Category Archives: Popular Baby Names
Popular and Unique Names in South Australia, 2009
The state of South Australia, home to about 8% of Australia’s population, has released its baby name rankings for 2009. Here are the top names for each gender, followed by two dozen names that were used only once last year.
Boys
Girls
Popular Names
Jack
Riley
William
Oliver & Lachlan [tie]
Thomas
Charlotte
Emily & Chloe [tie]
Ella
Isabella
Lily
Unique names
Calcypher
D’Artagnan
Hercules
Legion
Lilallel
Livingfaith
Mamadee
Mornorom
Reef*
Smit
Swastik
Trigger
Alaska
Antigone
Bronkay
Cider
Dawt
Ellaouise
Highbury
Karma-Shaide
Loveness
Oricle
She-II
Tender
*As far as nature names go, Reef seems [...]
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Red Stilettos, Brown Loafers and Baby Names
Many people want unique names for their babies. They believe unique names will help their children stand out. And they’re right–unique names do indeed attract attention. But is it the kind of attention parents should want for their kids?
Let’s try an analogy. A unique name is a pair of red stilettos. A common name is [...]
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Popular Baby Names in 17th- and 18th-Century New England
Caitlin GD Hopkins posted about historically popular baby names in Boston, MA and Windsor, CT at her blog Vast Public Indifference earlier today. Using a book of birth records for Boston, she came up with the top male and female names given to babies born in Boston in 1710:
Mary
Elizabeth
Sarah
Abigail
Susanna
John
William
Thomas
James
Samuel
Then she used church records from 1635 [...]
Are Baby Names Influenced by Retail Trends?
Here’s a baby name theory I don’t think I’ve ever come across before:
“Something happened when children under 5 became a market, maybe around 1983, with things like Baby Gap,” said Christine Farina, associate professor of communication at the Richard Stockton College of New Jersey. “We became more conscious of each other at the same time. [...]
Which Baby Names Would You Popularize? Why?
You write for a television show that’s watched by tens of millions of people every Wednesday night. Next week, two new characters will be introduced. These characters will become integral to the plot, have tons of screen time, and be played by two young, good-looking actors (one male, one female). It’s your job to name [...]
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Popular and Unique Names in England and Wales, 2008