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Popularity of the baby name Elionaid


Posts that mention the name Elionaid

Top one-hit wonder boy names of all time in the U.S. baby name data

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Here are some of the top one-hit wonder boy names of all time, from 1880 to 2012:

  1. Christop, 1,082 baby boys in 1989.
  2. Christia, 82 baby boys in 1989.
  3. Jometh, 23 baby boys in 2008.
  4. Jefre, 21 baby boys in 1961.
  5. Eriksson, 15 baby boys in 2008.
    • Alfy, 15 baby boys in 1966.
    • Andamo, 15 baby boys in 1960.
  6. Coopar, 14 baby boys in 2010.
  7. Ardan, 13 baby boys in 2012.
  8. Ramzee, 12 baby boys in 2006.
  9. Brettly, 11 baby boys in 2012.
  10. Aaro, 10 baby boys in 2012.

If we ignore the glitchy 1989 names, the real #1 one-hit wonder becomes Jometh.

Here’s what I can tell you about some of the above: Jometh and Elionaid were inspired by the TV show Objetivo Fama; Andamo was inspired by the TV show Mr. Lucky; Maurkice was inspired by football player Maurkice Pouncey; Kimario was inspired by a mention in Ebony magazine; Willkie was inspired by politician Wendell Willkie; Amareion was inspired by singer Omarion; Ebay was inspired by the TV show Good Times; Brettly was inspired by the TV show American Restoration; Vadir was inspired by actor Vadhir Derbez; Travolta was inspired by actor John Travolta; Macarther was inspired by Douglas MacArthur; Schley was inspired by Winfield Scott Schley.

Can you come up with explanations for any of the others?

Image: Adapted from Solitary Poppy by Andy Beecroft under CC BY-SA 2.0.

How did “Objetivo Fama” influence U.S. baby names?

Objetivo Fama, a Puerto Rican TV show that ran for 6 seasons, was a singing talent contest similar to American Idol.

I’ve found a bunch of baby names that were inspired by Objetivo Fama in the U.S. baby name data. Por ejemplo

Season 1 (2004)

  • Janayra, from contestant Janayra Reyes. The baby name Janayra debuted in the SSA data in 2004 with 12 baby girls.
  • Kany, from contestant Kany Garcia. She was disqualified from season 1 (due to a car accident) but won “Best New Artist” at the Latin Grammys in 2008. The baby name Kany debuted in 2008 with 7 baby girls.

Season 3 (2006)

  • Elionaid, from contestant Elionaid Iñiguez. The baby name Elionaid debuted in 2006 with 11 baby boys.
  • Jenilca, from contestant Jenilca Giusti. The baby name Janilca debuted in 2006 with 7 baby girls.

Season 4 (2007)

  • Aidsa, from contestant Aidsa Rodríguez. The baby name Aidsa debuted in 2007 in 30 baby girls.

Season 5 (2008)

  • Yaindhi, from contestant Yaindhi Alvarez. The baby name Yaindhi debuted in 2008 with 29 baby girls.
  • Jometh, from contestant Jometh Andujar. The baby name Jometh debuted in 2008 with 23 baby boys.
  • Yerly, from contestant Yerly Burgos. The baby name Yerly debuted in 2008 with 7 baby girls. Not to be confused with Werly. :)

Other names, such as Jayro, were already in the data but given a boost thanks to Objetivo Fama.

Sources: Objetivo Fama – Wikipedia, SSA