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Popularity of the baby name Alexis


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Popular and unique baby names in Quebec (Canada), 2006

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Flag of Quebec

The most popular baby names in Quebec for 2006 were:

Girl names

  1. Léa
  2. Jade
  3. Rosalie
  4. Florence
  5. Laurie
  6. Gabrielle
  7. Sarah
  8. Camille
  9. Oceane
  10. Laurence

Boy names

  1. William
  2. Samuel
  3. Alexis
  4. Nathan
  5. Thomas
  6. Antoine
  7. Gabriel
  8. Justin
  9. Olivier
  10. Felix

And some of the more unusual names bestowed that year include:

Unique girl namesUnique boy names
Angelik Glory, Bambou, Cassyopee, Dang Sandrine, Eylllee, Fraidy, Garthy, Hytina, Ifza, Joody, Kashemyre, Lalla-Malak, Magenta, Neptune Elisabeth, Orthodoxia, Pornika, Qillitaq Maggie, Rym, Stormi Page, Toobah, Ujaali, Vetergul, Willyanna, Xaralambia Maria, Yoophie, ZebraAthithya, Bleart, Chinchilla-Lemus, Djimangar-Bayone, Eyob, Finhastedros, Gharthihan, Herdgee-Guerdley, Idyr, Joko, Kweency-Gabryel, Levi Summer-Sky, Mc Eder, Nylander, Oz, Poo Reum, Razmig, Schnyder, Tem-Tom, Ufuk, Vuvu Jeffrey, Wise, X-avier, Yaya, Zoik

Source: List of Baby Names – Retraite Québec

Image: Adapted from Flag of Quebec (public domain)

Popular baby names in Saskatchewan (Canada), 2007

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Flag of Saskatchewan

Did you know that only 15% of the 13,352 babies born in Saskatchewan in 2007 were given a “top 20” name?

Girl Names

  1. Ava, 98 baby girls
  2. Emma, 72
  3. Hanna, 64
  4. Olivia, 59
  5. Emily, 54
  6. Madison, 53
  7. Hailey, 52
  8. Brooklyn, 46 (tie)
  9. Sarah, 46 (tie)
  10. Taylor, 43
  11. Abigail, 40 (3-way tie)
  12. Chloe, 40 (3-way tie)
  13. Nevaeh, 40 (3-way tie)
  14. Addison, 39
  15. Alexis, 36 (tie)
  16. Alyssa, 36 (tie)
  17. Sophia, 33
  18. Ella, 31
  19. Avery, 30 (tie)
  20. Grace, 30 (tie)

Boy Names

  1. Ethan, 91 baby boys
  2. Logan, 78
  3. Matthew, 64
  4. Noah, 63
  5. Carter, 61
  6. Alexander, 52
  7. Jacob, 50
  8. William, 49
  9. Chase, 47
  10. Aiden, 45 (3-way tie)
  11. Hunter, 45 (3-way tie)
  12. Samuel, 45 (3-way tie)
  13. Liam, 44 (tie)
  14. Owen, 44 (tie)
  15. Lucas, 43
  16. Brody, 42
  17. Hayden, 41 (3-way tie)
  18. Jayden, 41 (3-way tie)
  19. Joshua, 41 (3-way tie)
  20. Dylan, 40

Sources: StarPhoenix, Leader-Post

Image: Adapted from Flag of Saskatchewan (public domain)

Celebrity baby name: Sam Alexis

Golfer Tiger Woods
Tiger Woods

Yesterday, professional golfer Eldrick “Tiger” Woods and his Swedish wife Elin welcomed their first baby — a little girl they named Sam Alexis. Here’s part of the announcement Tiger wrote on his website:

Elin and I are delighted to announce the birth of our daughter, Sam Alexis Woods. Sam was born early Monday morning, June 18th. Both Elin and Sam are doing well and resting peacefully.

The name Sam is a nod to Tiger’s late father, Earl.

My father had always called me Sam since the day I was born. He rarely ever called me Tiger. I would ask him, “Why don’t you ever call me Tiger?” He says, “Well, you look more like a Sam.”

I find it interesting that they selected two fairly gender-neutral names for their daughter.

Sam originated as a nickname for longer monikers such as Samuel and Samantha. Sam by itself has never ranked among the top 1,000 baby girl names in the United States, but it has been among the top names for boys for well over a century.

Alexis can be traced back to a Greek word meaning “helper, defender.” Unlike Sam, this name has been extremely popular for baby girls the past few decades. Alexis is also quite common among baby boys.

Neither Sam nor Alexis ranked among top 100 Swedish baby names in 2006.

What do you think about the name Sam Alexis: Love it? Hate it? So-so?

Sources:

Image: Adapted from Tiger Woods – AT&T National tournament 2009 by Tim Hipps (U.S. Army) under CC BY 2.0.

[Latest update: Nov. 2024]

Popular baby names in the United States, 2006

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Flag of the United States

The 2006 list of popular names is finally here!

Here are the new top 20 girl names and boys names, according to the SSA. The positive and negative numbers indicate how a name has risen or fallen in rank since 2005.

Girl Names

  1. Emily
  2. Emma
  3. Madison
  4. Isabella (+2)
  5. Ava (+4)
  6. Abigail (-2)
  7. Olivia (-2)
  8. Hannah (-1)
  9. Sophia (+2)
  10. Samantha (-2)
  11. Elizabeth (+1)
  12. Ashley (-2)
  13. Mia (+4)
  14. Alexis (-1)
  15. Sarah
  16. Natalie (+2)
  17. Grace (-3)
  18. Chloe (+1)
  19. Alyssa (-3)
  20. Brianna

Boy Names

  1. Jacob
  2. Michael
  3. Joshua
  4. Ethan (+1)
  5. Matthew (-1)
  6. Daniel (+1)
  7. Christopher (+2)
  8. Andrew (-2)
  9. Anthony (-1)
  10. William (+1)
  11. Joseph (-1)
  12. Alexander
  13. David
  14. Ryan
  15. Noah (new)
  16. James (+1)
  17. Nicholas (-2)
  18. Tyler (-2)
  19. Logan (new)
  20. John (-2)

The top 20 girl names stayed exactly the same — they’re just in a different order now.

The top 20 boy names are nearly the same, except Jonathan and Nathan were bumped off in favor of Noah and Logan.

Finally, names new to the top 1,000 included…

  • Girl names: Paisley (#835), Yaretzi (#837), Scarlet (#843), Bethzy (#878), Jorja (#969), Sanai (#974), Dahlia (#988)
  • Boy names: Yandel (#674), Zayden (#871), Izayah (#976)

I also saw a number of interesting second-timers, including Imanol (969th for boys) and Yuridia (894th for girls).

Source: SSA

Image: Adapted from Flag of the United States (public domain)