Below is a (somewhat random) collection of historically significant baby names that saw increased usage in a place (or several places) outside the United States.
Name(s) | Location(s) |
Alanis | Canada |
Anzac | Australia, New Zealand |
Aoyun | China |
Arthur Wellesley, Duke of Wellington | England, Scotland, Ireland, etc. |
Boer War-inspired names | England |
Dora | England |
Fifinella | England, Australia |
French Revolution-inspired names | France |
Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher | England, Germany, etc. |
Giuseppe Garibaldi | Countries in Europe & South America |
Guy Fawkes | England |
Louvima | England |
Lusitania | England |
Napoléon Bonaparte | France (and other places, like the Faroes) |
Oscar | Sweden, Norway, Denmark |
Robert Falcon Scott | Canada, New Zealand, etc. |
Russian Revolution-inspired names | Russia |
Sidney & Crosby | Canada |
Tamia | Canada |
Tonibler; Tony Blair | Kosovo; Sierra Leone |
Waterloo | England, Belgium |
William Leefe Robinson | England |
If you want to check out other years on the timeline, here’s the baby name timeline main page.