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How popular is the baby name Mark in the United States right now? How popular was it historically? Find out using the graph below! Plus, see baby names similar to Mark and check out all the blog posts that mention the name Mark.
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Number of Babies Named Mark Born in the U.S. Since 1880
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Avast! Did you know that today is Talk Like a Pirate Day?
“Arrr” itself doesn’t make a great name — even for pirates — but here’s the next best thing: over 120 names that feature the “ar”-sound.
Which of the “ar”-names above do you like best? Did I miss any good ones?
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Additions, 9/20:
According to data from the Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia, the most popular baby names in the country in 2015 were Ema and Luka.
Here are Slovenia’s top 10 girl names and top 10 boy names of 2015:
| Girl Names | Boy Names |
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1. Ema, 267 baby girls 2. Eva, 259 3. Zala, 240 4. Sara, 220 5. Lara, 206 6. Nika, 205 7. Julija, 200 8. Ana, 183 9. Lana, 176 10. Mia, 174 |
1. Luka, 328 baby boys 2. Filip, 254 3. Nik, 248 4. Mark, 222 5. Žan, 206 6. Jakob, 206 7. Jaka, 191 8. Žiga, 178 9. David, 168 10. Anže, 164 |
In the girls’ top 10, Ana and Lana replace Neža and Zoja.
In the boys’ top 10, Žiga and David replace Jan and Vid.
Here are the 2014 rankings for Slovenia. For other European baby name rankings, see the European name rankings subcategory.
Sources: Popularity of Names in Slovenia, 2015, Imena in priimki
Next Sunday in Rio de Janeiro, 30-year-old identical (and alliterative) triplets Leila, Liina, and Lily Luik of Estonia are expected to run the women’s marathon. This will make the “Trio in Rio,” as they call themselves, the first set of triplets to compete in an Olympics.
In comparison, about 200 sets of twins have competed in the Olympics over the years. Here are some of the Olympic twins with similarly alliterative names:
You can see a full list of Olympic twins in the OlympStats post Twins at the Olympics.
Have you been tuning in to the Olympics? If so, have you spotted any interesting names so far?
According to data from the government of Alberta, the most popular baby names in the province in 2015 were Olivia and Liam.
Here are Alberta’s top 10 girl names and top 10 boy names of 2015:
| Girl Names | Boy Names |
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1. Olivia, 294 baby girls 2. Emma, 275 3. Emily, 252 4. Sophia, 205 5. Ava, 201 6. Chloe, 179 7. Ella, 167 [tie] 7. Abigail, 167 [tie] 9. Avery, 155 10. Amelia, 142 |
1. Liam, 301 baby boys 2. Noah, 256 3. Ethan, 233 4. Benjamin, 221 5. Lucas, 218 6. William, 217 7. Oliver, 209 8. Mason, 203 9. Logan, 196 10. Alexander, 193 |
In the girls’ top 10, Chloe, Avery, and Amelia replace Isabella, Charlotte, and Hannah.
In the boys’ top 10, Mason and Alexander replace Jacob and Carter.
Baby names that were bestowed only once last year include…
| Unusual Girl Names | Unusual Boy Names |
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| Alastrine, Anarchy, Annayancy, Archa, Black-Feather, Breitling, Christivie, Costandina, Daylight, Drolma, Eallaf, Ehhuphoe, Esquire, Everra, Frozenda, Heledana, Isabeau, Jupiter, Kah, Loklyee-Snow, Lúthien, Mercyfavor, Mixx, Mornin-Starr, Mraeven, Nations, Nelanora, Obsolete, Oromia, Ovee, Patvabelle, Pluriana-Bella, Razbee, Reznor, SaQueira, Soda, Starlight, Sparrows, Surrender, Tayt-Lynn, Temperley, Uairirira, Umnia, Vhylix, Wynstelle, Xyrelle, Yeabkal, Yllethea, Yvriellebon, Zarabeen, Zayabella | Ararso, Athanasius, Axtion, Bayou, Boxuan, Bry, Calyx, Clifflen, Coho, Den-Mark, Denzworth, Dezus, Eero, Eisenhower, Fnan, Fortress, Frotan, Galvin, Igloiel, Indus, JMaxx, Jomonosi, Kenardo, Knoll, Knoxin, Larxaniel, Memo, Mercer, Mugsy, Nazarus, Nexland, Nimona, Nuno, Nusetor, Okooc, Orges, Parx, Poncho, Psalmer, Qumbi, Ray-Pio, Reacher, Rook, Ryxer, Sky-Light, Sleem, Snowden, StylesJunior, Turbo, Uzuvira, Vanderjak, Vince-Gil, Wen-Ray, Wrightkin, Yngwie, Yogi, Zackharry, Zaylex, Zyller |
Finally, here’s a link to Alberta’s top names of 2014.
Source: Frequency and Ranking of Baby Names by Year and Gender
Three recent baby name stories from the U.S.:
Sources: Woman Pregnant at Last Year’s Rocky 50K Names Baby Boy Rocky, Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan to give away 99 percent of their Facebook stock, worth $45 billion, The force is strong with this one: Parents name newborn after Star Wars