According to preliminary data from the Registrar General’s Department of Jamaica, the most popular baby names in the country in 2017 were Amelia and Jayden.
Here are the island’s top 10 girl names and top 10 boy names of 2017:
Girl names
- Amelia, 207 baby girls
- Arianna, 181
- Ariana, 95
- Kaira
- Gabrielle
- Gabriella
- Brianna
- Mia
- Adrianna
- Savannah
Boy names
- Jayden, 230 baby boys
- Aiden, 188
- Joshua, 162
- Daniel
- Nathaniel
- Nathan
- Malachi
- Liam
- Kyle
- Jordan
Arianna has been the top girl name since 2013, and Jayden has been the top boy name since 2010 (including 2011).
And here’s an interesting fact: “The name Neymar appeared as the sixth most popular name in the World Cup year of 2014, but failed to make the top 10 the following year.”
(Incidentally, the baby name Jamaica saw peak usage in the U.S. in the late ’70s and early ’80s.)
Source: What are Jamaican parents naming their babies?
Image: Adapted from Flag of Jamaica (public domain)