How popular is the baby name Alondra 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 Alondra.
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A couple of weeks ago, Rachel asked a great question: “I wonder which names are the most Canadian? That is, which have the greatest popularity differentials between Canada and the US?”
In this post and the next, we’ll try to come up with lists of both the “most Canadian” and the “most American” baby names using two different methods.
First, we’ll look at the most popular names that appeared in only one set of data (either Canada or the U.S.) in 2022.
Second, we’ll look at the names that appeared in both sets of data, focusing on how proportionally popular each name was in each place. For the girl names below, I calculated the proportions by dividing each name’s U.S. usage by the total number of girls born in the U.S. last year (1,784,437) and each name’s Canadian usage by the total number of girls born Canada last year (170,916).
Top Canada-only girl names
The 2022 Canadian data included 270 girl names that were not in the U.S. data. Below are the 10+ most popular Canada-only girl names.
Number of girls (Can.)
Rank (Can.)
1. Flavie
184
141st
2. Ophelie
169
153rd
3. Romane
114
254th
4. Lea-Rose
59
484th
5. Lauralie
57
493rd
6. Sifat
47
582nd
7. Morgane
42
649th
8. Louane
41
666th
9. Leane
37
725th
10. Megane
36 (tie)
740th (tie)
11. Oceanne
36 (tie)
740th (tie)
Most of these are French, of course, and the usage was primarily in Quebec:
Flavie: 182 of 184 born in Quebec
Ophelie: 163 of 169
Romane: 114 of 114 (all)
Lea-Rose: 54 of 59
Lauralie: 55 of 57
Morgane: 41 of 42
Louane: 41 of 41 (all)
Leane: 35 of 37
Megane: 35 of 36
Oceanne: 31 of 36
The name Sifat, on the other hand, was not used in Quebec at all.
Girl names particularly popular in Canada
Now let’s look at the more than 3,340 girl names that appeared in both sets of data. Of the girl names used more frequently in Canada than in the U.S., the 10 below had the largest pro-Canada differentials. (I added the rankings for both countries as well.)
Differential (Pro-Can.)
Rank (Can.)
Rank (U.S.)
1. Florence
0.2994%
35th
622nd
2. Charlie
0.2794%
18th
123rd
3. Alice
0.2638%
11th
64th
4. Chloe
0.2573%
6th
18th
5. Livia
0.2446%
44th
890th
6. Lea
0.2338%
49th
785th
7. Sophie
0.2198%
16th
63rd
8. Clara
0.2192%
24th
110th
9. Rose
0.2153%
28th
120th
10. Romy
0.1981%
67th
1,355th
Top U.S.-only girl names
The 2022 U.S. data included 14,319 girl names that were not in the Canadian data. Below are the 10 most popular U.S.-only girl names.
Similar to the way the Canada-only list featured names used by French speakers, this U.S.-only list includes quite a few names used by Spanish speakers.
Girl names particularly popular in the U.S.
Now back to the names that both countries had in common. Of the girl names used more frequently in the U.S. than in Canada, the 10 below had the largest pro-U.S. differentials. (And, again, I added the rankings.)
Differential (Pro-U.S.)
Rank (U.S.)
Rank (Can.)
1. Camila
0.3533%
12th
163rd
2. Isabella
0.2697%
6th
22nd
3. Gianna
0.2151%
22nd
97th
4. Leilani
0.1915%
59th
684th
5. Genesis
0.1763%
65th
937th
6. Luna
0.1636%
10th
31st
7. Caroline
0.1385%
77th
529th
8. Nova
0.1315%
32nd
71st
9. Harper
0.1314%
11th
34th
10. Serenity
0.1239%
96th
513th
Of course, this analysis is necessarily a bit lopsided: Canada has fewer people than the U.S. does, and also releases a relatively limited set of baby name data.
In the 1960s, comic books were on their way out in the United States. But they were still going strong in Latin America.
In fact, one of Latin America’s best-selling comic books, Lágrimas, risas y amor (transl. Tears, Laughter and Love), was introduced in Mexico in late 1962.
Lágrimas, risas y amor was created by Yolanda Vargas Dulché. It featured romantic stories, each of which had its own unique set of characters. And, believe it or not, some of these stories ended up influencing U.S. baby names, particularly in states with large Spanish-speaking populations (like California and Texas). Here are some examples:
Yesenia
“Yesenia” (1965-1966) told the love story of Yesenia, a gypsy, and Osvaldo, a Mexican soldier. In 1966, we see the name Yesenia appear for the first time in the U.S. baby name data:
1968: 13 baby girls named Yesenia
1967: 12 baby girls named Yesenia
1966: 17 baby girls named Yesenia [debut]
1965: unlisted
1964: unlisted
Geisha
I don’t know anything about the plot of “Geisha” (1967), but the baby name Geisha first appeared in the U.S. data the same year:
1969: unlisted
1968: unlisted
1967: 8 baby girls named Geisha [debut]
1966: unlisted
1965: unlisted
Analuisa
“El atardecer de Ana Luisa” (transl. “Ana Luisa’s Middle Years”) (1971) told the story of Ana Luisa, who lost her boyfriend to another woman when she was young, but got him back years later. There’s a gap between the publication and the debut of the compound name Analuisa, but I still think it’s likely that the two events are connected.
1975: unlisted
1974: unlisted
1973: 5 baby girls named Analuisa [debut]
1972: unlisted
1971: unlisted
…And it doesn’t end there! Many Lágrimas, risas y amor stories were later adapted for TV and film, giving them extra (and much bigger) rounds of exposure. Some examples:
Rosaisela
The comic “María Isabel” (1964) featured a character named Rosa Isela. It became a telenovela in 1966, and a year later the compound name Rosaisela first emerged in the data:
1969: unlisted
1968: 5 baby girls named Rosaisela
1967: 9 baby girls named Rosaisela [debut]
1966: unlisted
1965: unlisted
Yesenia (again)
“Yesenia” became a telenovela in 1970 and a movie in 1971. The one-two punch of both of these pieces of media, both made in Mexico, resulted in an huge increase in the usage of Yesenia in the United States:
1973: 343 baby girls named Yesenia [rank: 503rd]
1972: 471 baby girls named Yesenia [rank: 414th]
1971: 526 baby girls named Yesenia [rank: 410th]
1970: 30 baby girls named Yesenia
1969: 9 baby girls named Yesenia
Oyuki
The comic “El pecado de Oyuki” (transl. “The Sin of Oyuki”) (1975-1977) became a telenovela in 1987. It first aired in the U.S. on Univision, and the same year the name Oyuki debuted in the U.S. data:
1989: 8 baby girls named Oyuki
1988: 20 baby girls named Oyuki
1987: 6 baby girls named Oyuki [debut]
1986: unlisted
1985: unlisted
Yesenia (yet again)
“Yesenia” was made into yet another telenovela in 1987, and this resulted in the name’s highest-ever usage in the U.S. the same year:
1989: 1,303 baby girls named Yesenia [rank: 204th]
1988: 1,208 baby girls named Yesenia [rank: 215th]
1987: 2,003 baby girls named Yesenia [rank: 137th]
1986: 845 baby girls named Yesenia [rank: 293rd]
1985: 522 baby girls named Yesenia [rank: 422nd]
Alondra
The comic “Casandra” (which came out during the ’80s) was adapted as Alondra for TV in 1995. It was renamed in honor of Yolanda Vargas Dulché’s granddaughter, orchestra conductor Alondra de la Parra. The same year, the popularity of the name Alondra (the Spanish word for “lark”) rose considerably:
1997: 1,837 baby girls named Alondra [rank: 167th]
1996: 2,020 baby girls named Alondra [rank: 157th]
1995: 1,205 baby girls named Alondra [rank: 238th]
1994: 149 baby girls named Alondra
1993: 193 baby girls named Alondra [rank: 972nd]
Rosaisela (again)
“María Isabel” was made into yet another telenovela in 1997. A year later, the name saw its highest-ever U.S. usage:
2000: 20 baby girls named Rosaisela
1999: 33 baby girls named Rosaisela
1998: 51 baby girls named Rosaisela [peak]
1997: 10 baby girls named Rosaisela
1996: 10 baby girls named Rosaisela
…Do you know anyone who was named with one of these comics or telenovelas in mind? Which name did they get?
Sources:
Foster, David William. (Ed.) Handbook of Latin American Literature. New York: Routledge, 2015.
Hinds, Harold E. and Charles M. Tatum. Not Just for Children: The Mexican Comic Book in the Late 1960s and 1970s. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 1992.
If you’re on the hunt for baby names with a numerological value of 2, you’re in luck! Because today’s post features hundreds of 2-names.
Before we get to the names, though — how do we know that they’re “twos” 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 Aurora correspond to the numbers 1, 21, 18, 15, 18, and 1. The sum of these numbers is 74. The digits of 74 added together equal 11, and the digits of 11 added together equal 2 — the numerological value of Aurora.
Baby names with a value of 2
Below you’ll find the most popular 2-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.
2 via 11
The letters in the following baby names add up to 11, which reduces to two (1+1=2).
Girl names (2 via 11)
Boy names (2 via 11)
Adea, Fe, Aia
Aj, Ja, Cabe
2 via 20
The letters in the following baby names add up to 20, which reduces to two (2+0=2).
There’s no definitive answer, unfortunately, because various numerological systems exist, and each one has its own interpretation of the number two. That said, if we look at a couple of modern numerology/astrology websites, we see 2 being described as “diplomatic,” “cooperative,” “peaceful,” “gentle,” and “understanding.”
We can also look at associations, which are a bit more concrete. Here are some things that are associated with the number 2:
Hands
Feet
Eyes
Ears
Lungs
Chopsticks
Knitting needles
Complementary pairings (e.g., pen and paper, bow and arrow, peanut butter and jelly)
Dualities (e.g., day and night, yin and yang, war and peace)
Boxing (2 competitors; 2 fists)
Partner dancing
DNA double helix
What does the number 2 mean to you? What are your strongest associations with the number?
P.S. To see names with other numerological values, check out the posts for the numbers one, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, and nine.
Welcome to Five Name Friday! Here’s today’s baby name request:
Dad likes Nayeli for a girl, mom is Janel. Mom likes Alina, Alondra, Luzalina.
Can you come up with five great baby name suggestions for this person?
Here are the guidelines:
Be independent. Choose your five names before checking out anybody else’s five names.
Be sincere. These should be names you’d have no problem recommending to someone in real life.
Five names only. If your comment includes more than five names, I’ll have to do some deleting. (This includes nickname suggestions!)
Which five baby names are you going to suggest?
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