Which boy names increased in usage the most from 2020 to 2021?
Here’s a table of the fastest-rising boy names of 2021. On the left are the top 25 increases in terms of absolute numbers of babies, and on the right are the top 25 increases in terms of relative numbers of babies.
Rank
Boy name
Absolute rise
Boy name
Relative rise
1
Luca
2,031
Calian
914%
2
Waylon
1,049
Treu
440%
3
Walker
989
Aliyar
320%
4
Theodore
916
Nain
320%
5
Luka
863
Zealand
282%
6
Kai
755
Lorik
280%
7
Hudson
750
Nahel
280%
8
Ezekiel
741
Nuchem
280%
9
August
710
Arlis
267%
10
River
652
Kiko
267%
11
Asher
613
Dayvon
264%
12
Jack
588
Shloma
257%
13
Brooks
564
Erling
240%
14
Ezra
562
Rev
240%
15
Leo
547
Skylen
240%
16
Henry
542
Worth
240%
17
Ace
522
Kove
237%
18
Wesley
501
Kj
233%
19
Enzo
501
Alvey
229%
20
Liam
495
Ioane
222%
21
Atlas
474
Alban
220%
22
Theo
467
Jontae
220%
23
Beau
460
Onyxx
220%
24
Maverick
434
Slayter
220%
25
Levi
411
Vyan
220%
Luca (and Luka) may have been given a boost by the 2021 Pixar film Luca. And it looks like Calian is a character on a TV series called Don’t Look Deeper.
If you can explain any of the other rises, please leave a comment!
Which girl names increased in usage the most from 2020 to 2021?
Here’s a table of the fastest-rising girl names of 2021. On the left are the top 25 increases in terms of absolute numbers of babies, and on the right are the top 25 increases in terms of relative numbers of babies.
Rank
Girl name
Absolute rise
Girl name
Relative rise
1
Isla
950
Thyri
1,033%
2
Willow
766
Xaila
800%
3
Eleanor
693
Esmeray
586%
4
Nora
674
Melek
547%
5
Maeve
603
Enola
500%
6
Leilani
584
Kaileen
475%
7
Eloise
569
Ivoree
400%
8
Ivy
551
Eveny
400%
9
Ayla
544
Kove
400%
10
Nova
537
Yomii
350%
11
Hazel
477
Salah
317%
12
Oaklynn
405
Zeanna
317%
13
Oakley
398
Bloom
290%
14
Iris
397
Jasira
280%
15
Lainey
374
Ayzel
267%
16
Wren
361
Janari
260%
17
Violet
360
Khylani
260%
18
Lily
357
Yomi
260%
19
Raya
357
Aylee
257%
20
Luna
355
Aara
257%
21
Eliana
355
Jehilyn
256%
22
Daphne
348
Evren
256%
23
Stevie
345
Zohemy
255%
24
Sage
344
Lilibeth
254%
25
Magnolia
339
Haisleigh*
250%
*Also at 250% were Lakeyn, Nimrat, Vamika, and Zienna.
Some possible explanations…
Thyri is a character on the TV series Vikings.
“Yomii” is a song by rapper Moneybagg Yo (lyric: “Let’s have a lil’ girl and name her Yomii”).
Raya is the title character in the Disney movie Raya and the Last Dragon (2021).
Lilibeth is very close to Lilibet, the name of the daughter (b. June 2021) of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle.
If you can explain any of the other rises, please leave a comment!
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So, getting back to Andamo…where did it come from?
The single-season TV show Mr. Lucky (1959-1960), which was very loosely based on the 1943 film of the same name starring Cary Grant.
In the show, main character Lucky was the owner/operator of a gambling ship, and Andamo (pronounced ahn-DAH-moh), played by actor Ross Martin, was Lucky’s Latin-American right-hand-man. If the two main characters had proper first names, those names were never revealed over the course of the 34-episode series.
The show was cancelled, despite decent ratings, when a sponsor couldn’t be secured for the second season.
P.S. Lucky’s primary girlfriend, Maggie, was played by Pippa Scott.
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