Which girl names increased the most in popularity from 2017 to 2018?
In this post we’ll answer the question two different ways: first by looking at the top absolute (raw number) rises, second by looking at the top relative rises.
Fastest Rising Girl Names: Absolute
- Mila, +2,162 baby girls
- Luna, +1,553
- Nova, +1,088
- Everly, +797
- Everleigh, +740
- Camila, +707
- Emersyn, +558
- Amaya, +544
- Isla, +519
- Ivy, +486
Fastest Rising Girl Names: Relative
- Maleni, +950% (from 6 to 63 baby girls)
- Aruna, +529%
- Kailany, +488%
- Keysi, +480%
- Javiah, +460%
- Winsley, +457%
- Huntleigh, +454%
- Thaily, +425%
- Aelin, +400%
- Ilyssa, +340%
(This second list only accounts for names that appeared in the data both years; I’ll be posting the 2018 debut names separately.)
Javiah is one of the variants of Zhavia, the top debut name of 2018.
Do you have any other explanations for the name movement above? If so, please comment!
P.S. Here’s the SSA’s table of baby names that increased in rank from 2017 to 2018. The top girl names on their list are Meghan, Dior, and Adalee.
Image: Adapted from Turkey-2036 by Dennis Jarvis under CC BY-SA 2.0.
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Maleni is half of a popular couple on Instagram.
Thaily is an Instagram fitness model. Lots of Instagram influencers in the rising names this year!
Aelin is a character in the YA fantasy book series called Throne of Glass.
@alex – Thank you for the explanations! It’s so fun to see people from Instagram (and YouTube, etc.) having more and more influence on baby names.
Just noticed: Thaily was also the fastest-rising girl name of 2011.