times larger than Canada in terms of population. To make the cut-offs equivalent, you’d have to increase the U.S. number to something like 45 babies.)
Ok, now that that’s out of the way…
Rises (absolute)
Here are the girl names that saw the biggest increases in usage in terms of absolute change (numbers of babies) from 2021 to 2022:
Millie, rose from 153 to 208 baby girls (+55)
Wren, 233 to 281 (+48)
Lily, 813 to 861 (+48)
Ajooni, 53 to 95 (+42)
Selena, 154 to 195 (+41)
Selena was tied with Myla and Eloise, both of which also increased by 41 babies.
Ajooni may have been influenced by the Hindi-language soap opera Ajooni, which aired from mid-2022 to mid-2023 on the Disney-owned TV channel Star Bharat.
Rises (relative)
Here are the girl names that saw the biggest increases in usage in terms of relative change (percentages of babies) from 2021 to 2022:
Harnaaz, rose from 11 to 49 baby girls (345% increase)
Anabia, 8 to 29 (263%)
Lindsey, 6 to 21 (250%)
Raunak, 6 to 21 (250%)
Rya, 5 to 17 (240%)
Harnaaz, which was also one of the fast-rising girl names in the U.S. last year, was influenced by beauty queen Harnaaz Sandhu of India. She was crowned Miss Universe in December of 2021.
Debuts
Finally, here are the girl names that debuted most impressively in Canada’s baby name data in 2022:
Cirilla, 17 baby girls
Halston, 13
Hiraya, 12
Wrenlee, 11
Ozzy, 11
Cirilla was no doubt inspired by the character Princess Cirilla from The Witcher, which began as a series of fantasy novels, but has since been made into a Netflix series (among other things). Cirilla debuted in the U.S. data in 2016 with about the same number of babies, interestingly.
Other girl-name debuts included Laramie (6), Peach (6), Winslet (6), and Valley (5).
And, just in case you’re curious about the decreases, Canada’s fastest-falling girl names in terms of absolute change were Olivia, Ava, and Emma, and in terms of relative change were Tiaraoluwa, Addisyn, and Kaila.
If you’re on the hunt for baby names with a numerological value of 7, you’re in luck! Because today’s post features hundreds of 7-names.
Before we get to the names, though — how do we know that they’re “sevens” in numerology?
Turning names into numbers
Here’s how to calculate the numerological value of a name.
First, for each letter, come up with a number to represent that letter’s position in the alphabet. (Letter A would be number 1, letter B would be number 2, and so forth.) Then, add all the numbers together. If the sum has two or more digits, add the digits together recursively until the result is a single digit. That single digit is the name’s numerological value.
For instance, the letters in the name Victoria correspond to the numbers 22, 9, 3, 20, 15, 18, 9, and 1. The sum of these numbers is 97. The digits of 97 added together equal 16, and the digits of 16 added together equal 7 — the numerological value of Victoria.
Baby names with a value of 7
Below you’ll find the most popular 7-names per gender, according to the latest U.S. baby name data. I’ve further sub-categorized them by total sums — just in case any of those larger numbers are significant to anyone.
7 via 16
The letters in the following baby names add up to 16, which reduces to seven (1+6=7).
Girl names (7 via 16)
Boy names (7 via 16)
Ana, Jada, Alba, Adaia, Fia
Cal, Chad, Jae, Dak, Efe
7 via 25
The letters in the following baby names add up to 25, which reduces to seven (2+5=7).
There’s no definitive answer, unfortunately, because various numerological systems exist, and each one has its own interpretation of the number seven. That said, if we look at a couple of modern numerology/astrology websites, we see 7 being described as “truth-seeking,” “introspective,” “intellectual,” “reserved,” and “unusual.”
We can also look at associations, which are a bit more concrete. Here are some things that are associated with the number 7:
Which Hawaiian names are popular in Hawaii right now?
I read through the current list of top baby names in Hawaii and picked out as many traditional Hawaiian names as I could. Here they are, plus their definitions (and their missing ‘okinas!).
Popular Hawaiian Names for Girls
Leilani, 19 baby girls, means “heavenly (lani) flowers/child (lei).”
Mahina, 15, means “moon” or “moonlight.”
Kalena, 13, means “the (ka) yellow (lena).” Yellow was once symbolic of the alii, Hawaii’s powerful royal class (source).
Kaila, 11, means “style, fashion.”
Hali’a, 9, means “sudden remembrance, memory.”
Kai’a, 9, means “the (ka) fish (i’a).”
Kailani, 8, means “heavenly (lani) sea (kai).”
Keani, 7, means “the (ke) soft breeze (ani).”
Mehana, 7, means “warmth, heat.”
Hi’ilani, 6, means “held in the arms (hi’i) of heaven (lani).”
Hi’ilei, 5, means “child (lei) held in the arms (hi’i).”
Ilihia, 5, means “excited” or “awe-stricken.”
Kawena, 5, means “the (ka) glow (wena).”
Kealani, 5, means “heavenly (lani) whiteness (kea).”
Lea, 5, is the name of a Hawaiian goddess.
Mahealani, 5, means “sixteenth day of the lunar month; night of the full moon” (source).
Nai’a, 5, means “dolphin.”
Noelani, 5, means “heavenly (lani) mist (noe).”
The Honolulu Star-Advertiser said Malia (ranked 21st overall) was the most popular Hawaiian name for girls in 2013, but Malia is is just the Hawaiian form of the non-Hawaiian name Mary, so I didn’t include it. I didn’t include several other names (like Keoni, Hawaiian for “John”) for the same reason.
Popular Hawaiian Names for Boys
Kai, 38 baby boys, means “sea.” Kai was the 19th most popular boy name overall in Hawaii last year.
Kainoa, 21, means “the (ka) namesake (inoa).”
Kaimana, 20, means “power (mana) of the sea (kai).”
Koa, 16, means “warrior, brave” or is a reference to the koa tree.
Nainoa, 11, means “the (na) namesakes (inoa)” — na is the article used for plural nouns.
Makoa, 10, means “fearless.”
Nakoa, 10, means “”the (ne) brave ones/koa trees (koa).”
Kana’i, 9, means “the (ka) conqueror (na’i).”
Makana, 9, means “gift.”
Ka’eo, 8, means “full of knowledge.”
Kahiau, 8, means “generous.”
Kainalu, 8, means “billowy (nalu) sea (kai).”
Keanu, 8, means “the (ke) coolness (anu).”
Noa, 8, means “commoner/free man.”
Kaleo, 7, means “the (ka) sound/voice (leo).”
Kamaha’o, 6, means “wondrous.”
Kanoa, 6, means “the (ka) commoner/free man (noa).”
Kekoa, 6, means “the (ke) brave one/koa tree (koa).”
La’akea, 6, means “sacred (la’a) white/light (kea).”
Makai, 6, means “toward (ma) the sea (kai).”
Mana, 6, means “supernatural or divine power.”
Alaka’i, 5, means “leader.”
Kaiea, 5, means “rising (ea) sea/tide (kai).”
Ka’imipono, 5, means “the (ka) seeker of righteousness (‘imi pono).”
Kalani, 5, means “the (ka) heavenly one/royal one (lani).”
Kamakani, 5, means “the (ka) wind (makani).”
Koamalu, 5, means “brave (koa) peace (malu).”
While I was gathering all those definitions, I also found a bunch of other interesting Hawaiian names, such as…
‘Aukai, “seafarer” (‘au, “travel” + kai, “sea”). It’s like the Hawaiian version of Sailor.
Kapi’ioho, “curly hair.” It’s like the Hawaiian version of Crispin (Latin crispus, “curly”).
‘Opunui, “big-bellied” (‘opu, “belly” + nui, “big”). Big bellies were a status symbol in old Hawaii. According to one source, “the elite lived lavishly, were feasting constantly, and the highest chiefs were distinguished by their corpulence.”
Leiko is a hybrid Hawaiian-Japanese name: lei, “flowers/child” + ko, “child.”
Do you have a favorite Hawaiian name? Leave a comment and tell me about it!
Source: Bodley, John H. Cultural Anthropology: Tribes, States, and the Global System. Lanham, MD: AltaMira-Rowman & Littlefield, 2011.
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