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Popular and Unique Names in England and Wales, 2008

9 Comments | 10 March 2010
Don’t get too excited — these aren’t the top names for 2009. (If only!) Why am I posting old news? Because I recently found a more complete version of the 2008 list that goes all the way down to baby names used in England and Wales just three times. So, the top-ranked names may be [...]
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Popular and Unique Names in South Australia, 2009

Leave a comment | 23 February 2010
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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The Most Popular Baby Names of 2009

25 Comments | 30 December 2009
Here are some of the most popular baby names of 2009 in various places (hospitals, cities, states, etc.) around the USA and elsewhere. I’ll add to this list as I spot other articles and press releases. In the meanwhile, if you see something that I’ve missed, please comment or e-mail me (with the source). Location Girl [...]
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Baby Names in Scotland – Jack, Sophie, Ringo, Renesme

4 Comments | 23 December 2009
Scotland’s most popular baby names of 2009 have been released. The top five boy names are Jack, Lewis, James, Liam and Logan. The top five girl names are Sophie, Olivia, Ava, Emily and Lucy. The biggest climbers since last year are Owen and Miley. And here are some baby names that were used just once: Girls Boys Apple Bonnique Comfort Demi-Star Inca Jools Jorga Jubilee Juno KT Paris-Montana Renesme Vanilla Argyll Atholl Elvis Fidelis Great Jock Mungo Orpheus Ringo Soul Supreme Sweetie Tresor Didn’t take [...]
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Could Baby Names Help Battle Climate Change?

Leave a comment | 15 October 2009
Are there baby names out there that might actually make a difference as far as climate change is concerned?
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Most Popular Baby Names of 2008

3 Comments | 8 May 2009
And…here they are! Top Boy Names Top Girl Names Jacob (no change) Michael (always #2!) Ethan (no change) Joshua (no change) Daniel (no change) Alexander (was #11) Anthony (no change) William (no change) Christopher (was #6) Matthew (was #9) Emma (was #2 in 2007) Isabella (no change) Emily (was #1) Madison (was #5) Ava (was #4) Olivia (was #7) Sophia (was #6) Abigail (no change) Elizabeth (was #10) Chloe (was #16) The first thing I had to check [...]
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Top UK Baby Names for 2006

2 Comments | 3 January 2007
The US Social Security Administration publishes new baby name data every May. I never really minded this turn-around time….until I discovered that the UK had already released its name data for 2006: Top Ten Baby Names in England, 2006 Girls: Olivia, Grace, Jessica, Ruby, Emily, Sophie, Chloe, Lucy, Lillie, Ellie Boys: Jack, Thomas, Joshua, Oliver, Harry, James, [...]
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