How popular is the baby name Peanut in the United States right now? How popular was it historically? Find out using the graph below! Plus, see baby names similar to Peanut and check out all the blog posts that mention the name Peanut.
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Popularity of the Baby Name Peanut
Number of Babies Named Peanut Born in the U.S. Since 1880
Posts that Mention the Name Peanut
According to data from the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), the most popular baby names in Northern Ireland in 2014 were Emily and Jack .
Here are NI’s top 10 girl names and top 10 boy names of 2014:
Girl Names
Boy Names
1. Emily, 261 baby girls
1. Jack, 285 baby boys
Olivia and Eva replace Aoife and Jessica in the girls’ top 10.
Thomas replaces Matthew in the boys’ top 10.
Two names that made big jumps into the top 100 were Kian (171st to 78th) and Aria (218th to 89th).
Finally, here are some of the unusual names that were given to only 1 or 2 babies in Northern Ireland last year:
Girl Names
Boy Names
Aoifrie, Cobhlaith, Cuisle, Deirbhile, Enfys, Ermioni, Ezraelle, Flossie-Bo, Ionagh, Ionela, Labhaoise, Loveday, Maoiliosa, Maureen-Nevaeh, Narbflaith, Rimgaile, Saorfhlaith, Saylor-Doll, Tsz, Vogue, Zinifer
Aodh, Benji-Beau, Caoilte, Cavani, Connlaoth, Davog, Dualta, Epaphroditus, Feidhlim, Goldberg, Grantas, Jecstonio, Jeef, Kal-El, Laochra, Laoghaire, Mjtba, Peanut, Seachlann, Stanex, Theo-Thaddeus, Tucgan
Earlier rankings for Northern Ireland: 2013 , 2012 , 2007 , 2006 .
Sources: NISRA – Demography , Most popular NI baby names for 2014 are Jack and Emily
Did you know that Kilgore Trout lives in Mississippi?
It could be a joke, or it could be a real name. I have no idea. All I know is that I didn’t think anyone would believe me unless I posted a photo. :)
Other interesting names I found in the Hattiesburg section of the Mississippi phone book are below. (As usual, my favorites are in bold.)
AbbassCaptoria Clevester Corsetta Creshenda
GikitaIon Leobardo Peanut Picasso
QuenticeShannadoah
And that concludes this (rather extensive) round of phone book fishing. In case you missed them, here are the five earlier posts in the series: Part 1 , Part 2 , Part 3 , Part 4 and Part 5 .
P.S. Want to see some literature-inspired names (like Kilgore Trout)? Check out Unique Baby Names from Literature .
A disappointing list of the “top ten most creative celebrity baby names so far” was released yesterday by OK! Magazine :
Jermajesty – Jermaine Jackson’s son
Sage Moonblood – Sylvester Stallone’s son
Weston Coppola – Nicolas Cage’s son
Pilot Inspektor- Jason Lee’s son
Apple – Gwyneth Paltrow’s daughter
Sunday Rose – Nicole Kidman’s daughter
Shiloh – Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt’s daughter
Brooklyn – Victoria and David Beckham’s son
Suri Cruise – Katie Holmes and Tom Cruise’s daughter
Kingston – Gwen Stefani’s son
Come on…Sage, Weston, Brooklyn and Kingston are normal nowadays. If they were going for creativity, their list should have looked more like:
Pilot Inspektor – Jason Lee’s son
Speck Wildhorse – John Mellencamp’s son
Moxie Crimefighter – Penn Jillette’s daughter
Audio Science – Shannyn Sossamon’s son
Peanut Kai – Ingo Rademacher’s son
Apple – Gwyneth Paltrow’s daughter
Dweezil – Frank Zappa’s sonKal-El – Nicolas Cage’s son
Seven Sirius – Erykah Badu’s son
Jermajesty – Jermaine Jackson’s son
Which celebrity baby name is the most “creative,” in your opinion? (And don’t limit yourself to the name listed here–there are dozens of other good ones out there…)
