Which boy names increased/decreased the most in popularity from 2012 to 2013?
We just looked at the girl names, so now let’s check out the boy names.
Below are two versions of each list. My version looks at raw number differences and takes all 13,958 boy names on the 2013 list into account. The SSA’s version looks at ranking differences and covers roughly the top 1,000 boy names.
Biggest Increases
Raw Numbers (Nancy’s list) | Rankings (SSA’s list) |
---|---|
|
|
Commenter Rita wrote up a great list of explanations for many of the above.
Josiah and Ryker were both featured in the regionally popular names post from a few months ago.
Biggest Decreases
Raw Numbers (Nancy’s list) | Rankings (SSA’s list) |
---|---|
|
|
Eight -ayden names between both lists, eh?
And check out Mason — from the biggest winner in 2011 and 2010 to the 3rd-biggest loser in 2013. Fast to rise, fast to fall.
Winners/losers in years past:
Source: Change in Popularity from 2012 to 2013
U.S. Baby Names 2013: Most popular names, Top girl-name debuts, Top boy-name debuts, Biggest girl-name changes, Biggest boy-name changes, Top first letters, Top lengths, Top girl names by letter, Top boy names by letter
Yeah I think this is the first year where the -ayden trend is clearly falling, although with a couple of exceptions.