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Popularity of the Baby Name Rue
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Oregon’s Open Data website includes several tables of baby name data from 2012.
The most interesting thing about this data? It goes all the way down to names given to just three babies per year. (All the SSA baby name lists, on the other hand, have a five-baby cutoff.)
So here are some of the baby names that were bestowed in Oregon just three or four times in 2012:
Girl Names
Boy Names
AmberlyIo Lois
Achilles
The name Diem has been in the SSA data since the ’80s, but a lot of the recent usage was probably inspired by Danielle Michelle “Diem” Brown , who appeared on various MTV reality TV shows from 2006 to 2015. (She passed away in 2014 from ovarian cancer.) In her case, “Diem” was a nickname based on the initials “D.M.,” making this yet another girl name that can be spelled with the names of letters .
Sources: 2012 Boy Baby Names | Oregon transparency , 2012 Girl Baby Names | Oregon transparency
Here are the results of the 2012 pop culture baby name game !
Below are all the names we came up with and how they fared on the charts last year.
First up, the names that made the biggest gains. (Some of these were on their way up anyway, so I’ll leave it to you guys to interpret just how much each one was/was not helped along by pop culture events.)
Liam , +3286
2012: 16687 baby boys named Liam
2011: 13401 baby boys named Liam
Lincoln , +726
2012: 2882 baby boys named Lincoln
2011: 2156 baby boys named Lincoln
Dominic , +725
2012: 6140 baby boys named Dominic
2011: 5415 baby boys named Dominic
Penelope , +647
2012: 2510 baby girls named Penelope
2011: 1863 baby girls named Penelope
Ivy , +469
2012: 1677 baby girls named Ivy
2011: 1208 baby girls named Ivy
Arya , +367
2012: 754 baby girls named Arya
2011: 387 baby girls named Arya
Luna , +262
2012: 1404 baby girls named Luna
2011: 1142 baby girls named Luna
Louis , +132
2012: 1049 baby boys named Louis
2011: 917 baby boys named Louis
Trayvon , +123
2012: 178 baby boys named Trayvon
2011: 55 baby boys named Trayvon
Adele , +99
2012: 559 baby girls named Adele
2011: 460 baby girls named Adele
Olive , +87
2012: 847 baby girls named Olive
2011: 760 baby girls named Olive
Zayn , +83
2012: 131 baby boys named Zayn
2011: 48 baby boys named Zayn
Selena , +64
2012: 1043 baby girls named Selena
2011: 979 baby girls named Selena
Anastasia , +59
2012: 918 baby girls named Anastasia
2011: 859 baby girls named Anastasia
Grey , +59
2012: 184 baby boys named Grey
2011: 125 baby boys named Grey
Toby , +32 / +59
2012: 93 baby girls and 349 baby boys named Toby
2011: 61 baby girls and 290 baby boys named Toby
Melissa +57
2012: 1761 baby girls named Melissa
2011: 1704 baby girls named Melissa
Lorenzo ,+54
2012: 1081 baby boys named Lorenzo
2011: 1027 baby boys named Lorenzo
Jubilee , +52
2012: 155 baby girls named Jubilee
2011: 103 baby girls named Jubilee
London , +22 / +32
2012: 3179 baby girls and 482 baby boys named London
2011: 3157 baby girls and 450 baby boys named London
Viola , +28
2012: 162 baby girls named Viola
2011: 134 baby girls named Viola
Renesmee , +26
2012: 59 baby girls named Renesmee
2011: 33 baby girls named Renesmee
Lovely , +26
2012: 82 baby girls named Lovely
2011: 56 baby girls named Lovely
Sarina , +26
2012: 194 baby girls named Sarina
2011: 168 baby girls named Sarina
McKayla , +25
2012: 399 baby girls named McKayla
2011: 374 baby girls named McKayla
Berenice , +20
2012: 109 baby girls named Berenice
2011: 129 baby girls named Berenice
Rue , +19
2012: 32 baby girls named Rue
2011: 13 baby girls named Rue
Selina , +18
2012: 242 baby girls named Selina
2011: 224 baby girls named Selina
Kateri , +16
2012: 58 baby girls named Kateri
2011: 42 baby girls named kateri
Merida , +15 at least
2012: 19 baby girls named Merida [re-entered list]
2011: ? baby girls named Merida
Pepper , +15
2012: 132 baby girls named Pepper
2011: 117 baby girls named Pepper
Rooney (for girls), +15
2012: 21 baby girls named Rooney
2011: 6 baby girls named Rooney
Hugo , +13
2012: 630 baby boys named Hugo
2011: 617 baby boys named Hugo
Primrose , +12 at least
2012: 16 baby girls named Primrose [re-entered list]
2011: ? baby girls named Primrose
Lisbeth , +11
2012: 82 baby girls named Lisbeth
2011: 71 baby girls named Lisbeth
Blue , +3 / +9
2012: 10 baby girls and 20 baby boys named Blue
2011: 7 baby girls and 11 baby boys named Blue
Romney , +9
2012: 16 baby boys named Romney
2011: 5 baby boys named Romney
Cassadee , +8
2012: 13 baby girls named Cassadee
2011: 5 baby girls named Cassadee
Katniss , +8 at least
2012: 12 baby girls named Katniss [debut]
2011: ? baby girls named Katniss
Niall , +8
2012: 42 baby boys named Niall
2011: 34 baby boys named Niall
Octavia , +7
2012: 79 baby girls named Octavia
2011: 72 baby girls named Octavia
Arrietty , +6 at least
2012: 10 baby girls named Arrietty [debut]
2011: ? baby girls named Arrietty
Loki , +6
2012: 77 baby boys named Loki
2011: 71 baby boys named Loki
Names that went up by 5 or fewer:
Beretta
Harry
Hawk (though Hawkeye debuted)
Joss (for boys)
Mavis
Maxwell (for girls)
Mitt
Tennessee
Names that went down :
Avila
Carly
Destinee
Django
Elizabeth
Felix
Gabrielle
Kindle
Missy
Ryan
Sparkle
Thor
Tony
Whitney
Names still not on the SSA’s list:
Altaluna
Azealia
Carlyrae
Dev (for girls)
Essined
Fury
Hildegard
Hulk
Lidislay
Quvenzhane
Shemekia
Stratos
Tika
Vanellope
Whedon
Yolo
Did any of these surprise you?
P.S. Thanks so much to everyone who played!
Pop Culture Baby Name Game #2 , we tried to predict which baby names would see increased usage in 2011, thanks to popular culture.
Here’s how we did. The numbers are all from 2010 and 2011, respectively. (Check out Harper & Bentley!)
Adele – yes, rose from 286 to 453 baby girlsAtlantis – nope, fell from 16 to 7 baby girls
Alaina – yes, rose from 1,490 to 1,985 baby girlsAlaric – yes, rose from 40 to 48 baby boysAmy – nope, fell from 2,275 to 2,177 baby girls
Arya – yes, rose from 273 to 386 baby girls (& from 87 to 110 baby boys)
Arabella – yes, rose from 826 to 934 baby girlsAria – yes, rose from 898 to 1,964 baby girlsArthur – yes, rose from 725 to 888 baby boysBear – yes, rose from 53 to 85 baby boysBentley – yes rose from 3761 to 5535 baby boys (& from 231 to 285 baby girls)Betty – yes, rose from 130 to 163 baby girlsBran – yes, rose from 5 to 7 baby boysCairo – yes, rose from 45 to 91 baby boys, and 5 to 12 baby girlsCasey – nope, fell from 483 to 463 baby girls (& from 705 to 635 baby boys)
Caylee – yes, rose from 565 to 692 baby girlsCharlie (girl name) – yes, rose from 664 to 848 (pop culture reference: Disney’s Good Luck Charlie )
Crosby – yes, rose from 180 to 301 baby boysEdith – yes, rose from 325 to 350 baby girlsEgypt – yes, rose from 100 to 112 baby girls, and 5 to 11 baby boysEzra – yes, rose from 1439 to 1735 baby boys (& from 88 to 101 baby girls)Florence – nope, fell from 75 to 73 baby girls (I’m surprised by this!)
Flynn – yes, rose from 81 to 208 baby boysGabrielle – nope, fell from 3,128 to 2,601 baby girls
Harper – yes, Harper rose from 2,624 to 4,636 baby girls (& from 339 to 399 baby boys)Harvey – yes, rose 184 to 243 baby boysHattie – yes, from 157 to 253 baby girlsHaven – yes, rose from 447 to 504 baby girls (but fell from 164 to 133 baby boys)Jace – yes, rose from 2,669 to 3,689 baby boysKate – yes, rose from 1,485 to 1,774 baby girlsKez – nope, off the list both years
Khal – nope, off the list both years
Libya – yes, rose from off-the-list (fewer than 5) to 7 baby girlsMaci – yes, rose from 1,351 to 1,725 baby girlsMars – yes, rose from 14 to 23 baby boysMaxton – yes, 193 to 208 baby boysMobley – nope, off the list both years
Monroe – yes, rose from 93 to 141 baby girlsMylo – yes, rose from 33 to 57 baby boysNicki – yes, rose from 9 to 21 baby girlsOctavia – no, fell from 88 to 72
Perry – yes, rose from 32 to 40 baby girls, and 129 to 146 baby boysPippa – yes, Pippa rose from 16 to 69 baby girls (& Philippa from 25 to 53)Raylan – yes, rose from 132 to 326 baby boysRue – yes, rose from 9 to 13 baby girlsSiri – nope, Siri fell from 111 to 103 baby girls
Sparrow – yes, rose from 5 to 11 baby boys (but fell from 32 to 31 baby girls)Spring – yes, rose from 11 to 16 baby girlsSteve – yes, rose from 279 to 324 baby boysTim – nope, fell from 65 to 48 baby boys
Tunisia – nope, off the list both years
William – yes, rose from 16,979 to 17,151 baby boys
I know I missed a few, but we’ll discuss them all eventually I’m sure. :)
Here are the results to PCBNG #1 .
Want a baby name that’s short & sweet? Here are over 100 one-syllable girl names:
Anne , Ann Ayn Bea Belle Bess Beth Bjork Blair , Blaire Blake , Blayke Blanche Bliss Blythe Bree , Brie Britt Brooke , Brook Brynn , Bryn , Brynne Cass Cate Claire , Clare , Clair Dawn Dee Dream Drew , Dru Elle Eve Faith , Fayth Fawn Faye , Fay , Fae Fern Fleur Flor Fran Gail , Gayle , Gale Grace , Grayce Greer Gwen Gwyn Hope Jade , Jayde , Jaide Jan Jane , Jayne Jean , Jeanne Jen , Jenn Jess Jill Joan Joy , Joi , Joie Joyce Jude June
Kai Kate Kay , Kaye Kim Klaire Kris Laine , Lane , Layne Lark Leigh , Lee Liv Liz Love Lux Luz Lynn , Lynne , Lyn Mae , May Madge Maeve Mai Marge Maude , Maud Nelle , Nell Neve , Niamh Noor , Nour Paige , Payge Pam Pearl Queen Quinn Rae Reece , Reese Rayne , Rain , Raine Reem Rose Rue Ruth Sage , Saige Scout Shea , Shae , Shay Skye , Sky Sloane , Sloan Sol Star , Starr Sue Tea Tess Trish True , Tru Wren
See any you like?
P.S. Here are the most popular 1-syllable girl names of 2013 , 2012 , 2011 and 2010 .
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