Which girl names increased and decreased the most in popularity from 2013 to 2014?
Below are two versions of each list. My version looks at raw number differences and takes all 19,067 girl names on the 2014 list into account. The SSA’s version looks at ranking differences and covers the top 1,000 girl names (roughly).
Biggest Increases
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Here’s what the SSA says about the rise of Aranza: “The Latin soap opera “Por siempre mi amor” was aired on Univision from 2013 to 2015. The show featured a young lead character named Aranza, and obviously had its effect on naming trends last year.” (Aransa was on the 2014 debut list.)
The SSA also noted that Montserrat was the name of “the lead character in a very popular Latin soap opera” — “Lo que la vida me robó,” which aired from 2013 to 2014.
Biggest Decreases
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I see at least 3 pop star names (Miley, Rihanna, Britney) on the rankings side.
Finally, here are the big winners and losers from the last few years:
- 2013: Sadie/Daleyza (biggest increases) and Isabella/Litzy (biggest decreases)
- 2012: Harper/Arya (biggest increases) and Chloe/Dulce (biggest decreases)
- 2011: Harper (biggest increase) and Isabella (biggest decrease)
- 2010: Sophia (biggest increase) and Madison (biggest decrease)
Sources: Change in Popularity from 2013 to 2014, Noah and Emma Top Social Security’s List of Most Popular Baby Names for 2014
U.S. Baby Names 2014: Most popular names, Top girl-name debuts, Top boy-name debuts, Biggest girl-name changes, Biggest boy-name changes, Top first letters, Top lengths