How popular is the baby name Liam in the United States right now? How popular was it historically? Find out using the graph below! Plus, check out all the blog posts that mention the name Liam.
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According to Peru’s National Registry of Identification and Civil Status (RENIEC), the most popular baby names in the country last year were Mia and Liam.
Peru released a single set of rankings that combined both genders, so here are Peru’s top 20 baby names overall for 2020:
Liam, 4,179 babies
Thiago, 3,398
Dylan, 3,150
Mia, 2,510
Gael, 2,484
Camila, 1,929
Alessia, 1,856
Luciana, 1,838
Mateo, 1,837
Zoe, 1,530
Ian, 1,458
Luis, 1,374
Valentina, 1,335
Aitana, 1,298
Danna, 1,295
Lucas, 1,248 (tie)
Santiago, 1,248 (tie)
Luana, 1,239
Juan, 1,228
Ariana, 1,213
I haven’t been able to track down Peru’s rankings for 2019, but in 2018 the top two names were the same.
RENIEC regularly tweets about Peru’s unusual baby names, so I can also tell you that, within the last few years, the country has welcomed babies named…
after former Argentine soccer player Ricardo Gareca, who now manages Peru’s national team
Mark Zuckerberg (2)
Bo-derek (1) + Boderek (1)
Bad Bunny
Beethovena
Gremlins
Kardasham
Neilamstrong
Netflix
Philcollins
Pringles
Rafael Nadal
Finally, Peru has put together several cool online booklets (PDFs) highlighting the names and naming practices of various indigenous groups within the country, so here’s a sampling of names from each of the booklets…
Aimara names:
Amuyiri, “thinker”
Iqilla, “flower”
Phuyo, “bird feather”
Qhispi, “quartz, rock crystal, transparent object, mirror”
Thalutari, “calming, lulling”
Asháninkas names:
Chabaka, species of toucan
Kamore, “galaxy, milky way”
Manchori, “herbalist”
Sabaro, species of parrot
Yonamine, “act of looking at you”
Awajún names:
Esámat, “heal the wound”
Nanchíjam, “little bird that eats rice”
Púmpuk, owl species
Tíi, “hard as stone” (implies stoicism)
Úum, “blowgun”
Jaqaru names:
Kukiri, “pigeon, dove”
Nup’i, “the heat that is received from the sun’s rays”
Last year, the Canadian province of Alberta welcomed roughly 50,000 babies — almost 26,000 boys and over 24,000 girls.
What were the most popular names among these 2021 babies? Olivia and Noah.
Here are the top-10 lists by gender:
Girl Names
Olivia, 210 baby girls
Charlotte, 166
Ava, 165
Emma, 163
Amelia, 160
Sophia, 137
Isla, 135
Abigail, 120
Evelyn and Chloe, 119 each (tie)
Aria, 112
Boy Names
Noah, 274 baby boys
Jack, 219
Oliver, 208
Liam, 197
Theodore, 191
William, 174
Ethan, 162
Levi, 148
Benjamin, 147
Henry, 146
In the girls’ top 10, Evelyn, Chloe and Aria replaced Emily and Lily. (Three replace two because of the tie for 9th place.)
In the boys’ top 10, Ethan and Henry replaced Lucas and Owen. (Maverick, which has been rising steadily over the last few years, reached 13th in 2021 and could potentially enter the top 10 in 2022.)
Rare baby names that were bestowed just once in Alberta last year include…
Some explanations and/or potential influences for a few of the above:
Anangokaa means “there are (many) stars” in Ojibwe.
Arendelle is the name of a kingdom in the movie Frozen.
Brome refers to various types of grass in the genus Bromus.
Eberle — given to one girl and one boy last year — could refer to hockey player Jordan Eberle, who played with the Edmonton Oilers during the 2010s.
Fidel Castro was the revolutionary/statesman who led the island nation of Cuba for nearly five decades.
Gambit (besides being a word) is an X-Men character.
Heimdallr (besides being a Norse god) is a Marvel character.
Kikinaw means “our house/home” in Cree.
Kihêw means “eagle” in Cree.
Lunafreya is a character from the video game Final Fantasy XV.
Makisig means “elegant” or “gallant” in Tagalog.
Malësor means “highlander” in Albanian.
Nicêhis means “my little heart” or “my dear heart” in Cree.
Raistlin is a Dragonlance character.
Skadi (besides being a giantess in Norse mythology) is a character in the TV series Vikings.
Te Ahumairangi is the name of a hill in Wellington, New Zealand.
Valvatorez is a character from the video game Disgaea 4.
Waseskwan means “the sky is clearing (after a storm)” in Cree.
One other name that stood out to me is Bauer, given to 7 baby boys and 1 baby girl in 2021. I was paying close attention to the hockey playoffs this year, and I couldn’t help but notice “Bauer” everywhere — on sticks, on gloves, on helmets, etc. It makes me wonder how many of the baby Bauers out there (both in Canada and in the U.S.) have been named — either intentionally or inadvertently — after the ice hockey equipment brand.
Finally, here are the 2020 rankings for Alberta, if you’d like to compare.
According to Statistics Norway, the most popular baby names in the country last year were Nora and Noah — both of which happen to be quite similar to the name of the country itself (Norge, pronounced nor-geh).
Here are Norway’s top 10 girl names and top 10 boy names of 2021:
Girl Names
Nora/Norah, 409 baby girls
Emma, 369
Sofie/Sophie, 327
Olivia, 311
Ella, 302
Sofia/Sophia, 295
Maja/Maia/Maya, 282
Leah/Lea, 279
Frida, 276
Ingrid, 273
Boy Names
Noah/Noa, 402 baby boys
Oskar/Oscar, 370
Oliver, 367
Lucas/Lukas, 364
Isak/Isac/Isaac, 361
Aksel/Axel, 346 (3-way tie)
Emil, 346 (3-way tie)
Filip/Philip/Fillip/Phillip, 346 (3-way tie)
Jakob/Jacob, 325
William, 313
In the girls’ top 10, Frida replaced Emilie.
In the boys’ top 10, Isak and Aksel replaced Liam and Henrik.
Names that saw notable increases in usage include…
Girl names: Ada (9th), Alma (12th), Iben (19th), Ellie (32nd), Hedvig (38th), Mie (42nd), Mille (46th), Hermine (48th), Klara, and Noelle
Boy names: Oskar (2nd), Isak (5th), Aksel (6th), Ludvig (19th), Gustav (25th), Falk, Harald, Joel, and Luca
In the capital city, Oslo, the top names last year were Sofia and Oskar.
And the year before, in 2020, the top names in Norway were Nora and Jakob.
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